"What is Transformational Self-belief Coaching?"

Let’s start with the basics: what is coaching?

Coaching is a partnership of two experts – you, as the expert in your life and me, as the expert in the coaching process, both of us working toward increasing your self-awareness and growing inner resources to move forward in life and thrive, both personally and professionally.

Transformational Coaching, as opposed to Transactional Coaching which is a more solution-focused, performance improvement, goal-driven and action-oriented, surface level approach, goes beyond the doing level into the being level. Transformational Coaching drops below the surface, going deeper, exploring your strengths, values, purpose and identity, the driving forces behind your behaviours and actions. Transformational coaching ultimately aligns who you are at your core with what you do.

Self-belief coaching falls under the realm of transformational coaching. Self-belief coaching helps you understand who you are beneath your self-doubt by untangling the inner narratives and protective beliefs that keep you stuck in behaviours such as perfectionism, procrastination, people-pleasing or paralysis-analysis. Self-belief coaching helps you understand the root causes of your self-doubt resulting from social conditioning and transforms it into solid self-belief by cultivating key inner resources such as self-trust, self-acceptance and self-worth.

"What is your coaching approach and style?"

Pragmatic and kind, supportive and challenging, nourishing and practical. As my coaching clients share with me in their feedback, my superpowers are curiosity and compassion!

I incorporate into my coaching practice elements of mindfulness, positive psychology, non-violent communication, compassion, traum-informed coaching, existential coaching as well as somatic coaching for a more holistic and embodied experience of coaching.

Throughout our work together, I will be your committed thought partner, sounding board, enthusiastic champion and gentle provocateur. Achieving your goals is always a priority along with who you become in the process of being coached

"How will we work together?"

First, we connect online via Zoom for a 20 minute complimentary call to see if we are a good match and confirm that Trasformational Self-belief Coaching is the optinal intervention for your current needs, and then take it from there. Depending on the coaching container you choose, we will work together for a single session or a period ranging from 3 to 6 months.

Micro-shifts will happen early on as we work from the inside out, exploring your inner narratives and protective beliefs around self-doubt, and supporting the growth of key inner resources such as self-trust and self-belief that ultimately translate into tangible results.

Be aware that building and maintaining momentum requires time and committed effort from your part and so does experimenting with new habits and behaviours.

"What about investment?"

Coaching is a life-enhancing investment. You are paying me for inner shifts and outward results, not number or hours of sessions.

If you truly value investing in your self-belief and self-worth, that makes two of us on the same team and good to join forces to work together. Practically now speaking, payment arrangements can be done either via bank transfer or paypal.

"Why do you emphazise mind, heart, and body alignment?"

Most people nowadays live primarily above the head level, disconnected from the heart and core body, two equally significant and intelligent sources of information.

For your overall well-being, you must harness the power and intelligence that resides within all three resource centers. The head, associated with creativity and ideation, the heart with values and purpose, and the body with courage and action. All three must be aligned and on good speaking terms for you to trully shine and fully thrive. Every. Single. Day.

"Who can benefit from Transformational Self-belief Coaching?"

Everyone who experiences self-doubt on some level in any life area that keeps them stuck, feeling overwhelmed, unable to make a decision and move forward, strongly resisting change!

High achievers and ambitious sensitive strivers experiencing Impostor Syndrome, living with a strong Inner Critic or having shaky confidence will undoubtedly benefit from exploring self-doubt through a systemic lens, looking at both their personal inner blocks as well as the external cultural and social conditioning blocks that undermine their self-belief.

I work mostly with people who find themselves at life crossroads and transition phases, major or minor, personal or professional, and are open, curious and willing to learn, unlearn and re-learn.

To maximize coaching success, I hold a 20-minute complimentary call for us both to explore whether we are a good match and also establish that coaching is the optimal intervention before committing to working together.

"How will Transformational Self-belief Coaching support me?"

In a nutshell, it will bring to the forefront your adult healthy self to guide you in leading your life from a place of solid self-belief and deep self-trust.

"What can you support me with?"

As a Transformational Self-belief coach, I help you create the optimal conditions to compassionately and courageously navigate self-doubt and transform it into solid self-belief to navigate personal and professional challenges, big or small.

Supporting the growth of key inner resources and helping you create options and see possibilities lies at the core of our coaching work.

Some of the presenting issues my clients bring to coaching involve navigating work and personal transition phases, enhancing leadership skills, setting and upholding boundaries, improving work and personal relationships, cultivating conflict and confrontation skills, growing mental and emotional resilience, increasing self-agency and autonomy, aligning their values with their actions, overcoming stuckness, analysis-paralysis, procrastination, and other limiting behavioural patters and finding meaning and joy in everyday activities and work life.

Ultimately it’s all about becoming more competent in navigating life’s challenges, big and small, with clarity, compassion & courage-based action from a place of increased self-belief and self-trust.

"How is Transformational Coaching different from therapy?"

Coaching differs from other helping professions such as training, mentoring, consulting, counselling and therapy.

In coaching, the focus is on the present and the current challenges you are experiencing, personal or professional, in life, with an eye on the future you aspire to create for yourself. The expert in your life is you and I do not offer you ready-made solutions or expert advice.

As a coach my responsibility is to create the optimal conditions and reflective space for you to explore your current challenges through the lens of self-doubt and support you in moving forward from a place of self-belief and self-trust, with clarity, compassion and courage-based action.

Whereas Transformational Self-belief Coaching can be healing and therapeutic as a process, as it helps expand self-awareness and become more resourced to move forward, it is neither therapy nor counseling. Under the right professional conditions, coaching can work effectively alongside with therapy.

When major, chronic emotional and psychological issues and events of the past have not though been adequately addressed and resolved by working with a mental health professional, these issues will interfere with the effectiveness of coaching.

If you feel emotionally, mentally and physically challenged to the point that your mood and state is seriously interfering with your everyday ability to function optimally, I strongly urge you to seek out help in the form of a mental health professional

"What if I'm not 100% sure what I want to explore in coaching? Can I still work with you?"

Absolutely! (I see you human with self-doubt!)

At the very least, you either feel or know deep down that something is not working, or could somehow be even better,in your personal or professional life, and that is a perfectly valid starting point for a coaching journey!

On a practical note, I can help you clarify what it is that is making you seek out coaching now in our 20-minute complimentary call, the perfect space to explore your desired outcome, intention and expectations from coaching.

If we both agree that coaching is the right container for you, before our first session you’ll be asked to fill out a short questionnaire to help you gain further clarity as to how your self-doubt is linked to your present life challenges.

I am here to support your personal and professional growth, let's work together!