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The sessions
Coaching begins before the client arrives – in Chapter 1, I shall talk about setting up a session, in all ways, from getting the geography of the room right to ensuring that you are in the best possible state to coach. In Chapter 2, I shall take you through an initial coaching session, including a very specific contracting methodology that I created with Hilary Cochrane, my coaching supervisor and one of the finest coaches I have ever met.
In Chapters 3–5, I shall look at what has been going on psychologically during this session and how you can use this to best advantage. Chapter 3 deals specifically with creating the relationship with the client, and Chapters 4 and 5 with ways in which the coach begins to ‘map the inner world’ ...
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