WHAT CLIENTS CARRY BENEATH TH SURFACE OF UNCERTAINTY
Clients do not always bring the full story into a coaching conversation. What looks like indecision or avoidance on the surface often sits alongside something deeper; overwhelm, a loss of clarity, or a quiet sense that things are harder than they appear.
In the second article of his five-part series on coaching through uncertainty and emotional strain, Andrew McDowell, psychologist and Partner at TPC Leadership and TPC Health, explores what clients carry beneath the surface and why emotionally aware coaching matters when people are under strain.
It is a question worth sitting with. When a client arrives wanting to talk about leadership or confidence or a decision they need to make, what else are they carrying into the room? And are we coaching the presenting topic, or are we coaching the person?
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Andrew is a facilitator on TPC Coaching Academy programmes. The themes he writes about, psychological safety, emotional awareness, coaching under pressure, are built into how we teach.
On the Fundamentals of Coaching programme, you learn what sits beneath a coaching conversation and how to respond to it. You practise in real sessions with feedback from experienced coaches. You leave ready to use what you have learned from day one.
Series: This is article 2 of 5 in Andrew McDowell's series on coaching through uncertainty and emotional strain. Read article 1 or watch the Insights page for the remaining articles as they are published.