In this blog I want to share with you my top 5 tips for one to one virtual art based coaching. They come from my own learning of working virtually with art in both coaching and supervision.
Virtual 1:1 Art Based Coaching – my top 5 tips
Art and Coaching with Covid-19
Coaching client's image In February of this year, before Covid-19 made its presence felt, I started a series of blogs about the very real and complex challenges the changing world is bringing both clients and coaches. These blogs now seem even more relevant than ever.
Covid-19 Coaching and supervision continuing as normal
In these times of uncertainty we all find ourselves working our way through, I wanted to re-assure you that my coaching and supervision continues as normal to support you. Now that we can't meet in person we can meet through virtual sessions, both one to one and in groups.
Art based coaching – creating a safe coaching space in unprecedented times
In my previous posts of New Decade, New Challenges and Questioning the very core of us, I have been talking about the very real and complex challenges the changing world is bringing to both us and our clients.
Questioning the very core of us
In my previous post, New Decade, New Challenges, I wrote about how we are starting to experience at a deeply personal level the impacts of the changing face of the world, from the environmental crisis through to the changing political landscape, including Brexit.
A New Decade, New Challenges
For all of us, coaches and clients, it seems clear that the years ahead present us with some unprecedented challenges as events across the world impact upon us personally.
The Challenges of the Left Hemisphere
Whilst the left hemisphere is amazing and enables us to do extraordinary things, it also brings with it some challenges. Whilst most of the time these challenges aren’t an issue, in some circumstances and particularly is some coaching scenarios, these can present a probl
Our Amazing Yet Challenging Left Hemisphere
Art-based coaching can focus mainly on the right hemisphere and the great value that brings to coaching. However, I don’t want to lessen the extraordinary importance of the left hemisphere. The left hemisphere gives us, amongst other things, the ability for reason and logic that makes us uniquely huma
Quietening the left hemisphere
Our left hemisphere is dominant most of the time and if we want to be able to allow the right hemisphere to have a voice, we have to work in a way that allows the right hemisphere to be in control. This actually means working in a way that quietens the left hemisphere.
The right hemisphere, aha! and transformational shift
(Source: McGilchrist p64 – 66) We are all familiar with the aha! moment and we have all experienced it for ourselves at one time or another. The aha! moment is also one of the most well know right hemisphere function