#082 Over Identifying With Your Client

Mar 31, 2023

In today's episode we are talking about something coaches often bring to supervision and this is the issue of over identifying with a client. This can be from a space of shared experience of perceived shared experience from either party.

We talk about:

How we as coaches can suspend our own experience
The importance of supporting coachees to access their own resources
The unhealthy and unhelpful aspect of overidentifying
What signs our body language might be giving
What role are you carrying out for your client? Is it that of coach or mentor?
The power of coaches doing their own inner work
How you can learn from your experience within coaching sessions

Our development as a coach is to be aware when we find ourselves overidentifying with a client and being clear about when that is happening. As our experience grows we will become more able to coach within a clean space. It is not necessary to be a perfect coach but in these situations it is important to know where you can go for reflection.

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