How can you make it in the competitive world of coaching? Succeeding as a Coach gives readers the inside track on coaching as a profession and a process by providing expert answers to questions frequently asked by trainees as they set out in practice.

Table of Contents Foreword (Riza Kadilar) Introduction (Jonathan Passmore) SECTION 1: PRE-COACHING 1. Setting up a new coaching practice; 2. Marketing a coaching business; 3. Looking after yourself; 4. Selecting a training provider; 5. Therapists as coaches; 6. Mindful preparation; 7. Helping clients prepare; 8. Fees; 9. Self-disclosure; 10. Meeting chemistry; 11. Location; 12. Coaching contracts SECTION 2: STARTING A SESSION 13. How to start; 14. Attachment-informed relationships; 15. Compassion; 16. Enabling clients to think for themselves; 17. Referral to other professionals; 18. Cross-cultural issues; 19. Collaborative relationships; 20. Helping clients set goals SECTION 3: THE SESSION CORE 21. Making ethical decisions; 22. Asking better questions; 23. Listening; 24. Reflection; 25. Affirmations; 26. Avoiding giving advice; 27. Using emotions; 28. Using the body; 29. Courage; 30. Ecopsychology; 31. Psychometrics; 32. When a client cries; 33. Embodying a coaching mindset; 34. Tools and techniques; 35. Primary colours approach; 36. Helping clients find a place in their system; 37. Online coaching SECTION 4: CLOSING THE SESSION 38. How to close; 39. Managing time within and across sessions; 40. Giving and receiving feedback; 41. Using notes in coaching SECTION 5: POST-SESSION 42. Managing personal data; 43. Reflecting on practice; 44. Supervision; 45. Selecting a supervisor; 46. Self-awareness; 47. Planning personal development; 48. Becoming a wise coach; 49. Developing an integrated approach; 50. Developing a coaching culture