“The transpersonal perspective recognises the vast untapped resource in the wealth of human experience and human potential.” Sir John Whitmore

Transpersonal means both “through” and “beyond” the personal. While the focus remains on you the client, it also encompasses a wider context of family, community, culture, society, and beyond. It is a whole system perspective. The transpersonal dimension acknowledges you as a multifaceted being (mind, body, spirit, soul) who is intricately inter-connected not only to your environment, relationships and surroundings; but to all beings and systems. Transpersonal coaching seeks to explore beyond the personal to the level of the Spirit and Soul; to access a higher, more enlightened level of consciousness; a core reservoir of energy, innate wisdom, authentic power, purpose and vision. The techniques involved may include and extend beyond the cognitive behavioural level to explore emotional and spiritual intelligence, mindfulness, imagery, metaphor, body wisdom and archetypal energies. Transpersonal coaching works holistically with your chosen agenda and also seeks to discover why that agenda is meaningful for you and whether it feels truly aligned with your authentic self or Soul. It also empowers you to explore new ways of being which can generate actions more aligned with your desired outcomes. Shifting how you are being, rather than what you are doing, is transferable to all aspects of your life. The potential then exists for you to transform your whole perspective, shift your paradigm and expand your entire field of possibility.

“The transpersonal perspective holds that every human being has a life purpose and that fulfilment comes with discovering what that is and then manifesting it.”       Sir John Whitmore

In essence Transpersonal Coaching is about working with you to support you to live and work more fully and deeply with purpose and meaning. It is about helping you to get deeper insight into and to practice being who you really are and to become more aligned with your authentic self (Soul).

Consulting is often information and expertise based and assumes that the consultant will diagnose problems, prescribe and, sometimes, implement solutions. Coaching does not rely on having a background or experience in a particular field, but is focused on helping you develop all areas of your life and supporting you to integrate changes and implement your desired outcomes. Counselling and Therapy often focus on resolving difficulties arising from the past that hinder emotional functioning in the present. Coaching focuses on the present and on your goals and aspirations for the future. Transpersonal Coaching incorporates emotional and spiritual intelligence as part of its holistic approach, exploring emotions occurring in the present, but does not attempt to resolve past trauma. Although Transpersonal Coaching is not a healing modality, healing can occur through the coaching process. A Mentor is an expert who provides wisdom and guidance based on his or her own experience and may include advising and counselling. The coaching process does not include advising or counselling, but focuses instead on you finding your own solutions and realising your own objectives. Training programmes are based on predefined objectives and assume a linear learning path in line with an established curriculum usually set out by the trainer. Coaching supports you to clarify your own objectives through a non linear process within a coaching framework but without a set curriculum. Friends and family are an important part of our support system as we move though times of change and challenge. However they tend not to be completely objective, direct and honest with you, in case they hurt your feelings or risk your friendship. Coaches are committed to being objective, telling the truth and challenging you while treating you with unconditional positive regard. Coaches have no agenda apart from that agreed upon with you in the coaching relationship.

My role as your coach in this process is to:

• Discover, clarify, and align with what you want to achieve
• Create a safe, nurturing, creative and objective space
• Hold you in unconditional positive regard & be your objective positive supporter
• Hold complete confidentiality for you and your coaching process
• Listen intently at a deep level with complete focus on what is and isn’t being said
• Be curious and ask probing questions to stimulate your process of self discovery
• Introduce tools and techniques to facilitate you to find answers within yourself
• Elicit solutions and strategies generated by you
• Empower you as responsible and accountable
• Provide objective assessment and observations that foster your self-awareness
• Act as a sounding board in exploring possibilities and implementing thoughtful planning and decision making
• Champion opportunities and potential, encouraging stretch and challenge in line with your personal strengths and aspirations
• Foster shifts in your thinking that reveal fresh perspectives
• Challenge blind spots to illuminate new possibilities and support creation of alternative scenarios
• Maintain professional boundaries in the coaching relationship, including confidentiality, and adhere to the coaching profession's code of ethics.

You will get the most out of your coaching process by:

• Creating a coaching agenda based on what is meaningful for you
• Arriving at each session with a focus for that particular session
• Taking responsibility for your personal decisions, choices, actions and results
• Making full use of the coaching process to gain fresh perspectives and explore new possibilities
• Taking action aligned with your personal goals and aspirations
• Engaging with the tools, concepts, models and principles offered in the coaching process
• Being kind to yourself while exploring new behaviours & moving through challenges
• Being courageous
• Having fun

• Something urgent, compelling or exciting is at stake (a challenge, stretch goal or opportunity)
• A gap exists in your knowledge, skills, confidence or resources
• You want to accelerate results
• You lack clarity around choices to be made
• Your work and life are out of balance, creating unwanted consequences
• You want to identify core strengths and how best to leverage them
• You are planning something new in your business, career and life
• You want to clear clutter including blocks and fears
• You feel in a rut and want to get out
• You want to make key decisions and design strategies for success
• You want to build powerful relationships
• You are looking for your ideal career/work or business
• You are going through an important life transition
• You are starting or growing a business
• You want to connect with your core values and passions
• You seek to fulfil personal and emotional needs
• You want to live your ideal life
• You want to fulfil your potential
• You would like more time to enjoy life
• You feel adventurous
• You want have more fun, play, peace and joy in your life

You start taking more effective and focused actions You stop tolerating energy drains and annoyances You create momentum towards your desired outcome Your goals reflect what you really want You increase your self-awareness and awareness of others You shift perspective & gain fresh insights You have new frameworks for looking at opportunities and challenges Your are energized and inspired

The synergy of the coaching alliance creates momentum and enthusiasm. You are naturally motivated towards your objectives. You become aware of your strengths, weakness and skills. You have a structure to support you as you make changes, negotiate challenges and experiment with new ways of being. You have skilled, professional, objective, positive supporter who is working in a committed partnership with you towards your desired outcome.

The coaching process starts before our initial session! I will send you some resources and ask you to prepare by completing the forms and bringing them along to our first meeting. At this initial session (either face-to-face or by phone, skype) we assess your current opportunities and challenges, define the scope of our coaching alliance, agree the main areas you want to focus on and get a sense of your desired outcomes. We will agree the total number of sessions and address logistics, fees and payment, frequency and length of appointments and any other administrative items. Throughout the sessions we will work with an appreciative approach, grounded in what's working, what's wanted and what's needed to get there. We work on the basis that you are prepared to undertake a journey of self discovery and awareness and to take responsibility for your conscious choices, actions and results. A variety of resources such as assessments, checklists, concepts, models and principles drawn from the behavioural sciences, spiritual traditions and/or the arts and humanities may be incorporated into our coaching conversation. Between coaching sessions, you are encouraged to undertake actions (which may include doing activities but may also focus on changes in your being ie choosing to be more mindful) towards your desired outcome.

Each coaching session will last for one hour unless we agree otherwise at our initial session. The initial session will take 90 mins.

This varies depending on your situation, needs and preferences. Lasting and effective change is best supported over period of at least 3 months with fortnightly sessions i.e. 6 sessions.

A$120 for one hour (first session 90 mins @ A$180) Payable by cash or bank transfer Credit card can be used via Paypal and attracts 3% charge to cover Paypal fees (Paypal is available for overseas distance healing at no extra charge) 48 hours notice of change or cancellation is appreciated