How the three sessions work

There is no rigid script here. I listen deeply and adapt to you. But most people move through three broad phases, and that gives the package its shape. Each session lasts 90 minutes and is usually booked every 1-4 weeks, with the package typically completed over a maximum of three months. 

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One: Settle

Making sense of where you are and where you want to be.

We start by taking the pressure off. This first session is about getting the whole picture out of your head and into the open, what is heavy, what is helping, what has changed and what feels like a burden. 

With strategies to help you lighten the load, or calm and clear mind and body. 

We will look at what is happening in your body as well as your thinking, because anxiety, low mood and stress live in both. You will leave with a clearer sense of what is really going on, and usually with a bit of relief that it makes more sense than you thought.

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Two: Shift

Reflect on what has changed between sessions, just from the wisdom of sharing and exploring at session one.

Understanding the patterns and loosening them.

The second session goes a little deeper. We explore the patterns underneath, the overthinking loops, the inner critic, the people pleasing, the beliefs about yourself that formed a long time ago and have been running quietly ever since.

This is often where things move further. We look at what you have been telling yourself about who you are and what you are capable of, and we test whether it is actually true. This is also the session where IEMT (Integral Eye Movement Technique) is most likely to be offered, if it suits you and what you have brought.

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Three: Stride

Nurturing what holds you steady and rooted. 

The final session is about sustainability and supporting long lasting resources to handle life's ups and downs.  What have you noticed? What is working? What do you want to protect and keep? Where can we help you let go?

We build your own practical kit for the wobbly self-doubting days, ways to regulate, ways to notice early warning signs, boundaries to hold, and where else your support comes from beyond me. Because my aim is never for coaching to be your only source of support. It is to help you leave better resourced, more confident and clearer about how you keep yourself well.

You'll never be forced to leave before your ready, some people do extend their session, to work more deeply on further support. 

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• Three coaching sessions, each lasting 90 minutes.

• Usually spaced two to four weeks apart, at a pace that suits you.

• Delivered from private woodland near Ripon (HG4 3PU), as walk and talk sessions across North and West Yorkshire, or online via Zoom.

• A free discovery call first, so you can check my style fits you before committing.

• A coaching agreement and short registration form beforehand, so our first session can get straight to what matters.

• Reflections, tools and resources tailored to you, not a generic worksheet pack.

• Structured actions between sessions if that helps you, or space for things to emerge if that suits you better. We find what works for you.

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This is not therapy. But it is almost always therapeutic.