Posts by Yannick Jacob
Trauma-informed Coaching for Narcissistic Abuse with Caroline Strawson
In January we welcome Caroline Strawson to the Lab. I’ve met Caroline when she did her Masters in Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology and since she’s graduated her coaching went from strength to strength. I’m particularly interested in her approach to working with trauma combining elements of coaching and therapy to help people overcome adversity and narcissistic abuse. Fascinating stuff and I can’t wait to see her in action.
Read MoreLife Coaching for people who give a shit with Liz Goodchild
In December we welcome the wonderful Liz Goodchild to the Lab. I’ve loved Liz’s authentic, warm, reflective and person-centred style from the moment I met her. I also love that she swears a fair bit! 🙂 Her writing has inspired me and she’s also really smashed the business side of coaching. I can’t wait to get an insight into Liz’s coaching style in action and really look forward to the session.
Read MoreA Clean ICF coaching session with PCC Coach Ross Nichols
After a 26 year career in the Army, Ross Nichols began mentoring business owners and directors for leadership; and coaching professionals for career transition, health and wellness, cancer, emotional intelligence and mindfulness. He is creative and intuitive. His coaching style is Transpersonal, working with values, energy, vitality and spirit. He is drawn to working with his clients’ shadow side, which is where he believes the learning and healing is to be found. He began writing poetry in 2018.
Read MoreWhat is Positive Existential Coaching?
What matters most to people? How can we be happy? What’s the meaning of life? How can we find answers to the big questions in life? In this guest lecture to students of the post-graduate certificate in coaching at Birkbeck University, London, I explain how the science of positive psychology and existential philosophy can work…
Read MoreAre Coaches Crossing the Line? Exploring the grey area between coaching and therapy
An Exploration of Roles, Borders & Boundaries (Carley Sime & Yannick Jacob at the 3rd AICTP Conference for Integrative Coach-Therapy Practice 2019) Over the years I’ve heard hundreds of people ask: “Are coaches crossing the line?” Students try to figure out how far they can take this coaching thing and clients want to delve deeper…
Read MorePERMA-powered Coaching with Clive Leach
Clive is an international organisational, executive, leadership and career coach working extensively within the Corporate & Public sectors. Drawing on his studies in Coaching Psychology and Positive Psychology Clive applies coaching to enhance individual and team well-being engagement, leadership development, career transition and mental toughness. He is regularly told he brings great energy, he is good to work with and that he makes a positive difference.
Read MoreOntological Coaching with Aboodi Shabi
Coaching – It’s been taking the world of personal and professional development by storm and has become one of the fastest growing industries in the world with many coaches making six figures and many more struggling to enrol clients and eager to sharpen their skill set. In “Talking about Coaching”, I’m doing exactly what it…
Read MorePositive Psychology for times of crisis and transformation
Times of crisis affect us and our clients in various ways. Some see opportunity, others struggle to keep their lives from falling apart. Some seem unaffected emotionally and just “deal with it”, while others despair. Some of us “accept the challenge” and find meaning in the suffering, others crumble under the weight of the uncertainty…
Read MoreWhose line is it anyway: How far can & should coaches go?
This question keeps popping up for coaches at all levels! Have you found yourself asking: Is this still coaching? Do I need to refer my client to a therapist? Does my client really need therapy or counselling or can I hold this space myself? Am I allowed to give advise? Is that not something that…
Read MoreOn the Dialectics of Motivation: What we work for, what we’re working against and how they can work together
In this blog (which I initially wrote for the Hantu Collective) I’d like to briefly introduce positive psychology, existential thought and how they can come together to inspire people to live life to the fullest in all its facets. Along the way I’ll introduce the pillars of happiness, our main sources of anxiety and how…
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