Clean Language in Coaching August 24, 2023Anna de Valk Clean Language was developed by New Zealander David Grove, a counselling psychologist working with trauma victims in the 1980s. He discovered that his patients would often use metaphors to describe...
Coaching Supervision - A Different Perspective for Coaches May 04, 2023Anna de Valk The intention of coaching supervision is to provide a reflective space for coaches to understand and make meaning of their own thoughts, emotions, and behaviours within their client interactions, generating...
The NZIC Team April 04, 2023Anna de Valk What a privilege it is to work alongside these fabulous coaches and facilitators at the New Zealand Institute of Coaching! Last night we celebrated each other, and NZIC’s renewed accreditation...
The Gift of Listening September 16, 2022Anna de Valk One of the greatest gifts we can give another person is to listen to them. Coaches are taught to listen for more than words - they listen for what's underneath...
How Coaching Skills Support Leaders August 12, 2022Anna de Valk Leadership isn’t a job, it’s a way of Being. A way of being in service to others. This approach focuses on creating an environment in which individuals and teams can...
Personal Boundaries June 29, 2022Anna de Valk Personal boundaries are guidelines, rules or limits we create to identify what are reasonable, safe and permissible ways for others to behave around us. Boundaries bring order to our lives,...
Pass the Tissues June 20, 2022Anna de Valk When someone is emotional and does cry or shed tears in the coaching session, we can either pass the tissues or not. There is a reasonable amount of debate around...
Who are You in the Zoom Room? July 26, 2021Anna de Valk It can be challenging to connect with clients and colleagues online who we've not met yet. We don't have the advantage of observing ‘who’ the person really is – how...
Where can an ICF Coaching Certificate take you? November 06, 2019Anna de Valk ICF Accredited Coach Training is recognised internationally - it prepares you for success in a wide range of coaching fields, and an ICF Credential adds credibility to you as a Professional...
6 Tips for Building Resilience September 17, 2019Anna De Valk 1. Learn to trust yourself - self-confidence is a trust in our abilities, qualities and judgement. It's also a belief that we can face challenges and rise above them. Trust that...
8 Questions to Explore Your Life Purpose June 04, 2019Anna De Valk Have you ever wondered what it's all about? Or asked yourself what your purpose is in the world? Significant life events such as a change in health or reaching an age milestone can...
Are Your Goals Keeping You Stuck? March 11, 2019Anna De Valk The very intention of setting goals is to move forward and achieve something we desire or believe will make our lives better in some way. Yet all too often our...