Day Two Conference Sessions

We brought together leading professionals in coaching, mental health, and wellbeing for a transformative conference that dives into the critical intersection of mental health and coaching.

Access on-demand sessions with industry experts delving into key coaching themes, including reflective creative practice, the value of supervision, supporting neurodiverse clients, and addressing stress, anxiety, and depression with care. Gain actionable insights and resources to confidently navigate mental health challenges in your coaching conversations.

Access the sessions to equip yourself with practical guidance and valuable resources to address mental health concerns in your coaching conversations.

Reflective Creative Practice

Ursula Clidière offers a reflective touchpoint at the beginning of the second day of the conference. She introduces the significance of professional reflective practice and its relationship to mental health and wellbeing, guiding participants through a creative reflection exercise that encourages deeper introspection.

The Role of Supervision: Working on the Edge

What do you do when a supervisee faces you with a mental health issue? In coaching, our clients are reported to be, more often, disclosing the impact of work or personal pressures on their mental health. Therefore, we might expect and hope that this is brought into supervision. Jo Birch and Anne Calleja explore the complexities that arise in this context. This session emphasizes the importance of building confidence in addressing mental health disclosures, equipping professionals with the capacity to navigate these conversations as coaching continues to evolve.

Mental Health and Wellbeing in Neurodiversity Coaching

Nancy Doyle addresses the unique challenges neurodivergent individuals face, who often encounter exclusion and rejection sensitivity. She highlights the difficulty coaches face in distinguishing between factual accounts and sensitive reactions when clients discuss experiences with difficult colleagues. Nancy shares coaching models from Transactional Analysis, including the Drama Diamond and the OK Corral, to help coaches explore these patterns and effectively address misinterpretations using the Clean Feedback technique.

Working Safely with Stress, Anxiety and Depression

Frances Masters discusses the prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depression and how coaches often navigate these mental health concerns, sometimes beyond their intended scope. She introduces a clear lens for viewing mental health through Maslow's Hierarchy of human needs, emphasizing the role of emotions in meeting those needs. Frances presents the Fusion Therapeutic Coaching model, providing strategies for coaches to work ethically and safely within their competencies.

Closing Panel: What’s Next for Coaches and Supervisors?

What are the challenges and implications for coaches and supervisors when working with the ‘whole person’? Anne Calleja, Anthony Eldridge-Rogers, Dearbhalla Baviera, and Andrew Reeves lead the closing panel, reflecting on the key messages and themes from the conference. They discuss the future of mental health and wellbeing in coaching and supervision, considering the implications of what they have learned from this conference.

Connect with our speakers

Ursula Clidière, Dr Nancy Doyle, Jo Birch, Frances Masters, Anthony Eldridge-Rogers, Dearbhalla Baviera