The AC Podcast

085: Art Based Coaching Practice

In this Episode

In this podcast episode, Anna Sheather, Executive Coach, Supervisor and Author of “Coaching Beyond Words: Using Art to Deepen and Enrich our Conversations”, joins our host, Maxine Bell, to explore art-based coaching practices and why they are such an important approach for coaching today. Anna explains why art is such an effective communication tool, and shares the 'art stories' that block exploration of this approach. She breaks down misconceptions and barriers, encouraging the coaching profession to be more curious about this powerful tool that allows us to bring our whole selves to the coaching space with a more significant impact for our clients.

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You Will Learn

• What an art-based coaching approach and the science behind it
• The underpinning principles of art-based coaching
• The myths vs the truth of this approach

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Speaker Bio

Anna Sheather is an executive coach, supervisor, and self-taught artist. She has been coaching since 2006, setting up Elan Coaching in 2007. Anna has been increasingly combining art with her coaching practice and, in 2016, set up ART in Coaching, a platform sharing her research and writing, as well as providing development programmes for coaches who want to develop an art-based practice. In 2019 her book, Coaching Beyond Words - Using Art to Deepen and Enrich Our Conversations, was published by Routledge. Anna has now launched a Diploma in ART-Based Coaching accredited by the Association for Coaching.

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