Events & Seminars
Gestalt Approaches to Coaching
Julie Allan & Dr Alison Whybrow
20 January 2011 (10:00 - 17:00), Central London
Special offer £170 plus VAT for registration and payment by 30th September 2010
Gestalt psychology - a school with roots in the early 20th century - teaches that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, which impacts the way our perceptual processes work. This led to the practice of gestalt therapy, developed by Fritz Perls.
Gestalt coaching is an evolution of these theories. It applies these same insights to organizational and nontherapeutic settings.
Gestalt coaching is a process of helping your client become fully aware and turning that awareness into action.
In "Gestalt Approaches to Coaching," you will learn to:
* Understand the history and development of gestalt theory and why it matters.
* Gain a deeper understanding of gestalt as it relates to philosophy and the practice of coaching.
* Apply gestalt principles to enhance your coaching practice.
* Extend your skills in coaching systematically by developing the necessary self-awareness that leads to action.
* Practice the core gestalt skills in hands-on coaching exercises.
The seminar "Gestalt Approaches to Coaching" will help you understand how gestalt coaching helps your clients gain the self-awareness needed to produce positive action in their lives, whether it’s taking the chance to apply for that new job or to take the steps necessary to solve a pressing problem.
About Presenter Julie Allan
Julie is a chartered occupational psychologist with extensive facilitation, training, development and coaching experience in the public and private sectors. Her areas of activity are organisational change management and leadership/ top team development. Her practice focuses on systemic and holistic methods of interacting with people, which led to her study of gestalt through Metanoia in West London and at Physis with Petruska Clarkson. She was associated for several years with the complexity programme at the London School of Economics. Her book The Power of the Tale: Using Narratives for Organisational Success (Allan J, Fairtlough G and Heinzen B, John Wiley, 2002) draws on her earlier career in writing and magazine publishing as well as her work to creatively develop organisations and individuals. She recently co-authored “Gestalt Coaching” in the Handbook of Coaching Psychology (Eds Palmer S and Whybrow A, Routledge 2008) with Alison Whybrow.Julie is a partner in the change consultancy Irving Allan and her current research interest is corporate wisdom. She may be contacted at Julie@irvingallan.com.
About Presenter Alison Whybrow
Alison is a psychologist with 20 years of experience working with UK businesses and helping them build individual contribution and organizational excellence. She has extensive research, facilitation, development and coaching experience across a range of sectors. Her coaching experience focuses on working with individuals who are experiencing significant change in their personal or work lives. She often supports individuals as they move from an entrepreneurial structure to a professional one. She also works with individuals who are moving into new sectors or careers. She works to raise her clients’ awareness of the limitations they may unwittingly impose on themselves and the lenses through which they view the world. She helps individuals identify their options. Alison is strongly associated with developing the coaching psychology profession in the UK and has been a keynote speaker in this area for national and international events. She was Chair of the Coaching Psychology group within the British Psychological Society in 2008. She recently co-edited a Handbook in Coaching Psychology: A guide for practitioners with Professor Stephen Palmer. In this project, she had the opportunity to work with Julie Allan to co-author the chapter on Gestalt Coaching. Alison is a regular contributor to academic and practitioner publications. She is also a faculty member at i-coach academy.
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