In a world where coaching continues to expand at pace, with new coaches entering the field daily, one question remains at the heart of professional practice: How do we ensure that coaching remains ethical, grounded, and in service of the client?

For many, the answer is supervision.

It is perfectly natural for experienced coaches considering supervision training to have a few doubts.In fact, if you didn’t pause for thought before stepping into this new chapter, we might be a little concerned.

Time and again, we hear familiar questions from pros...

Coaching is rarely linear.

It’s not a neat sequence of steps, nor a clearly marked trail from problem to solution. Instead, coaching is exploratory by nature—alive, dynamic, and often filled with ambiguity. And while this is part of its beauty, it can also be the source of a quiet, persistent tension for c...

There’s a moment most coaches will recognise—when the client logs off, the Zoom room closes, and a small voice begins to rise:

“Did I do enough?” “Should I have asked that question differently?” “What if they didn’t find it helpful?”

These voices...

When a coach is just starting out, there’s often a subtle pressure to fit the mould. To sound like a coach, to ask the “right” questions, to mirror what they’ve seen modelled on training programmes or in books. It’s part of the learning curve—absorbing the norms of the profession.

But if left unchecked, th...