Coaching
High-caliber professionals often excel at life and work by learning from different experts. If you are looking to increase productivity, avoid burnout or if life has become empty, I may be able to help you.
Or, if you are used to relying in your inner strength and talent, but is now feeling lonely, I do have some good news to you. Challenges can be shared and, in this way, overcome.
Coaching is a series of thought-provoking conversations. It is used by team-leaders and solo professionals to address the challenges of contemporary life. As a coaching client, you set the agenda and work progresses at your own pace. You will be supported and yet challenged to go beyond your comfort zone, expand and think creatively. Coaching can help you to develop a plan for the future and keep you accountable. It provides the confidence and the structure for you to achieve your goals.
Why André?
I understand the challenges of excelling professionally, being competitive, while finding satisfaction in life. Personal development can be learned, and I bring to my sessions 13 years of experience in teaching, supervision and research at the University of Oxford, together with solid skills in coaching and psychology, as well as the experience of setting my own business. With a variety of tools, I can support you in life, at work, or a combination of both.
Style
Modality
My style is rooted in the Humanistic modality, which emphasises trust, cooperation and client autonomy.
Rather than recorded materials and packages, I deliver one-to-one work only. Every session, I offer a tailored approach to each one of my clients. In my experience, there are many theories, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. And yet no single solution will fit everyone. Even though some issues can be experienced by many, each person’s sensibility, perception and even the path they tread are unique. Therefore, my method must meet the client, rather than the client fitting into it. For this reason, I am continually learning different techniques, which I blend during our sessions.
The basic premise across all work I do is that everyone can and will, under favourable conditions, flourish. Each one of our actions is motivated by a positive intent at heart. When there is suffering, we must look at the manifestation of our actions in the world and why they are not fulfilling our positive intentions. With my help, you can find a path which is authentic to you and implement it in your life.
Approaches:
- ❖CBT techniques
- ❖Gestalt
- ❖Guided meditation
- ❖Psychoeducation
- ❖Psychosynthesis
- ❖Transactional Analysis
- ❖Visualisation
Format
You can choose between these two options:
Short-term work:
- ❖Clients commit to a series of six sessions and we identify a general objective for the series.
- ❖In each session, we work on one smaller step, helping you move closer to the general objective.
- ❖We review your progress by the sixth session.
Open-ended work:
- ❖Sessions allow for one issue or more.
- ❖Work tends to be medium to long term.
- ❖I will help you identify psychological patterns and converge the different threads you bring to sessions.
Regardless of the format you choose, I will work on making you more independent, checking from time to time how is our work progressing. Together, we will discuss progress and eventually termination.