Psychologies

New directions

Session one...

Chrissie was smart, sassy, and super busy! She had booked, cancelled, and re-booked our session a few times because she had diary clashes. Eventually, we fixed a date. Chrissie hurtled into the session, ending a work call, making a sad face, and mouthing ‘Sorry’.

Then, suddenly, she was present, and ready for action, asking, ‘Do I just start talking then?’

I grinned at Chrissie. She was disarmingly direct and a bit of a whirlwind.

‘Well,’ I said, ‘first we need to revisit our coaching contract about what you expect from me and vice versa, including boundaries, confidentiality, and timings.’ (Chrissie and I had

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