Coaching Essentials

Course Description

This course introduces you to the foundational skills of coaching with an emphasis on authenticity and presence. Class 1, Intro to Coaching by Akke-Jeanne, covers the key differences between coaching, mentoring, and therapy. You’ll learn about coaching accreditation, ethics, and contracting, ensuring you can coach responsibly and effectively.

Class 2, Building Rapport and the ‘Right’ Relationship by Lisa, explores how to build trust, transparency, and empathy. It highlights the importance of creating a safe, non-judgmental space for clients. You will also learn why these skills are necessary to navigate relational ruptures and maintain congruence.

In Class 3, Deep Listening and Asking Questions by Lisa, you will dive into listening beyond words. You will learn to tune into body language, emotions, and unspoken messages. A Jungian coaching illustration will help deepen your understanding.

Class 4, Raising Awareness and the Role of the Coach by Lisa, focuses on giving feedback and mirroring. These skills help raise client awareness gently, empowering them to make decisions with greater agency.

By the end of this course, you will have the basics for creating meaningful coaching relationships, listen deeply, and guide clients toward greater self-awareness.

This course is ideal if

• You are an aspiring or new coach looking to develop a strong foundation in effective coaching.
• You want to be able to explain the key differences between coaching, mentoring, and therapy, and know when to refer clients.
• You want to cultivate authentic rapport and build a ‘right relationship’ based on mutual respect and openness.

Course Overview

Class 1 Intro to coaching by Akke-Jeanne

This class covers the similarities and differences between coaching and Jungian coaching. We also explore the differences between coaching, mentoring, and therapy. This helps you to understand when to coach and when to refer someone. Next Akke-Jeanne discusses the main coaching accreditation bodies and their importance. Accreditation ensures professional standards and builds trust with clients. The ethical practices and contracting are also discussed. Contracting sets clear agreements about goals, roles, and boundaries. It ensures both coach and client know what to expect. Ethics in coaching help protect both the coach and the client. By the end of this class, you will be able to explain how to coach responsibly and effectively.

Class 2 Building rapport and the ‘right’ relationship in coaching by Lisa

Authentic connection is the foundation of transformative coaching. This class explores how to cultivate rapport, trust, and ‘right relationship’—a dynamic of mutual respect, openness, and accountability. Lisa examines how presence, transparency, and non-judgment create a space where clients feel seen and empowered. She will explore empathy, compassion, and the impact of unconscious projections. By showing up as your true selves, you invite clients to do the same, fostering deep engagement and self-trust. This class covers topics essential for navigating relational ruptures, holding boundaries, and embodying congruence in coaching practice.

Class 3 Deep listening and asking questions by Lisa (+ example)

Deep listening is more than hearing words—it is a full-bodied, attuned presence that allows for deeper understanding and transformation. This class explores listening as a multidimensional experience: the spoken words (lyrics), the emotional tone (melody), body language (rhythm), and the unspoken (silences that shape meaning). Through a Jungian coaching lens, this session examines how to discern what belongs to the coach versus what serves the client. Engaging with metaphor, experiential exercises, and reflection, this course refines the ability to listen with full presence, attune to underlying emotions, and navigate the space between words. This class also features a Jungian coaching illustration.

Class 4  Raising awareness and the role of the coach by Lisa 

This class focuses on mirroring, sharing observations, and giving feedback. The goal of these skills is to raise the client’s self-awareness gently and carefully. They require subtlety and must be finely tuned to each client.

When done right, they build intimacy and deepen the coaching relationship. However, if not handled well, they can feel like judgments. In this class we explore how to avoid this and create a safe space. As a result of these skills, clients gain self-insight through coaching. They feel empowered to make better decisions. This helps to increase their sense of agency. This is what coaching is about.