Tag: EthicalCoaching


  • 138.0 — Ending the Coaching Relationship

    Completion as a Mark of Professional Integrity Ending a coaching relationship matters because continuation is far removed from care on its own, and especially because how coaching ends often determines whether the work integrates or unravels. This post clarifies how to end coaching relationships cleanly, ethically, and humanely — whether through planned completion or early termination…

  • 136.0 — A Professional Exchange

    Where Information, Responsibility, and Respect Are Clarified A professional exchange matters because good intention is far removed from professional clarity on its own, and especially because coaching begins to work only once roles, responsibility, and direction are explicitly named. This post clarifies how the intake conversation functions as a professional exchange of information, expectations, and responsibility…

  • 135.0 — Running an Intake Session: A Professional Discussion

    What You Do Before Coaching Determines Everything That Follows Running an intake session matters because momentum is far removed from alignment on its own, and especially because what happens before coaching formally begins determines clarity, safety, and effectiveness later. This post distils key insights from a professional discussion on running intake sessions, clarifying purpose, structure, and…

  • 134.0 — How Others Structure Their Intake Process

    Exploring how others structure their intake process matters because exposure is far removed from alignment on its own, and especially because what works for one coach may quietly undermine another if copied without judgement. This post explores alternative intake approaches used by other coaches, not to prescribe a method, but to sharpen discernment around why intake…

  • 133.0 — The Intake Session

    Where Coaching Properly Begins The intake session matters because momentum is far removed from clarity on its own, and especially because the first formal session establishes safety, authority, orientation, and responsibility for the entire coaching relationship. This post clarifies what the intake session is for, how it is structured, and why it is deliberately longer, slower,…

  • 132.0 — The Karpman Drama Triangle in Coaching

    How Coaches Get Pulled Off-Centre — and How to Step Out Understanding the Karpman Drama Triangle matters because good intention is far removed from clean coaching, and especially because unnoticed relational games quietly dismantle boundaries, ethics, and effectiveness. This post explores how the Karpman Drama Triangle operates inside coaching relationships, how coaches are pulled into roles…

  • 129.0 — Contracting and the Coaching Agreement

    Where Coaching Becomes Real Contracting matters because good intention is far removed from sustainability on its own, and especially because without a clear agreement, coaching drifts into ambiguity, emotional labour, and boundary confusion. This post clarifies why a coaching agreement is not administrative formality but the structural backbone of the coaching relationship, shaping commitment, continuity, responsibility, and…