Helen Downie - Personal and professional coach and trainer

Courses and Workshops

Professional coaching and courses

water Professional coaching has the same approach as personal individual coaching as the coach is still working with individual people… however the focus is likely to be on work or performance related issues and the part they play within the organisation. Even so, performances at work, in education or training are very much influenced by the individual’s personality, experiences, confidence and approach to life.

Although we are working with individuals, there will have been a contract drawn up with the company to encourage a certain type of approach or behaviour that provides them with the outcomes they are looking for.

For the majority of individuals attending and receiving ‘company coaching’ there is not doubt that they will receive great personal as well as professional gain from the experience.

Effective coaching in a professional setting not only enhances team and company performances, but lets the individual see and experience the full capacity of their abilities, how to become more proactive and increase their confidence to perform to their potential.

Through thoughtful, proactive coaching, individuals learn a lot about themselves which can help them lead happier, more balanced lives. The tools and techniques learned can then be transferred and used effectively in their personal lives.

When engaged in professional coaching many different techniques can be used, including Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Motivational Coaching and other similarly effective techniques.

Coaching Courses for Professional and Personal Development

‘Focusing on solutions rather than problems’

water Coaching/training courses are practical and fully participation based, with the emphasis on an enjoyable learning experience.

It is essential that courses meet your individual needs, and in order to do this, I will consult with you to create a course specific to your needs.

Individual programmes are designed to motivate, stimulate, and de-stress professionals and the people they work with.

Through the courses on offer participants will learn Coaching, NLP and Mentoring techniques to help them:

set and achieve realistic goals
get motivated
feel confident and raise self esteem
live a more stress-free life
relax- recharge and enjoy life
understand and feel confident to use the techniques in their professional & personal lives.

Training Programmes are normally available as half or full day courses, providing a unique, ‘professional set of tools’ to help participants accomplish more positive outcomes.

‘Close the gap between where you are now and where you want to be’… ‘moving thoughts into actions!’

‘You can do it... yes you can!’

A course for professional and personal development:

When faced with seemingly daunting tasks or challenges, it becomes very easy to say. ‘”I can’t do it”. But when it comes to doing positive things that will catapult you forward to achieving your goals “ I cant” easily becomes “ I can” and all you have to do is change your perspective.

Aims:
To provide participants with the techniques of Life Coaching, NLP and visualisation to help you improve confidence, recognise positive opportunities, identify, set, and achieve own goals by having well defined, full proof processes for achievement.

Content:
The course will allow you the opportunity to try out a number of different techniques that will support personal and professional development by:

Being clear about the goal
Having a definite plan of action for achievement
Focusing on the goal not obstacles

Who is it for?
The course is aimed at anyone involved in guidance, counselling, mentoring and self- development.

Motivational Coaching
(‘new guidance techniques’)

Courses for professional and personal development:

water Motivation is the secret ingredient, the power pack and the passport to effective progress and change.

Motivational skills applied to any counselling situation with another, will help guide, support, and encourage positive outcomes.

The motivational techniques involved in Coaching, and those of NLP, sit effortlessly together, each enhancing and strengthening the other, to produce a great ‘set of tools’ that can be used effectively in one to one or group coaching, counselling and guidance situations.

5 Steps to Getting Motivated

Aims:
To provide participants with coaching ‘tools’ to help guide, support and encourage clients towards raising their aspirations and achieving goals, and to use in their own personal lives.

Content:
The course provides the opportunity to gain an understanding, and to practice basic life coaching, neuro linguistic programming (NLP), and motivational coaching techniques, including:

getting motivated
staying on course
identifying what blocks progress
changing limiting beliefs
rock solid systems to achieve goals.

Who is it for?
The course is aimed at anyone involved in guidance, counselling, and mentoring and self-development.