You may tell your personal story in a confidential setting. I listen without judgment and ask targeted questions to find out what is important to you.
During an intake interview we discuss which wishes and/or challenges play a role in your functioning as a musician. We formulate this together in a concrete goal. This goal is the common thread in our process. A trajectory takes on average five to seven sessions. At the right time, different methodologies are used to achieve the desired goal step by step. Together we look at what suits you best. It depends on the nature of the session whether we work with or without your instrument.
The first step is always awareness of what is actually happening in the moment. What thoughts, feelings and behavior do you experience? What beliefs lie beneath it? Which patterns did you subconsciously internalize?
Then we work on getting in touch with your body and emotions. There are different ways to achieve this, depending on where you are in your process and what you feel comfortable with. The better you are connected to yourself, the better you will experience your needs and desires. As well as your boundaries.
Langzaam maar zeker pellen we laag voor laag af tot we steeds dichter bij de kern komen. Jij bent daar zelf leidend in. Het belangrijkste is dat je je veilig en gehoord voelt. Dit wil niet zeggen dat je geen weerstand tegenkomt. Sommige inzichten zijn nu eenmaal pijnlijk en het is mens-eigen om pijn te willen vermijden en ontkennen. Bovendien vraagt in ontwikkeling komen dat je oude vertrouwde patronen vaarwel zegt en het nieuwe en onbekende durft te omarmen. Daar is moed voor nodig!
It is possible that we come across fears and traumas in this process. If it feels right to you, we can explore and heal them together. If it's still too difficult, we’ll set them aside until you feel ready.
The great thing about coaching is that it is based on your own autonomy and that you work with your healthy inner part, your 'adult autonomous self'. That means you are not a patient, but a client. You will develop and strengthen that healthy part under my guidance in your own personal process. Because you make your own discoveries, your growth is powerful and lasting.
I will regularly ask you to take notes, write reflection reports and do exercises. How much work you put into this is your own choice and responsibility. But realize that the more you invest, the more you will ultimately get out of the coaching.
As a professional coach and counselor, I adhere to the code of ethics as formulated by NOBCO.
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