Who I am
My name is Nathan, and I am a certified Emotional Intelligence Life Coach and certified Neuro Linguistic Programming practitioner.
I also have an accreditation for the completion of a Gestalt Psychotherapy course and a Positive Psychology course.
Furthermore, I have been self-studying the Enneagram, Jungian Depth Psychology (including what is known as MBTI) and the philosophy of Alan Watts for 4-6 years respectively.
If you’d like to learn more about the particulars of my outlook and the key objectives of my coaching styles and variety of ways in which I might be able to help you, then please continue below
How I coach
I am an introspector and this is my bread and butter. I believe that through introspection we can learn the most valuable insights about both ourselves and the larger forces and principles of nature that shape this cosmos. However, I also believe and know from firsthand experience that the focus of introspection has to shift and be put to good use at some point through action and service to others. This is how the learning and insight becomes actual growth and development.👏
First, introspect for the sake of understanding and healing, not to accomplish or do anything (a necessary transformation of present being and awareness)
Record and synthesize this introspection in order to make the most meaningful and useful connections to your other insights, lead to both deeper and more practical insight, and retain what has been learned for the sake of ongoing implementation.
Third, shift to how all that rich insight can be catalyzed into both permanent shifts in attitude and action; rather than remaining a secret, private pleasure or passing useless fancy
I am here to help you with both the challenging process of discovering these insights and catalyzing them through integrated consciousness and focused action. This is what I do, this is what I am all about. There are many roadmaps to use; I am eclectic and diverse in my approach because I am highly individualistic. I will do my best to understand your personality and thereby your personal needs, your strengths and weaknesses, and what will work best for you to gain insight and integrate it (such as using the enneagram and MBTI). However, all of my theories, concepts, techniques are grounded in
Active listening, present awareness, openness and acceptance of what arises
Strengthening your heart-mind connection (delving into the depths of our feelings and thoughts)
Developing the various skills of emotional intelligence where they are most lacking
Retaining what has been learned through articulating, noting, and organizing insight
Following up with tangible actions (exercises, assignments, habits, plans) directed at actualizing the intended outcomes or goals.
Furthermore there are many particular problem areas or developmental goals we can focus on together:
Five (5) primary problem areas I can help address
Presence of pain (alleviation, reduction, healing, transcendence, transmutation)
Presence of confusion, uncertainty, stagnation, feeling stuck
Lack of direction, purpose, or motivation
Lack of focus, organization, and energy
Lack of meaning, significance and value
Improvements and other issues we can work on together
Processing feelings
Understanding personal strengths and weaknesses
Positivity & Acceptance
Values
Goals & Priorities
Authenticity & Self expression
The four (4) Long term developmental stages and goals of my coaching process
Alleviate or heal pain and conflict
Develop or gain deeper insight, self-awareness, and understanding as a whole
Strengthen and harness both capabilities and resources
Increase and open up to possibilities and potential
How I can help
