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.

In addition to my coaching sessions I offer:

-workshops/classes

-courses (IN DEVELOPMENT)

I am also a writer: checkout my Substack for essays, stories, and poems about a wide variety of topics related to counseling, spirituality, and personal life experiences!

Substack:

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



My Philosophy

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 (as within so without and as above so below). 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.👏

  1. First, introspect for the sake of understanding and healing, not to accomplish or do anything (a necessary transformation of present being and awareness)

  2. 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.

  3. 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

However, this is easier said than done. Firstly, many people find it difficult to introspect on their own. They blah blah blah. Secondly, the human tendency in general regardless of our personality type is to not do anything with insights, especially the first time they occur. Many people go around in circles learning lessons the slow and painful way by repeating behaviors, thoughts, and experiences that trigger these insights. For some people this is because of issues with action, they struggle to enact necessary changes that will make these insights more meaningful. For others it is because their insights only surface momentarily and then sink below consciousness again; they are self-forgetting and don't go deeply or consistently enough into their insights. Lastly many people fail to prioritize their insights all together. They do nothing to make a written, tangible, physical note or record of their insights, and so these insights are forgotten and/or fail to link with one another and build upon on another with time.

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

  1. Active listening, present awareness, openness and acceptance of what arises

  2. Strengthening your heart-mind connection (delving into the depths of our feelings and thoughts)

  3. Developing the various skills of emotional intelligence where they are most lacking

  4. Retaining what has been learned through articulating, noting, and organizing insight

  5. Following up with tangible actions (exercises, assignments, habits, plans) directed at actualizing the intended outcomes or goals.

The Three (3) Objectives & Steps for solving every problem in my coaching process (regardless of specific methodologies/activities)

  1. Generate Insight (Introspection, EQ)

  2. Capture Insight (Recording and Synthesizing)

  3. Act on Insight (Integration and Harnessing)

The four (4) Long term developmental stages and goals of my coaching process

  1. Alleviate or heal pain and conflict

  2. Develop or gain deeper insight, self-awareness, and understanding as a whole

  3. Strengthen and harness both capabilities and resources

  4. Increase and open up to possibilities and potential

Five (5) primary problem areas I can help address

  1. Presence of pain (alleviation, reduction, healing, transcendence, transmutation)

  2. Presence of confusion, uncertainty, stagnation, feeling stuck

  3. Lack of direction, purpose, or motivation

  4. Lack of focus, organization, and energy

  5. 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

What I Can Offer You