Elizabeth and Paul consider some of the skills and techniques helping professionals can use to help clients gain clarity and shift perspective. Among the approaches discussed are the use of visualisation and visual images, scaling questions, considering problems from the perspective of another, and the skilful use of silence.
The book mentioned in this episode is 'Creative Career Coaching: Theory into Practice by Liane Hambly and Ciara Bomford, published in 2019 by Routledge. Although targeted primarily at career coaches, it contains techniques and ideas that could transfer to many helping conversations
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