Cultivating Your Coaching Presence

Virtual CPD Programme

Programme Outline

This programme takes a deep dive into the concept and phenomenology of Coaching Presence. While the ICF Coaching Competencies outline how a coach can demonstrate their presence, this programme goes beyond the what and explores who the coach is being—both with themselves and their clients.

Together, we’ll explore the essence of presence, how it’s shaped by a coach’s internal mindset, and how this presence can profoundly impact the coaching relationship.

Through reflective exercises and somatic awareness, you’ll discover where you are in your journey towards deeper presence and where you can grow.

Programme Objectives

Deepen Your Understanding of Presence: Gain a richer understanding of what it means to maintain presence in a coaching session, including the mindset and qualities needed to stay fully present.
Explore the Connection Between Mindset and Presence: Learn how your coaching mindset influences your ability to stay present and connected, and how to align these two aspects for greater impact.
Engage Somatically: Through somatic exploration, discover what it feels like to be fully present. Identify internal blocks or barriers that might be limiting your ability to cultivate a deeper presence in your coaching.
Stretch Your Capacity for Presence: Identify specific areas where you can push further into presence, and develop sustainable habits to support this growth in your coaching practice.

Programme Format

This programme is broken into two 3-hour sessions, with approximately 2-3 weeks between session one and session two.

Session 1: Understanding what presence is and how our nervous system will impact our ability to be present. Identify strategies that will support you in preparing for coaching sessions.
Reflective Assignment between Session 1 and Session 2: An opportunity to practice presence followed by reflection
Session 2: Explore presence somatically

Programme Tutor

Stephen Clements, PCC is a programme facilitator, coach supervisor and coach with Coach Advancement.

Stephen has an extensive background in technology and leadership. He worked across several large multinationals in various senior roles ranging from Senior Engineering through to Head of Product Development. Since discovering coaching, Stephen has become a bit of a learning junkie, developing expertise in systemic coaching and constellations, emotional intelligence, working with our head, heart and gut intelligences, and coaching for mental fitness and resilience. He loves partnering with fellow head thinkers to escape the constraints and limitations of being stuck in their heads! You can see more about Stephens work here.

Programme Schedule

Session 1: Thursday 13 March 2025, 9 am – 12 noon (London time)
Session 2: Thursday 27 March 2025, 9 am – 12 noon (London time)

Investment

£215

Note: Coach Advancement Alumni can benefit from a discounted fee of £180. Get your code by emailing lisa@coachadvancement.com.

CCEs

Participants will receive 7 ICF CCEs for the completing this session as part of their Continuing Professional Development and to support the ICF credential renewal process!

“This course was a wonderful opportunity to explore deeply what coaching presence means to us as coaches, what impact that has on the quality of the relationship with our clients and impact on their thinking and feeling. It was beautifully designed and facilitated by Stephen so that we had space for open and rich discussions with colleagues and an authentic exchange of views and insights. It was an excellent learning experience that stimulated many questions for further reflection and left me feeling much resourced to practice becoming present, notice more, return to presence and curious to continue the journey.”

Cultivating Presence Participant

“A superbly run and illuminating course. I thought there was a very good balance of information and time to reflect and discuss, working in small groups and pairs was very helpful. I left with lots of positive thoughts and actions to take forward into my coaching and in general.”

Deborah Moore, ACC

“This course was inspirational. The exercises were impactful and sharing those experiences with others was really useful in gaining deeper insights and reflections. The activity in between sessions really taught me something that I needed to learn. Altogether it shifted some of my thinking and awareness of myself.
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Amanda Dennison, PCC

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