Walking and Outdoor EMDR informed Coaching - Ripon

Trauma can be stored in the fascia of the body, so with walking coaching, you get to move your body to produce endorphins and feel good mood chemicals

• Being outdoors provides a digital detox and an opportunity to be
  outside in nature
• Some clients find it helpful to walk side-by-side rather than making full eye contact across a therapy room
• It is a collaborative process rather than therapy
• An opportunity to be guided in mindfulness and being present
• It can provide grounding and stabilisation  through somatic movement and offers an opportunity to process painful emotions while moving the body
• Nature provides a natural grounding experience
• Clients openly express a sense of liberation when engaging in outdoor coaching. The open spaces provide welcome relief from the confines of indoor spaces, allowing for more physical and emotional breathing room
• Combines coaching and EMDR principles: It blends the goal-oriented future focus of coaching with EMDR’s method of reprocessing past experiences.
• Focuses on goals: Just like traditional coaching, it starts with establishing clear goals for what the client wants to achieve.
• Uses bilateral stimulation: The EMDR aspect uses techniques like eye movements, hand taps, or auditory cues to help the brain process past memories or experiences that are holding the client back.
• Addresses the root cause: Instead of just talking about why a person freezes up in an interview or avoids new opportunities, it works to process the underlying emotional blocks or limiting beliefs connected to those events.
• What it can help with
• Clearing emotional blocks that standard coaching might not touch.
• Overcoming performance limitations in work, sports, or relationships.
• Transforming past experiences, guilt, or shame that trigger feelings of inadequacy.
• Building self-belief by integrating past achievements and clearing old identities.
• Reducing anxiety and building resilience to achieve goals.
• Key differences from standard coaching and therapy
• Vs. standard coaching: EMDR-informed coaching goes deeper than standard coaching by processing the past experiences that are the root cause of future blocks, which traditional coaching may not address.
• Vs. standard therapy: It is designed for clients who are generally high-functioning and aiming for performance enhancement, rather than those needing intensive trauma therapy.
• For the client: This approach is ideal for individuals who are stuck in a pattern and need help processing the emotional baggage that is preventing them from reaching their goals but tailored for clients who are otherwise functional rather than those needing full-trauma therapy.
• Sessions are £70 (payable in advance) for one hour