Qualification:

Redwood Assertiveness Diploma

Experience:

In the UK I worked as an occupational therapist teaching people with depression or anxiety how to deal with conflict in their relationships, or how to overcome the lack of confidence they experienced as a result of their illness. My subsequent training in professional coaching combined with my Assertiveness Diploma provided me with an excellent structure to offer assertiveness training one-on-one and I now combine these skills in my workshops and individual sessions.

Approach:

Assertiveness coaching typically involves tackling one or more of the following situations: • feeling that someone controls you or your situation+ • feeling unable to stand up for yourself • difficulty in saying ‘No’ • feeling unable to state your needs or opinions • being afraid to give criticism or express negative feelings towards someone • losing your temper or becoming aggressive. Working one-on-one, the assertiveness coaching I offer can target such specific relationship difficulties straightaway. Coaching will ask you to identify the ‘problem relationship/person(s)’ in the present and to discuss their behaviour and the impact this has on you. At some point during the session, it will become clear what provokes the unassertive behavior and what your fears are. Coaching then helps you to identify what limiting beliefs are holding you back and what you’ll need to change to become more effective in this situation. Whilst assertiveness training and strategies are taught, the coaching itself is what helps you to formulate an assertive response to the ‘difficult’ person or situation; you are then supported in actually making the changes you need to. Role play can be used in the sessions to give you more confidence in the techniques and this can make a surprising amount of difference in how you feel about being assertive in future situations. Depending on the complexity of the problem, only one or two sessions may be needed to help you make changes.

Area:

Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)