Social-cognitive coaching

Are you interested in applying evidence-based strategies into your coaching practice to help your clients grow and learn? Social-cognitive coaching is developed from established scientific research:

~ Social-cognitive learning theory discusses how human motivation and behaviour are regulated by the thoughts that precede action, and change is possible when an individual achieves personal agency and self-efficacy

~ Social-cognitive neuroscience helps to understand the neural processes occurring prior to action and behaviour and how we can strengthen more adaptive mental mechanisms by how we direct our attention

~ Socio-cognitive mindfulness promotes active noticing and offers mental strategies for how to enhance solution-finding, flexible thinking and environmental mastery to develop more responsive and resilient behaviours

Socio-cognitive mindfulness is different to the eastern approach to mindfulness which relies on meditation. It was developed by Professor Ellen Langer, who tells us below how it can support our health and wellbeing:

How socio-cognitive mindfulness can benefit coaching

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    Socio-cognitive mindfulness helps to activate psychological processes that increase flexible thinking, environmental mastery and responsiveness to the continually evolving opportunities and possibilities

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    Evidence shows that socio-cognitive mindfulness can improve goal attainment and performance, and has demonstrated positive links with enhanced mental skills, resilience, creativity and empathy

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    Research has also demonstrated that socio-cognitive mindfulness can lead to a multitude of health and wellbeing improvements, including physical, psychological, interpersonal and professional benefits

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    Socio-cognitive mindfulness helps us to focus on the process so that we are better able to respond to choices and opportunities. We can reframe goals to embrace the learning journey and take a step-by-step, exploratory approach

How can I help?

My doctoral research investigates how the psychological processes from socio-cognitive mindfulness can help to facilitate and enhance coaching practice. I’ve developed a programme which has been tested and received positive results. Coaches who have attended summarise the experience as “empowering, enlightening and enjoyable”.

My research has been published, and also presented at national and international coaching psychology conferences. I’d now love to share this framework with coaches who feel they could personally and professionally benefit from this approach.

This coaching programme is available to be booked on a 1-2-1 basis and it can be tailored for personal or professional needs. Soon there will also be a CPD programme available to coaches, coaching psychologists and coach supervisors who wish to integrate social-cognitive methods and strategies into their practice. If it sounds like social-cognitive coaching could complement your coaching approach and be of value to your clients, please get in touch below to find out how I can best support you.

Interested to learn more?

If you’re curious to find out more about socio-cognitive mindfulness and how it can enhance your coaching practice, please register your interest and I’ll be in touch when there’s further content to share or a course available for you to join.