Mental Health in Coaching Practice

Mental Health in Coaching Practice: Approaches to Navigate Intersecting Spaces speaks directly to a growing reality in coaching: mental health is present in the room, whether we name it or not. As clients bring complexity, distress, and uncertainty into coaching conversations, many practitioners find themselves asking: What am I holding? What is mine to work with - and what isn't? This book offers clarity at that edge. Grounded in research and lived practice, it is a reflective guide for coaching practitioners (coaches and coach supervisors) and leaders who want to respond with ethical awareness, confidence, and care - without diagnosing, treating, or straying beyond their professional scope. Structured around seven guiding principles and a Why / What / How / Reflection framework, the book integrates theory with application. The Integrative Reflective Practice Model (IRM) and the Flounder-Flourish Matrix (FFM) are brought to life through case vignettes, reflective questions, and tools. This is not about having all the answers or training you to be a coach therapist. It is about developing the discernment to know what to do next - and why.

Anne Calleja, MSc, is a leadership coach, psychotherapist, and clinical supervisor integrating business systems thinking with psychotherapeutic depth. An accredited practitioner, she is UKCP-, BACP-, and BSCH-registered, an NLPt constructivist hypno-psychotherapist, and an accredited executive coach and master coach supervisor with AC and UCA. Ursula Clidière, PhD, works at the intersection of leadership development, governance, and adult development. An accredited practitioner, she holds a doctorate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and is an accredited executive coach and coach supervisor with AC and EMCC.

PART 1: UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT AND SETTING THE STAGE. Chapter 1: Setting the Stage. Chapter 2: Ethical Practice. Chapter 3: Reflective Practice and Coach Supervision. Chapter 4: Integrating the Client's Immediate Context. PART 2: COACHING PRACTICE IN ACTION. Chapter 5: Scope of Practice. Chapter 6: Multi-Dimensional Approach to Client-Centered Coaching Practice. Chapter 7: Working with Mental Health Themes. Chapter 8: Lived Realities that Shape Mental Health. PART 3: SUSTAINING ETHICAL PRACTICE OVER TIME. Chapter 9: Working with Emergent and Evolving Contexts. Chapter 10: Continuing Professional Development (CPD)