The best leadership ability is self awareness but many people are not self aware because they don’t realize that their behaviour, at least in some way is a result of their past experiences. A psychodynamic coaching model helps us connect with our past and identify those instances that shaped our behaviour.

The psychodynamic coaching model examines the interplay between the conscious & unconscious aspects of the mind. This approach acknowledges that our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are driven by unconscious forces, shaped by early life experiences & family dynamics. In this coaching model, clients are guided to delve deep into their unconscious mind, where hidden motivations, desires, and conflicts reside. By bringing these aspects to light, clients can gain clearer understanding of their inner world. It encourages them to explore their family history, paying particular attention to the imprints and conditions passed down through generations. Understanding how these dynamics have influenced their lives, clients decisionpower increases.

A further interesting conversation is what challenges are there when a line manager has to also sometimes act as a coach under some situations in a corporate setting and this can sometimes be very tricky..

Any coaching approach works by creating a trusting and supportive relationship between you and your coach :-). The same way any coaching approach tends to be rather flexible and dynamic one, where you and your coach will follow the flow of your conversation and explore the topics that are most relevant and meaningful for you :-).

On top of attentive and empathetic listening it's crucial that a coach has an attitude of genuine unconditional acceptance of the client. It can't be faked and without it it's hard if not impossible to build a trusting and supportive relationship.

For this, you will need, first of all, that a psychodynamic coaching model exists... Psychodynamic, a word inspired from thermodynamic (thanks wikipedia), means: looking at the dynamics between the elements of one's psyche, that is the relationships between unconscious or conscious mental processes/contributions to our lives. We may do that through coaching using different approaches. Emotional intelligence may be one of them. NLP may be another one. Psychodynamic may be another one. Observations with you around your system and how you interact with it may be another. Then being clear about goals, expectations, understanding that you have the ownership of your actions, is the basis of any coaching relationships.

This article contains several inaccuracies (my perspective) and is associating general information on coaching to a specific approach. Psychodynamic approach in coaching is more a tool for the practitioner to understand better the system the coachee is operating from and with that being able to see possible hidden patterns. Then, through conversation, coach and client may decide to bring these patterns to consciousness, when it is relevant to the objectives of the ongoing coaching relationship. There are other approaches used by coaches to assist them in looking for patterns. Whenever you embark in a coaching relationship, do take a moment to get to know your coach, and ensure they are accredited by neutral bodies such as ICF or EMCC.