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Show Notes

Following on from our exploration of Gestalt coaching in our previous episode, in this podcast we explore one of the models that originates in Gestalt, the Cycle of Experience (CoE), in greater detail. 

The CoE is a Gestalt model that illustrates how individuals move through their experience of a situation. The model incorporates different stages that people might move through in order to complete the cycle and move on to a different experience. 

On this podcast we explore the CoE model and identify each of the different stages that someone could be at when they arrive in the coaching room. Having an awareness of the CoE helps coaches to meet coachees where they are and work with them at that stage of the cycle. 

Increasing a coachee’s own awareness of where they are in the CoE and inviting them to really take notice of what they are experiencing in the here and now of a coaching session can be really powerful. 

The CoE is also useful in helping coachee’s to understand why they might be ‘stuck’ at one of the stages of the cycle and struggling to move forward.  

If you’re interested in helping coachees to understand their situation better and to increase their awareness of how they are connecting with their world, the CoE model could be really useful. It will also help you to support your coachees in gaining an acceptance of who they are in the current moment and exploring how they might move forward towards completing the cycle of experience. 

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For an overview of the Gestalt and using it in the coaching room, listen to our previous podcast here:

https://yourcoachingjourney.com/project/episode-36-coaching-approach-gestalt/

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