The Four C’s of Relational Excellence ©: An Integrative Framework for Relationship Coaching
I have developed a simple tool for working with relationships designed to provide a coherent structure that brings together the various CPD and training I have undertaken over the years. I use this framework in sessions with clients and have been developing worksheets to support our work between meetings. With over 11 years of working with relationships, I integrate elements from modalities and tools such as Imago Theory, Gottman Method and Nonviolent Communication. I weave this together with other strands of psychology and psychotherapy such as Attachment Theory and psychology research into how our minds and bodies work, particularly our survival responses and how adaptations formed in childhood impact on how we are in relationships. My coaching training gave me a refreshing perspective on a growth mindset and the structured nature of coaching. I decided that I needed a framework akin to those found in coaching sessions, such as the GROW and CLEAR models, in order to bring cohes...