In this demonstration, Caroline Beckett, a Master Certified Coach and accredited supervisor, conducted a live supervision session with Sarah Harrison, a volunteer currently living in Munich and working towards her coaching accreditation. The session, introduced by Dr. Clare Beckett-McInroy, aimed to provide a demonstration of supervision, focusing on Sarah’s journey as a coach and the challenges she faces around her identity as a coach.
Session Overview:
The session started by revisiting the coaching alliance between Caroline and Sarah, ensuring that Sarah’s current needs were addressed. Sarah expressed her feelings of being “daunted” by the prospect of transitioning into independent coaching and the uncertainty around what makes her unique as a coach. Caroline skillfully explored these concerns by offering reflective questions and sharing her own experience transitioning from education to coaching.
Key Themes:
1. Exploration of Professional Identity: Sarah shared her internal conflict of wanting to become an independent coach but feeling overwhelmed by the transition. She questioned her unique selling proposition and what makes her stand out as a coach. Caroline guided Sarah to reflect on her strengths and identify the emotional and practical aspects of her transition.
2. Collaborative Supervision Style: Caroline maintained a collaborative approach, allowing Sarah to take ownership of the session. By sharing her own experiences, Caroline normalized Sarah’s feelings of anxiety, helping her feel less isolated. This collaborative process provided Sarah with actionable insights and a deeper sense of self-awareness.
3. Personal Reflections and Action Steps: Through reflective exercises and conversation, Sarah gained clarity on her professional identity and articulated action steps to move forward. She realized the importance of focusing on who she is as a coach rather than who her clients will be. This shift in mindset encouraged her to consider a 360-degree feedback process and to begin working on a personal website.
Supervision vs. Coaching:
Caroline also addressed how this session was distinct from a coaching session, explaining that in supervision, the supervisor may share more of their own experiences, which is typically not the case in coaching. This mentoring aspect helped Sarah feel supported while still being challenged in her thinking.
In closing, Sarah expressed gratitude for the session, noting that it had helped her shift her thinking and feel more confident about her next steps. Caroline wrapped up by acknowledging the progress made and encouraging Sarah to reach out if she needed further support. The demonstration concluded with a Q&A session where participants reflected on the supervision process and Caroline’s approach to fostering professional growth.
Course Content
Organisation
BECKETT MCINROY CONSULTANCY (BMC) comprises of passionate, highly qualified and experienced Coaches, Trainers, Researchers, SUPERvisors, Mentor Coaches, Psychometrists, Writers and Consultants with PhDs, MBAs and Master Coaching credentials. We partner with you to understand your pressure points and strengths. Our projects involve accredited coach training provisions, one-on-one executive coaching, team and board coaching, leadership development and profiling tools. We work across sectors globally ensuring that your personal, professional and organisational requirements are met through bespoke provisions. Clients include LEGO, Citi, DHL and Saudi Aramco, to name a few. Our team travel extensively whilst residing in North America, Qatar, Canada, UK, Bahrain, France, Kenya, Germany, France, Iran, Egypt and Indonesia.
Founded through our passion to enable people, teams, organisations and communities to achieve their potential, BECKETT MCINROY CONSULTANCY (BMC) believes that co-creation brings positive transformation for all. We believe that systemic coaching cultures and impactful leadership development programmes can empower humanity and change our world. We are all leaders of ourselves, careers, families, teams and organisations.
We provide bespoke and award winning leadership development programmes, approved and accredited professional coach, mentor coach and supervision training, systemic executive, team and board coaching, psychometric profiling and shadow consulting. Our team of experts have worked across sectors globally.
We have continued to win numerous awards for our CoachME accredited and approved training programmes enabling Senior Executives, Leaders, Managers, Mentors, Coaches and SUPERvisors, to gain accreditation and credentials through:
* International Coaching Federation (ICF) – Associate Certified Coach (ACC), Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Master Certified Coaches (MCC) and Advanced Certification in Team Coaching (ACTC)
* European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) – Practitioner (P), Senior Practitioner (SP), Master Practitioner (MP) and European Supervision Individual Award accredited SUPERvisor (ESIA)
* Centre for Credentialing and Education (CCE) – Board Certified Coach (BCC)
* Association for Coaching (AC) – Foundation Coach/Foundation Executive Coach, Coach/Executive Coach, Professional Coach/Professional Executive Coach, Master Coach/Master Executive Coach
Presenter
MCC, EIA (SP), ESIA, MA, BA, PGCE
International Coaching Federation (ICF) Master Certified Coach (MCC) and Global Individual Accreditation (EIA) at Senior Practitioner Level with European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
Caroline has a passion for coaching, mentor coaching, SUPERvision and training delivery; she thrives on making a difference by helping people and organisations to develop their competencies and reach their potential. Caroline has truly global experience across cultures, continents and contexts; she enjoys working with clients in a variety of sectors.
Caroline is a founding faculty member of Beckett-McInroy Consultancy (BMC) where she offers coaching, mentor coaching and SUPERvision. She is also involved in the instructional design, assessment and facilitation of the CoachME ICF Level 1, 2 and 3 programmes, Association for Coaching (AC) Diploma and EMCC Global Supervision Quality Award for Training Providers (ESQA).
