Coaching at the Edge of Capacity with Sarah Dembitz (Hybrid)

Description

Our Psychology Distilled events cover the full sweep of psychology, from Freud, to leadership, to neuroscience. Each session is self-contained, so you can attend the individual topics that particularly grab you and still gain a comprehensive yet compressed coverage of the discipline of psychology as it relates to coaching practice.

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Does this scenario sound familiar to you?

Your coaching clients continue to perform well while carrying sustained pressure, so much so that from the outside, very little looks wrong. They are meeting expectations, progressing in their roles, and staying accountable. Yet, something underneath may be starting to shift. Their energy is less stable, recovery is reduced, and their decisions can feel heavier than they should. These changes are often subtle and not explicitly named in coaching conversations – yet begin to influence how clients think and respond.

This can create a challenge for coaches. The work stays focused on goals, behaviour and outcomes, while the conditions supporting those outcomes are under strain.

In this session

Experienced coach Sarah Dembitz will explore how this shows up in practice, without moving outside the boundaries of coaching. Learn how to recognise early signals to respond appropriately and understand how a client’s readiness for change varies across different aspects of their lives – so that you can adjust the coaching conversation accordingly.

Participants will leave this session with:

• A clearer sense of how reduced capacity can show up in clients before it is explicitly named
• Greater confidence in recognising when a coaching conversation may need to focus on underlying conditions, not just goals or behaviour
• A practical way of gauging readiness for change in different areas of a client’s life
• More confidence in adjusting their coaching pace and approach based on that readiness
• Language they can use to explore health and capacity without stepping outside coaching scope
• A clearer sense of appropriate boundaries, including when and how to refer on

Gain more confidence in your coaching approach to help you and your coaching clients more readily recognise early signs of working at the edges of capacity.

About Sarah Dembitz

Sarah is an experienced coach, bringing over two decades experience in high-responsibility environments, including leadership roles as a founder & CEO, Executive Director at UN Women UK, and Team Lead at the OECD. Her coaching approach is structured and evidence-based, integrating physical, behavioural and habit-change principles.