The approach to coaching that I have experienced and learned through Shadow Work, starts with working with whatever you bring to a session, a thread that we will follow together. My role is to provide the support, curiosity and safety to go where you need to go. The coaching sessions are flexible, from two hours up to four hours, giving time and space to explore issues identified by you in depth.
Sessions can be online, using Zoom, or in person. I am based in Edinburgh and, if you want to work in person, I can do so at a venue that suits you or I can suggest a venue.
Shadow Work coaching provides a safe and supportive space for you to:
Better understand yourself and establish your own foundations for making change
Relate more compassionately with those closest to you and those around you
Build personal resilience and recover from past hurts and losses
Establish and maintain clear personal boundaries and principles, and
Explore and find a greater sense of purpose and personal meaning.
This can be done through:
Finding the sources of internal critical voices and limiting self beliefs
Identifying and understanding the roots of unwanted and unhelpful behaviours and patterns of behaviour
Dealing with past hurts and losses that may have remained unresolved
Working on personal attitudes to anger and finding new ways to use and express this energy
Exploring who you are and developing a greater sense of who you want to be.
Testimonials
I've just completed my work with Francis and it has had such a positive impact in my life. I started the course and I was a little apprehensive. I have tried several different therapies over the years such as CBT, person centred and more.
I actually was not sure exactly what I wanted from it but having had therapy trusted the process and am so glad I did.
Initially I was a little worried that Francis was male as I have only had mostly female therapists. However as we progressed he was the most gentle and open counsellor I have ever worked with.
Francis was so kind and present and willing to go anywhere I wanted to within the sessions. All four sessions were very different from one another and pushed far beyond and deeper than other therapists have. I had very visual and visceral experiences in a way I did not expect and felt supported before during and after all these sessions.
Shadow work was really unique and massively useful and I have enjoyed exploring my feelings from a different perspective. The work we have done has granted me insight into the way I think, the dynamics of my relationships and I will continue to use it. I cannot thank Francis enough for the clarity this has given me and I would absolutely recommend him to everyone.
I reached out to Francis when I was in a very challenging place in my life. It was a time when I was being challenged and triggered in the relational field with my deeper relationships. The shadow work session with Francis was profound for me as I saw my part to play in all that was happening to me.
The recognition and acknowledgement of [the different] parts into my awareness was a powerful process. I saw how they were all playing out in my life in unhealthy ways at times. Each part was desperate to be met and seen - they were all too fragmented. The process of integration and bringing those parts together - giving those parts what they need myself has brought such depth and clarity. Very grateful to Francis for his space holding and guidance.
Over the years I have done a lot of different kinds of work to address an area where I have been stuck. Within an hour Francis had helped me to release the last persistent bit. His way of asking questions is mind-opening and liberating
Working with Francis applying Shadow Work has helped me open doors I didn’t know existed, let alone locked.
