• Tuesday, July 8 at 2:00pm EDT.

Transpersonal Psychology, born of the 1970s but influenced from the theories and practices of Jung, Assagioli, Maslow, and many others has found a home in Transpersonal approaches to Life Coaching. Total Life Coaching is the operating system of all coaching because we are working with whole human beings.

Transpersonal approaches include methods and language to explore and discover new learning for the coaching client in the areas of Body, Brain and Being. (Or Mind, Body, Spirit). The spiritual element is sometimes difficult to discuss or to apply in coaching, but Dr. Williams (who received his doctorate in Transpersonal Psychology in 1977) will cite research, theories and practical applications to add the transpersonal approach to your coaching psychology toolkit.

Today, more than ever, coaching is attracting clients who are willing and desirous to engage in deeper conversations beyond their business success or leadership skills. Behind those “door openers” are the depth of transpersonal, whole person, deep conversations of meaning, purpose, and spirituality. Dr. Williams will present brief summaries of key theorists of transpersonal psychology and their connection to coaching today. In addition, the participants will participate in experiential learning of techniques and tools that not only resonate with their total being, but tools they can take with them to use with clients in a strategic and acceptable manner. Participants will leave this workshop with:

• 1) several techniques/practices to immediately apply with their clients as a new coaching tool
• 2) an understanding of the original theorists influencing coaching psychology today
• 3) the ability to use the Coaching Mandala (wheel of life)
• 4) an experience with these techniques and concepts in a practice coaching session.

One of the early pioneers of coaching, Pat is often called the ambassador of life coaching. Pat has been a licensed psychologist since 1980 and began executive coaching in 1990 with Hewlett Packard, IBM, Kodak and other companies along the front range of Colorado. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Cum Laude graduate of Kansas University in 1972. He completed his masters in Humanistic Psychology in 1975 and doctorate in Transpersonal Psychology in 1977.

Pat joined Coach U in 1995, closed his therapy practice six months later and became a full time coach. He was a senior trainer with Coach U from 1997-1998. Pat then started his own coach training school, the Institute for Life Coach Training ( ILCT) which specializes in training those with a human services orientation. ILCT has trained over 2,500 helping professionals and has opened offices in Korea, Turkey, Italy, China and the UK.

Pat is the department chair of the Coaching Psychology program at the International University of Professional Studies (www.iups.edu) and has taught graduate coaching classes at Colorado State University, Denver University, City University of London and many others. He was a curriculum consultant for the Coaching Certificate program at Fielding International University (www.fielding.edu/hod/ce/ebc/faculty.htm)

Pat is a past board member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and co-chaired the ICF regulatory committee. He is currently the president of the Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO), and honorary VP of the Association of Coaching Psychology.

In May 2006, Pat was honored as the first Global Visionary Fellow by the Foundation of Coaching for his Coaching the Global Village initiative to bring coaching methodologies to villages in developing countries and to the leaders of nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations who serve them. He is passionate about coaching and dedicated to ensuring is remains a respected profession.

Pat has authored several articles, book chapters and co-authored the following books:

• Therapist as Life Coach: Transforming Your Practice (2nd Edition 2007)
  Total Life Coaching: 50+ Life lessons, Skills and Techniques to Enhance Your Practice and Your Life (2005)
  Law and Ethics of Coaching: How to Solve and Avoid Difficult Problems in Your Practice(2006)
  Becoming a Professional Coach: Lessons from the Institute for Life Coach Training (2007)

To attend this Uncommon Conversation and participate live with questions or comments, please see the ‘registration for an Uncommon Conversation’ box to your right.

And please mark your calendars the next conversation with Dr. Williams on Tuesday, August 12th. All Dr. Williams calls are scheduled to begin at 2:00pm EDT.

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