From Story to Self: Integrating Artistic Process

This session invites coaches into an embodied exploration of how story, poetry, and meditation can be integrated with mindful coaching to deepen presence, listening, and insight while supporting ethical, client-centered action.

Who Is This For?

• Professional coaches, who want to deepen presence, listening, and inquiry by integrating creative and contemplative practices into their coaching
• Coach educators and mentors, who are looking to expand how they teach ethical, presence-based, and artful approaches to coaching.
• Experienced practitioners, who want to work more skillfully with metaphor, symbolism, and silence while maintaining clear professional boundaries
• Coaches in adjacent helping professions, who are looking to bring greater depth, insight, and intentional action into client conversations without crossing into therapy

What You Will Learn:

• Apply story, poetry, and meditation as structured coaching interventions to deepen client awareness and insight
• Utilize symbolism, metaphor, and silence to enhance active listening and support rigorous, client-centered inquiry
• Establish and maintain ethical boundaries when incorporating creative and contemplative practices into coaching
• Translate emergent insight into clear, client-designed actions that align with values and intentions

Course Details:

Join us for an exploration presentation with Katrina Sheena Smyth, ACC, and Siobhan Doherty on March 19, 2026, from 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. (ET NY), where you will go From Story to Self: Integrating Artistic Process and Mindful Coaching. How might story, poetry, and meditation expand what is possible in a coaching conversation? This experiential session invites coaches into a deeper exploration of how creative and contemplative practices can be integrated into coaching to strengthen presence, listening, and ethical inquiry. Drawing on research into the creative process and mindfulness, participants will explore how symbolism, metaphor, and intentional silence support trust, deepen awareness, and open space for insight beyond habitual thinking.

Designed for professional coaches, coach educators, and practitioners in adjacent helping professions, this session is especially valuable for those who want to bring greater depth and artistry into their work while remaining firmly grounded in coaching competencies and ethical boundaries. The emphasis is not on therapy or self-expression for its own sake, but on skillful, client-centered application that leads to clarity and intentional action.

Through reflective dialogue and practical exploration, attendees will learn how to apply story, poetry, and meditation as structured coaching interventions; use metaphor and silence to enhance active listening and inquiry; maintain clear ethical boundaries when working with evocative material; and support clients in translating insight into meaningful, self-designed action.

Participants will leave with practical approaches they can immediately integrate into their coaching conversations, along with a renewed sense of presence, confidence, and creativity in how they partner with clients to design inspired, grounded change.