Professional and Personal Coaching
Coaching moves us forward and deepens learning. It starts from a premise that we have self-efficacy and self-determination to explore issues and areas that stretch, challenge, strengthen or change us.
Our offerings are:
Life and Wellbeing Coaching
Health Equity Coaching Program
Coaching Discovery Session
Coaching Upcoming Leaders Program
Coaching for Performance
Life and Wellbeing Coaching
Coaching is an engaging, dynamic, and person-centred space that supports you to explore your vision for yourself and your future.
It is a place of insight, clarity, hope, change, and action. It is also a calm, safe, and affirming space where you can nurture your ideas, dreams, and goals.
Coaching style
I offer modalities most relevant to you with your autonomy always at the forefront. You ultimately decide what works best for you. Our sessions may include:
Socratic questioning
Reflective listening
Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT)
Motivational interviewing
Creative expression
Decisional balance
Strengths and values work
Health Equity Coaching Program
Coaching involves structured conversations exploring issues or areas you would like to change or develop in. It is often short-term, with a focus on deepening learning, gaining skills and understanding around mental health and wellbeing, and progressing towards your goals and aspirations.
Coaching conversations are based on your specific interests, goals and needs, using questions, activities, and reflective listening so you can process, consider, and reflect on issues of importance to you.
Coaching is centred in the present and future. It is a valuable way to explore areas including:
Relationships
Well-being
Change
Work
Strengths
Values
Motivation
Aspirations and goals
We believe coaching also has an important role around prevention and early intervention of mental ill-health in the community.
Before therapy is required, coaching can work with people who want or need to make external or internal changes in their life. Coaching is client-centred and has parallels to some therapies such as Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFT).
To reduce financial and access barriers, Freshwater Harmony offers coaching with cost per session based on a client’s income band.
Coaching can be a valuable support for those people who may experience barriers accessing 1:1 support and who would benefit from gaining or increasing self-efficacy in mental health and wellbeing.
Coaching Upcoming Leaders Program
Leaders can be found in many areas of an organisation or community.
Leaders with a growth mindset are important role models. They promote a culture of curiosity, innovation, motivation and trust.
An organisation’s well-being is reflected in its culture, and people are at its heart. Ethical leaders are perceived to be courageous, fair and trustworthy. Their integrity is demonstrated by aligned behaviour, values and beliefs.
This program is customised and draws on coaching, mentoring and Motivational Interviewing to work with upcoming leaders. It works effectively as a standalone offering or as a development opportunity within an organisation’s performance appraisal cycle.
Coaching conversations use reflective listening and questioning.
What leadership characteristics and actions are most important for your organisation (situation, club, team or business?)
What motivates you? Why?
What are your areas for greatest development? How could addressing these impact on your career journey?
What are your 5 key strengths? When have you drawn on them to manage a similar challenge?
When have you overcome a similar issue? How did you go about it?
What attributes, values and actions do you believe are most important to ethical leadership? How can you demonstrate these in your workplace?
Coaching for Performance
Performance coaching that focuses on a growth mindset can improve the capabilities of individuals and groups within an organisation.
Performance can be impacted by many and diverse factors. When addressing performance issues, it is essential to be clear on the desired outcome. A punitive or adversarial approach can result in frustration, confusion and decreased motivation. It can also lead to perceived unfairness, grievance and damage to trust.
Alternatively, an approach of trust and relationship building and belief in the ability of the person to grow and develop, can benefit all parties. Clearly defined goals and outcomes and an understanding of any underlying factors that may be impacting the situation is also critical. Rather than creating barriers, it is an opportunity for both the manager and staff member to grow together.
It is also important to recognise that psychosocial factors such as poor job design, perceived organisational injustice, poor communication, over work, and unclear or ill defined job roles can have a detrimental affect on employees. Employers have a legal obligation to address psychosocial risks in the workplace. This makes good business sense as an employee’s motivation, loyalty, capabiliity, productivity and self efficacy contribute to the well-being of the organisation as a whole.
Coaching for Performance is a customised offering and works well as either a stand alone or series of sessions.
In addition to coaching, it incorporates mentoring and Motivational Interviewing to deepen learning and strengthen capability.
Coaching Discovery Session
Whether you are curious about coaching, or are ready to start your coaching journey, you can start here.
Kind words
I began my coaching journey with Leanne Springer in February 2024 and had 8 sessions over a 4-month period. At the start of the coaching journey, I was at a crossroads in both my personal and professional life. I was in recovery from chronic fatigue after 3 years of being unable to work and in the process of getting ready to return to work alongside a career change from medical education into coaching.
I approached Leanne as her dual expertise as a coach and mental health educator appealed to me. After our first meeting, Leanne’s candid approach as well as her personal and professional values really resonated with me and built a level of trust in the coaching relationship from the start.
During our sessions, I was able to work through what was percolating under the surface, uncover the reasons for the dissonance that was keeping me stuck and unable to envision and commit to a different lifestyle and career path.
I started my sessions wanting a solution focused approach to what my vison of myself as a coach and business owner was going to look like and ended up having a transformative journey of personal discovery and growth that gave me so much more.
With Leanne’s gentle guidance via powerful questioning, engaging and challenging but fun exercises I was able to connect with my true self and use it to guide me on my path forward. I was truly stuck at the start of our journey but by the end, with Leanne’s guidance I had developed my inner coaching voice. It’s that voice that is helping me navigate the highs and lows of life from a personal chore of strength, resilience and compassion. Thank you, and bless you, Leanne. I could not have done it without you. I recommend Leanne without reservations and believe that anyone who has struggled with chronic illness and mental health has in Leanne a coach that can help you move forwards and beyond what you may even see possible for yourself.
Susie Rebelo Hopkins
I started coaching with Leanne after finding myself searching for direction in a number of key areas. I work in multiple industries and wear many hats, so dividing my time can be a challenge. Working with Leanne has helped me to gain mental clarity around my ambitions and understand what I am looking for in life. I now have a clearer understanding of myself and feel like my day-to-day decision-making is actually aligned with my best interests. I have discovered things about myself that I never knew before and there have been so many revelations for me. I feel content yet motivated after every session and I have found a true purpose in my life as a result. I now have a clear path forward with all aspects of my life and a deeper understanding of why I make certain decisions. I am finally working towards the balanced life I am looking for and I can’t wait to see what lies ahead. I am truly grateful for Leanne’s support, and I can’t recommend her services highly enough.”
James King – Owner, Plant Fuel Focus; Health Coach; Ski Instructor; Content Writer