I had been working with Rachel for 2+ years as a leadership coach, when she offered the option to help with couples coaching, Sam (my wife) and I jumped at the opportunity. Rachel often gave me the same advice as Sam, so she was naturally keen to work with her and I already had a high level of trust, so it seemed like a no brainer.
Some of the things we have gotten out of the process are:
– Ability to have hard conversations that would typically break down into arguments previously/without Rachel present
– Rachel being able to see both sides of conflicts and bridge the gaps in our understandings of each others perspectives
– A routine, safe space where the context is to be able to bring up tough topics for discussion.
– An understanding of some of our existing negative patterns, why they happen and an ability to detach from them “ah, that’s that pattern happening again – rather than continuing further down the negative pattern”