Books

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I am delighted to say my new book Coaching and Trauma: from surviving to thriving  is now available. To buy a copy with 20% discount go to www.mheducation.co.uk and use the code SMITH20. The reviews have been very positive, which is great to read. The key messages in this book are coaches needn't  fear trauma showing up in coaching room. It is already present but unrecognised. The book shows coaches how to be trauma-informed and to stay coaching, without straying into therapy.  It is practical and well-grounded in theory.  I hope you find it helpful. Do let me know.
"This book bust the myth that trauma has nothing to do with coaching, while underlying clearly how coaches can maintain appropriate boundaries. A real gift to the profession and absolutely essential reading for any coaching supervisor"
"This is a book that coaching has been missing. It is a valuable resource for any coach, supervisor or training provider interested in the development of a more mature coaching profession."
Therapist into Coach
Published 2005 by McGrawHill Open University Press. It feels like a long time since I wrote this book, and I would, of course, write it differently now. However, I still meet people who tell me how valuable it is to them and that it is used in coach training. Very satisfying to know it is useful. I'm told by readers that it gives a very clear separation of therapy and coaching, which is helpful for those entering coaching and those moving from counselling into coaching.
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Papers

Traumatised Psyche: Traumatised Soul
presented to the second Limbus Conference in Dartington Great Hall on April 23st 2016.
​Video of the presentation can be accessed via www.limbus.org.uk.
 What has trauma got to do with coaching? Or coaching got to do with trauma?  
​Presented to the APECS Symposium in 2015, followed up with a presentation to an APECS seminar in February 2016.