Coaching in the Grey Space: Navigating Complex Client Territory

Every coach faces moments when a client shares something that makes you pause and wonder: “Am I still coaching here, or has this become something else?”

This workshop provides practical frameworks for navigating the complex territory where coaching meets healing work – the “grey space” that every coach encounters but few openly discuss.

Based on years of doctoral research with practicing coaches worldwide, this session offers evidence-based tools for working ethically and confidently when clients bring trauma, mental health challenges, and life’s complexities to coaching sessions.

What You’ll Gain:

• Practical tools for recognizing and navigating the “grey space”
• Trauma-informed coaching approaches without becoming a therapist
• How to move from “referral” to empowering “signposting”
• Embodied awareness techniques for confident decision-making
• Clear contracting strategies for authentic human complexity

Perfect for: International coaches serious about developing ethical, confident practice in today’s complex world.

The workshop includes interactive exercises, real case study exploration, and the ability to pre-order my newly launched book “Coaching in the Grey Space.”

Dr. Lauretta is both a researcher and seeker – a coaching psychologist who has walked the path from client to practitioner to doctoral researcher. Author of “Coaching in the Grey Space,” she combines lived experience with academic expertise to help coaches navigate the complex territory where healing and growth intersect. Her trauma-informed approach empowers coaches to work confidently with the full spectrum of human experience.