Quite simply, dog assisted coaching is where a canine companion is with you during your coaching session. This could be in a passive role; where the dog is present in the room but you don’t interact together. Or the dog could take an active role; where we go for a walk and the dog becomes part of the experience. 

In most of my coaching sessions, clients prefer that the dog takes an active role; from cuddles inside to letting off steam in the park. 

This may seem like an odd place to start but I used to have a love hate relationship with coaching.

I loved the potential it had to change my life, but hated the experience to get there. I found it awkward, uncomfortable and intense; not very conducive to those lightbulb moments!

Coaching has to be about delivering powerful, effective and lasting results. That’s why creating an environment in which you immediately feel at ease is so important to me. 

I thought about what I needed to feel in order to have the best session; calm, relaxed, open, energetic, positive, uninhibited, free of judgement. The exact qualities that our canine friends have been proven to deliver.