Confidentiality

Our industry is small. Sooner or later we end up at the same conference, or it turns out we share three mutual contacts. That is exactly why this is worth spelling out instead of assuming.

I work to ICF (International Coaching Federation) standards. Confidentiality is not a feature of my practice. It is the ground it stands on.

What this means in practice

I do not confirm or discuss the fact that we work together with anyone. Not with mutual contacts, not with people from your company, not with your family. What is said in a session stays in the session.

The one exception

If a session reveals a clear risk of physical harm to you or to someone else, or you tell me you intend to commit a serious crime, I am obliged to report it. In my practice this has never happened.

If we move in the same professional circles

We agree separately on how we interact outside sessions, so there are no grey areas. Conferences, shared projects, mutual acquaintances: better decided upfront than improvised in a hallway.

My role

In a session I am your coach, not your colleague and not your friend. We work as partners, without judgement, with respect for your context and your goals. I am not a therapist, and I will say so and point you elsewhere if that is what the situation calls for.

Supervision

Like any coach working to professional standards, I work with a supervisor. Your identity is never part of that conversation.

Your data

Everything is handled under GDPR. Nothing goes to third parties. What I keep, I keep secure.

One thing I will ask you for

When I apply for the next level of ICF accreditation, they may want to confirm with past clients that sessions took place. I will never pass your email on without asking you first, and no is a perfectly fine answer.