What if we stopped interpreting our clients — and started listening to how they actually experience the world?
In this video, Nick Bolton, founder of Animas Centre for Coaching, introduces the phenomenological principle — a key stance within transformative coaching. The focus is on understanding the client’s lived experience as they describe it, rather than interpreting it through the coach’s assumptions, models, or explanations.
Working phenomenologically asks the coach to stay close to what the client is experiencing in the moment, allowing meaning to emerge from the client’s own perspective.
In this video Nick explores:
- What we mean by a phenomenological stance in coaching
- Why coaches need to notice and bracket their own assumptions
- How staying with the client’s experience can deepen reflection and insight
Related questions:
How does a phenomenological approach work in coaching?
What does it mean to bracket assumptions in a coaching conversation?
Why is lived experience important in transformative coaching?
How can coaches avoid interpreting their clients’ experiences?
What is the role of phenomenology in coaching practice?
Learn more about Animas Centre for Coaching and our transformative coaching philosophy here:
https://www.animascoaching.com/
