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Mindset work has become one of the most used and most misunderstood terms in coaching. Used well it draws on a substantial evidence base in cognitive psychology, positive psychology, neuroscience and behavioural change to help people understand and reshape the patterns driving their thoughts, decisions and results. Used poorly it is a collection of positive thinking platitudes that do not move anything.
The courses in this category sit firmly in the first camp. They integrate the core frameworks of positive psychology and cognitive coaching with the energy psychology and somatic awareness that SAA is known for. The result is a more complete picture of why people stay stuck and what actually shifts them, useful both for your own development and for working with clients at a level that produces lasting change.
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These programmes attract people who want the psychological depth behind the mindset work they are already doing or already teaching.
All courses in this category are IPHM accredited or CPD certified. No prior psychology background is required.
Positive psychology coaching applies the research and frameworks of positive psychology to coaching practice. Rather than focusing primarily on what is wrong or what needs fixing, positive psychology looks at what is already working, what constitutes flourishing for this particular person, and how to build on strengths, resilience, meaning and positive emotion to support lasting change. In coaching it is used alongside conventional goal-setting and action-planning to create a more complete and sustainable approach to working with clients.
A mindset coach helps clients identify the beliefs, thought patterns and psychological habits that are limiting their progress, and works with them to replace those patterns with more accurate and enabling ones. The work draws on cognitive psychology, NLP principles, positive psychology and where appropriate somatic and energy-based techniques. A good mindset coaching qualification covers not just the techniques but the psychological theory behind why beliefs form, how they operate beneath conscious awareness and what kinds of interventions actually shift them at a deep level.
Unless otherwise stated, our courses are delivered online via our learning portal and are self-study with no time limits.
Carol Dweck's research distinguishes between a fixed mindset, the belief that abilities and intelligence are innate and cannot be significantly changed, and a growth mindset, the belief that abilities can be developed through effort, learning and persistence. In practice most people hold a mixture of both depending on the domain. Mindset coaching helps clients identify specifically where fixed mindset beliefs are operating and what experiences formed them, which is more effective than simply telling someone to think more positively.
The cognitive and mindfulness-based tools taught in these courses are directly applicable to anxiety in a coaching context. It is important to note the distinction between coaching and therapy: coaching is appropriate for people who are functioning well and want to develop, not for those experiencing clinical levels of anxiety or mental health conditions that require therapeutic or medical support. The courses at Soul Awakening Academy equip coaches to recognise this boundary and refer appropriately.
Yes. All courses in the Psychology and Mindset category carry IPHM accreditation or CPD certification and award Continuing Professional Development points on completion.
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