Cognitive Behavioural Coaching in Practice An Evidence Based Approach

Foreword to the First Edition, Anthony M Grant

Foreword to the Second Edition, Suzy Green

Introduction, Michael Neenen and Stephen Palmer

01. Understanding and Tackling Procrastination, Michael Neenan

02. Motivational Interviewing, Jonathan Passmore 

03. The Coaching Alliance in Cognitive Behavioural Coaching, Alanna Henderson and Stephen Palmer 

04. Socratic Questioning, michael Neenan 

05. Developing Self-Acceptance Through Coaching, Stephen Palmer and Helen Williams 

06. Stress and Performance Coaching, Kristina Gyllensten and Stephen Palmer 

07. Health and Wellbeing Coaching, Siobhan O'riordan and Stephen Palmer 

08. Developing a Coaching Culture at Work, Alison Whybrow and Siobhan O'Riordan 

09. Understanding and Developing Resilience, Michael Neenan and Windy Dryden 

10. Single-Session Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (SSCBC), Windy Dryden 

11. Coaching Supervision, Michael Neenan

Afterword, Michael Neenan and Stephen Palmer

Biography

Michael Neenan is Associate Director of the Centre for Stress Management and Centre for Coaching, Blackheath, London. He trained as a cognitive behavioural therapist (CBT) and later, with others, adapted CBT for use in coaching. Among his books, he has written two on developing resilience, which is a key interest of his. He has written and edited over 20 books.

Stephen Palmer is Professor of Practice at the Wales Academy for Professional Practice and Applied Research, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and Founder Director of the Centre for Coaching, London. He is President and a Fellow of the International Society for Coaching Psychology. He is a Chartered Psychologist and has over 30 years’ experience of applying the cognitive behavioural approach in different fields of practice including therapy, training and coaching. He has written and edited over 50 books and has published numerous articles.

"This second edition of the book Cognitive Behavioural Coaching in Practice is a leap forward in the practice of CBC, highlighting chapters on wellbeing, resilience, stress and many more relevant constructs for a post-Covid era. Mental wellbeing is now top of the agenda for individual and organisational health and wellbeing, which makes this book a ‘must read’ for anyone practicing or researching cognitive behavioural coaching."

• Sir Cary Cooper, CBE, 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology & Health at the ALLIANCE Manchester Business School, University of Manchester

"Neenan and Palmer, two prolific writers, have produced a readable, practical, and helpful text on applying REBT to coaching. The strength of this lies in the knowledgeable authors who each write on their respective areas of expertise. This book is an excellent resource for practitioners because of the wide variety of topics it covers by experts."

• Raymond DiGiuseppe, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology St. John’s University, New York City, USA

"This is an essential reading for anyone who wants to practice coaching, based on the cognitive-behavioural approach. It is a highly practical book which provides an excellent illustration of various applications of cognitive-behavioural coaching. The topic of each chapter is presented by top experts at the international level in the field. All professional coaches and students or allied professionals that want to train in coaching will find this book and excellent resource for evidence-based tools and techniques."

• Oana A. David, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director of the International Coaching Institute at Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, and President of the International Association of Cognitive Behavioral Coaching

"This new edition of Cognitive Behavioural Coaching in Practice: An Evidence Based Approach maintains the quality and focus of the 1st edition, but also pushes the area forward significantly. The chapters included in the 2nd edition will surely be invaluable to students, trainees, practitioners, and researchers, invested in Cognitive Behavioural Coaching. Neenan and Palmer have once again engaged excellent authors in the book to provide a broad and deep insight into the most important facets of Cognitive Behavioural Coaching. The book offers a contemporary resource for readers that is based in evidence, and a wealth of practitioner experience."

• Martin J. Turner, CPsychol., FAREBT (Acad), Reader in Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Psychology

"We are living in particularly difficult times where uncertainty is profoundly challenging people’s ability to cope and maintain a sense of hope. Bias, error and distortion are at the root of our potentially negative thinking and anxiety in such circumstances. Those interested in the helping relationship whether coaches or coaching psychologists need a psychologically minded, evidence-based approach to inform and guide their practice in supporting their clients. This second edition of Cognitive Behavioural Coaching in Practice which I highly recommend, certainly provides that."

• Hugh O’Donovan, CPsychol. P.s.S.I, Principal at HODA, Coaching Psychologist, Author of Mindful Walking and Honorary Vice President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology

"How many times during this COVID-19 pandemic as coaches and coaching psychologists do we find ourselves working with our clients on issues such as employees engagement, lack of control, digital stress, new work/life balance, new health and wellbeing topics, self-esteem and self-acceptance, or on the dark side of resilience? How many times from 2020 as practitioners have we resorted to coaching supervision? Nine years after its release, the second edition of Cognitive Behavioural Coaching in Practice puts at the service of this transformed world the updated contributions of "highly experienced coaches, some of whom are researchers too."

• Silvana Dini, Co-founder & Steering Committee member of SCP Italy, ISCP Honorary Vice President, Coaching Psychologist (FISCP Accred), Coaching Supervisor (ISCP Accred), Management Consultant

"This book by Neenan and Palmer gives valuable insights into different aspects of Cognitive Behavioural Coaching by bringing together some of the world’s most prominent people in the field to share with us their knowledge and experience in the field both in theory and practice. It doesn’t matter if you are an experienced coach or new in the field of coaching psychology this book will provide you with highly valuable insights and knowledge in the field that will deepen your understanding of it providing you with effective tools and valuable insights on how to work with cognitive behavioural coaching in different situations. This is a book you will definitely return to on many occasions."

• P-O Eriksson, Licensed psychologist, founder and chair of Coaching Psychologists, Sweden and Honorary Vice President of International Society for Coaching Psychology

"The 2^nd edition of Cognitive Behavioural Coaching in Practice: An Evidence Based Approach is an essential guide to coaching with the use of evidence-based practice. The first edition was a must-have for anybody willing to be an expert in coaching while relying on specialist psychological knowledge. In the second edition, the existing chapters have been revised and updated and two new ones have been added: on supervision, and health and well-being, which is a clear added value of the publication. I highly recommend the book to be placed on the reference list for any coaching-related university courses as well as I would certainly recommend it to experienced coach and coaching psychologist colleagues."

• Anna Syrek-Kosowska, ASK Expert, WSB University and Kozminski University, Poland

"I highly recommend the second edition of this excellent book. It provides a comprehensive and pragmatic guide to cognitive behavioural coaching, exploring application of the approach in a range of contexts. It is an invaluable resource for coaches, expanding upon the first edition to include the important areas of supervision, and health and wellbeing. It is equally useful to those new to cognitive behavioural coaching, or more experienced coaches who would like to add further depth to their knowledge and practice. Covering personal, health and corporate settings, it combines a strong evidence base with practical tools and techniques."

• Sheila Panchal, CPsychol., Co-Director of the Centre for Positive Transitions; Leadership and Maternity Coach.

"The second edition of Cognitive Behavioural Coaching in Practice: An Evidence Based Approach co-edited by Michael Neenan and Stephen Palmer offers latest perspectives on CBC in practice, including stress management, motivation, and performance development. Considering that CBC has been substantially employed in coaching applications, this book is well-suited for practitioners in the field of coaching psychology for the enhancement of their evidence-based practice."

• Yi-Ling Lai, CPsychol., Birkbeck, University of London

"For anyone interested in cognitive behavioural coaching, this book provides an evidence based approach from the global leaders in the field. Some of the post-pandemics most in demand topics are elaborated from the CBC viewpoint, including dealing with procrastination, stress, wellbeing and resilience at work. The best of CBC is packed into chapters on motivational interviewing, Socratic questioning and single session coaching. The book provides a rich resource not only for CBC academics and practitioners, but also for coaches from other modalities who look for an integrative approach in coaching."

• Jelena Pavlović, Assistant Professor of Organizational Development and Change, University of Belgrade & Founder at Koučing Centar