Mental Health in Coaching Practice: Approaches to Navigate Intersecting Spaces

By Anne Calleja and Ursula Clidière

Mental Health in Coaching Practice - Approaches to Navigate Intersecting Spaces speaks directly to a growing reality in coaching: mental health is present in the room, whether we name it or not. As clients bring complexity, distress, and uncertainty into coaching conversations, many practitioners find themselves asking: What am I holding? What is mine to work with - and what isn't? This book offers clarity at that edge.

Grounded in research and lived practice, it is a reflective guide for coaches, coach supervisors, and leaders who want to respond with ethical awareness, confidence, and care - without diagnosing, treating, or straying beyond their professional scope. Structured around seven guiding principles and a Why / What / How / Reflection framework, the book integrates theory with application. The Integrative Reflective Practice Model (IRM) and the Flounder-Flourish Matrix (FFM) are brought to life through case vignettes, reflective questions, and tools.

This is not about having all the answers or training you to be a coach therapist. It is about developing the discernment to know what to do next - and why.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032942983
• ISBN13: 9781032942988
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages