Single-Session Coaching: Distinctive Features

By Windy Dryden

In this revised edition of Single-Session Coaching: Distinctive Features, Windy Dryden presents a clear and accessible overview of the theory and practice of Single-Session Coaching (SSC).

Presented in the highly accessible Distinctive Features format, Windy Dryden explores how these approaches allow coaches and clients to tackle problems and find solutions quickly and flexibly. The book is divided into two parts covering the theory and practice of SSC. The chapters clearly examine key topics, including the foundations of SSC, what makes a good SSC coach and coachee, common misconceptions, preparing for and structuring a session and considering significant coachee variables. It explains key terminology, such as the difference between problem-focused and development-focused SSC, and portrays these differences in useful case studies to show the benefits of each for individual clients. Finally, it concludes with details on following up with the coachee, including key questions to ask. With case studies throughout, this approach can be applied in various clinical settings, such as primary care, and non-clinical settings, such as voluntary sectors and is ideal for time-limited scenarios in comparison to other, more time-consuming, coaching methods.

This will be an invaluable tool for coaches in practice and in training, as well as for academics and students of coaching.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041226152
• ISBN13: 9781041226154
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 138 Pages