“Every person has a unique light they bring into the world. I find meaning in helping them shine”
I decided to up-skill as an Integral Coach after spending 4 years facilitating various personal development programs at Google. I witnessed hundreds of people discover their inner “spark” - experiences which changed the way I see human potential and personal development.
Of all the coaching modalities out there, I was drawn to Integral Coaching because of it’s holistic approach to personal development. The focus is not about “self improvement”, but self awareness, self acceptance and self expression. Integral Coaching goes a lot deeper than simply helping you ‘set and achieve’ goals, and instead focuses on helping you embody a new way of being.
A “joyful way of being” is one characterised by a a sense of presence, purpose, possibility, playfulness and peace. My work is in helping you cultivate these qualities within the unique context of your own life.
Joyfulness is not about happiness, it’s about wholeness. I describe joyfulness as a state of connection. Together we will explore the area(s) of disconnection in your life (i.e. where you feel distracted, disengaged, discouraged or dissatisfied) and create a developmental coaching-program which helps you create the change you seek.
Who is this coaching program for?
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No matter what you do, nothing ever feels like “enough”. Second-guessing yourself has become somewhat a habit. It erodes the joy you feel whenever doing something meaningful, and often prevents you from taking significant steps forward in your life.
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You have a deep, vibrant desire to create—whether it's writing that book, launching your side business, or finally picking up the paintbrush—but you never seem to get past the planning stage. The fear that your work won't be "good enough" is a paralyzing force that kills your ideas before they even leave your head. You seem to be “stuck at the start line”.
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You've achieved many external benchmarks of success: a great job, advanced degrees, a respected title, and a solid income. Yet, a little voice inside constantly whispers that you're a fraud, making you fear that one day your colleagues will "find out" you don't actually deserve to be where you are.
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You have a tendency to equate your self-worth with flawless execution. You're trapped in a draining cycle: you set impossibly high standards, beat yourself up mercilessly when you inevitably fall short, and then double down on rigid effort, leading only to exhaustion.
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You've been promoted into a leadership or management role, but self-doubt makes it incredibly difficult to speak with conviction, make decisive calls, or truly trust your own judgment. You find yourself constantly second-guessing your instincts and holding back your best ideas.
“Working with Kristin through her 1:1 Integral Coaching program was truly life-changing. In just a few sessions, things began to shift in a profound way — I started to reconnect with my confidence and gained a practical “toolbox” to ground myself when self-doubt arises. Kristin is an exceptional coach: empathetic, structured, and deeply insightful. Her approach blended psychological depth with inspiring references in a way that felt both grounding and expansive. This experience has left a lasting impact on how I move through life. I would wholeheartedly recommend her coaching to anyone seeking meaningful, sustainable change”
1. Schedule an introductory call with Kristin
Schedule a 15-minute complimentary introductory call with me - to learn more about my personal coaching philosophy, how the coaching program works, and whether or not this is the right fit for what you’re looking for.
I’m interested,
what next?
2. Commit to a 12-week program
Sustainable behaviour change takes time. This is why my coaching programs are a minimum of 12-weeks long. This generally includes 10x 1:1 60minute sessions. Depending on your location, these will occur on Google Meet. We will agree on the logistics at the start to find a time that suits you.
Weeks 1-3 focus on clarity. I will work with you to bring awareness to your current way of being and what change you are hoping to create by the end of the program. This helps us set 2-3 desired outcomes for the coaching program.
Weeks 4-10 focus on doing the work. I will design a bespoke coaching program for you which consists of daily self observation exercises and practices which help you embody the change you seek.
Weeks 11-12 focus on closure. We will reflect back on the growth you have seen in yourself, and the insights gained. Importantly, we will discuss what comes next, upon the closure of the program, to ensure that the change is sustainable.
I will further offer Whatsapp support for communication in between sessions. We can discuss what support you need as we go.
FAQs that provide clarity on Integral Coaching
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To help you create meaningful and sustainable change in your life.
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The very name "Integral" (meaning whole, complete, or essential) acts as a guiding metaphor for the client’s internal state and the coach’s methodology.
When we say that something is an "integral part" of something else, it means that without that part, the whole would feel incomplete.
Many of us move through the world relying heavily on our intellect and action, while neglecting other integral parts of ourselves, like our body's wisdom (soma), emotional experience, and social context. When we encounter certain challenges, we often feel "stuck" or as if something is "missing" as a result.
The skill of an Integral Coach is to look beneath the surface, bringing awareness to the client’s current way of being and to identify the capacities which have been neglected which are contributing to the client’s challenge. The coach then provides the client with custom-designed, practical assignments to develop these capacities, turning fleeting insight into embodied skill. This work allows the client to build entirely new, lasting capacities, enabling genuine, transformational change that extends far beyond the original problem.
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The core Integral Coaching Methodology has 4 distinct phases which stretch across a 12-week program:
The intake phase (Week 1-2): this is a thorough initial conversation in which I use the Integral Model to gain an in-depth understanding of the client’s current “way of being” and the topic they want to address.
Program design phase (Week 3): here I analyze the intake information, offer the client an assessment of their current way of being (habitual patterns of thoughts, beliefs, emotions, sensations that shape their experience of life), and co-create a vision for a “new way of being”. This vision guides the specific developmental objectives and practices which form the coaching program.
Developmental phase (Week 4-10): this is the main substance of the coaching program which generally lasts for a minimum of 12-weeks. It involves daily self-observation exercises and practices designed to help the client develop new capacities in order to live in alignment with their new way of being. I meet with clients every 2-3 weeks in this period.
Completion phase (Week 11-12): the phase serves to formally conclude the Integral Coaching process by reviewing the fulfilment of the program's developmental objectives and confirming the client's integration of the new way of being. Its core purpose is to validate the client's newly established capacities for self-correction and self-generation, ensuring they can maintain their developmental gains and independently drive their continued growth beyond the coaching engagement.
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Every coaching modality has a unique model(s) upon which the program is designed. The Integral Model is a comprehensive meta-framework that integrates diverse traditions and theories from philosophy, psychology, and spirituality into a unified worldview.
It posits that reality is best understood by considering four fundamental quadrants:
Individual Interior: a person’s “inner world” - thoughts, beliefs, emotions and how they make sense of the world. Subjective experience of being.
Individual Exterior: a person’s “observable behaviour”, inclusive of unconscious habits, sensations, movement and actions.
Collective Interior: a person’s “cultural context” - shared values, beliefs, norms of the group to which the person belongs. Intersubjective realm of relationships
Collective Exterior: the “physical & systemic environment” a person operates within (e.g. org structure, legal system, home environment). The “objective system”.
As an Integral Coach, I use these four quadrants to better understand the topic my clients bring into coaching, and the most effective entry points to help them move forward.
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Integral coaching focuses on holistic development across all aspects of self to enhance present and future potential. While it can be deeply transformative, it generally doesn't address past traumas or clinical mental health issues, which are the primary focus of therapy.
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Mentorship involves a more experienced individual (in relation to the topic you are needing support with) offering guidance and sharing their expertise and personal experiences. Mentors support you by showing / telling you how to do something based on their personal experience.
Coaching is different. A coach does not necessarily require related experience and expertise in the area they are supporting you with - because their focus is not in showing / telling you how to do something. Their focus is in helping you get clarity on what you are trying to achieve, the unconscious habits and beliefs that are getting in your way of moving forward, and to design customized self-observation exercises and practices that enable you to step beyond these habits and beliefs.
Mentorship is incredibly helpful - but, oftentimes the hindrance of progress is not being we don’t have the “knowledge” to move forward but because we have some deeper behavioural pattern which keeps us stuck. This is where integral coaching can be incredibly helpful.