Executive Coaching Supervision Denver | Terry Hildebrandt and Associates, LLC

What is coaching supervision?

The European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC) defines coaching supervision as:

The interaction that occurs when a coach brings their coaching work experiences to a supervisor in order to be supported and to engage in reflective dialogue and collaborative learning for the development and benefit of the coach, their clients, and their organizations.

According to the International Coach Federation, “Coaching Supervision focuses on the development of the coach’s capacity through offering a richer and broader opportunity for support and development. Coaching supervision creates a safe environment for the coach to share their successes and failures in becoming masterful in the way they work with their clients.”

Coaching supervision differs from coaching and mentoring. Coaching is designed to help clients achieve their objectives through self-awareness, goal setting, and action planning. Mentor Coaching for a coach credential is focused on developing the core competencies and skills required for coaching. Coaching supervision includes creating a safe space for the coach and supervisor to reflect on the overall system to support the coach’s growth and improved client outcomes.

Why supervision?

Benefits:

Improved client results through improving the quality and effectiveness of coaching.
Professional support for coach to develop coaching skills and improved coaching strategies for challenging client situations.
Competitive differentiation on corporate contracts to maintain and enhance coaching quality standards.
Continuing professional development (CPD) of the coach. Note that supervision is recognized by the ICF for core competency Continuing Coach Education (CCE) hours.

Who needs supervision?

Professional coaches in private practice.
Internal corporate coaches.
Coaches wishing to maintain a coaching credential with the EMCC.

How does supervision work?

Supervision can be done in a one-on-one setting or in groups. Coaching supervision is fundamentally a reflective process. Coaching supervisors create a confidential, safe space for coaches to explore their own thought processes and the dynamics present in client engagements.

This often includes:

Analysis of coaching case studies to better understand options for coaching strategies to improve client outcomes.
Reflection on the coaches internal thought processes and assumptions.
Revealing blind spots.
Exploring ethical issues and contracting challenges.
Brainstorming solutions to complex and challenging client situations.
Appreciating and celebrating the accomplishments of the coach.
Providing accountability and a sounding board for ideas.

We draw upon industry-leading best practices for supervision leveraged from other helping professions including organization development, human development, systems theory, adult learning, transactional analysis, humanistic psychology, psychodynamic theory, psychological type, social psychology, and others.

We are experts in the use of the Seven-Eyed Model created by Peter Hawkins and Robin Shohet. This model examines the client-coach-supervisor system from seven different perspectives. These include:

The client’s context,
The coach’s interventions
The relationship between the coach and the client,
The coach’s self-awareness,
The relationship between the coach and supervisor including parallel processes,
Supervisor’s reactions and reflections,
The wider context and system. Using the Seven-Eyed Model, the supervisor and supervisee engage in rich dialogue and reflection resulting in insights that can expose blind spots, deepen self-awareness, and open possibilities for new client interventions.

I have deeply appreciated the opportunity to be supervised by Terry. He has been a tremendous thought partner. He has a keen ability to be laser like in his questioning. This has helped me to enhance my understanding of self/my coaching interventions and the clients I work with. I am grateful for all of the above. – EXECUTIVE COACH, PRACTICING SINCE 1989

I highly recommend Terry Hildebrandt to any coach seeking supervision. Terry brings incredible experience and expertise to the table, and has a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to offer any coach seeking to improve their coaching skills. Working with Terry made it possible for me to take my coaching practice to the next level of mindfulness, presence, and professionalism – and I am very grateful! – Life Coach and Non-Profit Executive

As an experienced coach, I wasn’t initially convinced of the value of supervision for someone in the field for over 20 years. I thought “I’ve been doing fine so far, do I need this?” But I was curious to see what I might be missing. Terry challenged my thinking and expanded my options in ways I hadn’t expected. In one difficult client situation, one that I might have discussed in an informal peer consult, Terry’s objective and structured approach helped me think through options I might not have gotten from a peer. I would encourage anyone who takes their coaching and professional development seriously to find out what you’ve been missing by trying some coaching supervision sessions. – Dr. Jim Knickerbocker, Denver, CO

It was a pleasure working with Terry Hildebrandt as my supervisor over the last six months. He helped me clarify and work through many perplexing coaching challenges, using his unique blend of practical knowledge sharing and penetrating questions. I’ve experienced supervision as a spiritual director for years, so I was delighted to learn that Terry is now offering this service to the coaching profession. Every coach needs a supervisor! Thanks, Terry! – Kristin Robertson, MA, MM, PCC, CEO, Brio Leadership

Coaching supervision requires a unique set of skills and ethical standards different from coaching and mentor coaching.
Our supervisors have been trained by Damian Goldvarg, PhD, MCC of The Goldvarg Consulting Group, Inc. in his Coaching Supervision Certification Program. This program is recognized by the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC) with their European Supervision Quality Award (ESQA), which is an independent quality award given to providers of coaching and mentoring supervision training, recognizing that their programs meet stringent, professional standards.
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What is Mentor Coaching?

Mentor Coaching for an ICF Credential consists of coaching and feedback in a collaborative, appreciative, and dialogued process based on an observed or recorded coaching session to increase the coach’s capability in coaching, in alignment with the ICF Core Competencies. Mentoring provides professional assistance in achieving and demonstrating the levels of coaching competency and capability demanded by the desired credential level. (ICF)

Who needs mentor coaching?

Coaches who are working towards an ICF credential.
Note that the ICF requires that credential applicants must be coached for a minimum of 10 hours over a minimum of 3 months by a qualified Mentor Coach. You can work with more than one mentor coach to fulfil the 10-hour requirement. A minimum of 3 of the 10 mentoring hours must be one-on-one coaching with the mentor. Group coaching may count for a maximum of 7 hours toward the mentoring requirement. The group being mentored may not consist of more than 10 participants.

The duties of the mentor coach are:

Model effective initiation and contracting of client relationship
Explore fully with a potential mentee what they are looking to achieve
Ensure both are clear about the purpose of the mentoring
Establish measures of success in partnership with the mentee
Fully discuss fees, time frame, and other aspects of a Mentor Coaching relationship
Inform the mentee regarding all aspects of the ICF Code of Ethics
Inform the mentee of the availability of the Ethical Conduct Review Board
Support mentee self? Confidence by encouraging potential mentees to interview more than one mentor coach candidate in order to find the best match
Make no guarantee to the mentee that as a result of the mentoring the mentee will obtain the credential level s/he is seeking
Focus on core competency development by reviewing and providing oral and written feedback on a series of the mentee’s coaching sessions. These sessions are to be conducted one at a time, with a feedback session between each one, giving enough time between sessions to allow for incorporation of the mentee’s learning and development.
Provide specific verbal and/or written feedback, using targeted examples from the sessions so that:
1. The mentee will know exactly what s/he is doing well.
2. The mentee understands what needs to be done to develop a deeper level of mastery in coaching.
Demonstrate that s/he is learning about the mentee at many levels at once and is able to hold all of that in the context of:
1. Who the mentee is
2. What the mentee is seeking
3. Honoring the mentee’s unique style

Our Qualifications:

Dr. Terry H. Hildebrandt is an MCC credentialed coach with the ICF with over 21 years of executive coaching experience.
He is listed on the ICF registry of ICF mentor coaches.

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