Core Needs Assessment

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Domain

Life Coaching

Type

Assessment

Phase

Discovery

Details

30 min Mid session As-needed

Topics

Values Identity Emotions

Coaching tools for personal clarity and intentional living.

When to Use This Tool

Client has persistent dissatisfaction that doesn't respond to goal-setting because the underlying need hasn't been named

Client can describe what they want but not what they actually need to feel settled and purposeful

Coach wants to move beneath stated goals to identify the psychological needs that are currently unmet

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Coaching Scenarios Plus

1 High-achieving executive who dismisses personal needs as weakness

Context

A senior director at a Fortune 500 company who built their career on being the person who never needs anything from others. Recently promoted to VP level, they're experiencing burnout but frame it as a time management problem. They want coaching to optimize their schedule and delegate better.

How to Introduce

Frame this as a strategic assessment, not self-care. 'Before we redesign your calendar, let's map what drives your curre...

2 Mid-career professional switching from technical to management role 🔒

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4 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags

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For professional coaches and coaching practitioners

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