Core Needs Assessment

Identify the unmet core need behind persistent dissatisfaction when goals don’t help, using a structured, evidence-based assessment.

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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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Interactive Preview Assessment · 30 min
Tool Classification
Domain
Life Coaching
Type
Assessment
Phase
Discovery
Details
30 min Mid session As-needed
Topics
Values Identity Emotions

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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

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