Coaching Mindsets for Counselors: Guiding Students with Confidence, Clarity, and Purpose

Effective career counseling requires more than providing information, it involves adopting a coaching mindset that empowers students to take ownership of their future. This workshop helps counselors develop the skills and mindset of a coach, focusing on building trust, asking powerful questions, and guiding students toward clarity and self-confidence in their decision-making. By integrating coaching principles into counseling practice, participants will learn how to inspire purpose-driven choices and equip students with lifelong skills for personal and professional growth.

• To introduce the coaching mindset as a powerful tool in student counseling.
• To enhance counselor confidence in using coaching techniques such as active listening and powerful questioning.
• To provide frameworks for helping students find clarity and define purposeful goals.
• To strengthen student–counselor relationships through trust, empathy, and encouragement.
• To align counseling practices with a growth-oriented, future-focused approach.

• Gain practical coaching techniques that strengthen student engagement and self-discovery.
• Learn to shift from advice-giving to guiding, empowering students to own their decisions.
• Acquire strategies for fostering purpose-driven conversations with students.
• Improve ability to support students in setting clear, realistic, and inspiring goals.
• Build confidence as a counselor-coach who motivates students with clarity and direction.

• Increased confidence in making informed academic and career decisions.
• Stronger sense of purpose and alignment between personal values and career goals.
• Enhanced ability to reflect, self-assess, and take responsibility for their future.
• Greater motivation to set and achieve meaningful short- and long-term goals.
• Improved resilience and clarity when navigating challenges or uncertainty.