Giant Steps Coaching – Fall Newsletter Sept. 2009

Hi, and welcome my quarterly newsletter. One of my goals this year is to collaborate more. Coaching is my life and I enjoy talking to my clients more than just about anything and yet I know there is even more I can be doing. Having worked in corporate life, I miss working with a team, learning from them and creating things that you can’t create alone. This is one of the reasons why I run a men’s group. I love the process of group work too! Working with talented professionals is like on the job training for me and it keeps my mind sharp too. How are you doing with your goals this year? I know you may have slacked off this summer; it’s only natural. Right now is a terrific time to check in…

Fall Special Coaching Tune up – $249.

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Summer’s over and it’s a great time of year to check in with your goals to keep you on track. Remember going back to school in September and feeling the exhilaration of everything new? For a limited time you can have 3 coaching sessions with Bradley Foster for $249.* I can help you get your motivation back, moving toward your vision and achieving your goals. It’s like a tune up for your brain! This offer is of special interest to my former clients although it is open to anyone who feels they need a check in and a tune up! Send an email to bfoster@giantstepscoaching.com to take advantage of this offer.
Expires Oct. 31. *(US dollars)

Men’s Group

Just a reminder that Stephen Douglas MA and I are running a Men’s Circle starting October 7^th and running through until June, 2010. Stephen is a talented psychotherapist with an interest in shamanism and I will be there in my capacity as a group leader and a coach, holding the centre. If you know of any men in Toronto (west end) who would be interested in our group, please pass along this note. You can find out more about it at http://giantstepscoaching.com/mens.htm

Deep Coaching
I continue to get great feedback on my book published a year ago called Deep Coaching: A Guide to Self Directed Living. If you haven’t already downloaded the first three free chapters, go to http://giantstepscoaching.com/deepcoaching.htm. I appreciate any feedback and of course you can purchase the book if you need to read all of it!

Thanks and take care of yourselves! Until next time…

Bradley Foster
416-537-7282

Men’s Circle

I’m running a men’s circle with psychotherapist Stephen Douglas from October to June 2010. If you or anyone you know is interested in this, please read below and contact either of us. You can find more information at : http://giantstepscoaching.com/mens.htm. I welcome any comments…

/Bradley

You are invited to become a part of an experiential men’s group focusing on personal development and what it means to be a man in the world today with changing needs and roles. How do we balance our masculine and feminine selves, develop our creativity, be fully self-responsible, and foster loving healthy relationships?

The goal of the bi-weekly men’s medicine group is to create the opportunity for men to share, explore any patterns that may keep them restricted in negative beliefs and attitudes, consider new possibilities and develop healthy choices to bring balance within their lives.

This groups provides gestalt and shamanic (a native tradition of balancing all aspects of our lives) psychotherapy and coaching for men in group format. It can be effective in addressing issues of addiction, anxiety, anger, depression, stress, and recurring shifting patterns that lead to relationship conflict or loss.

Group participation includes the sharing of experience, reflection, and psychodrama.

The medicine wheel offers a broader perspective on our choices, how to restore our alignment with the world and identify patterns and behaviors that we as men may wish to change.

“…Things used to get me so upset. I no longer worry about things
I can’t change. It’s helped me to put my energy to better use.”

- client, June 2005

Format:
Our group meets two Wednesday evenings each month, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, in the west end of Toronto.

Registered participants are requested to make a 10-month commitment to the group. Fees can be paid in instalments. All men are welcome but there is only room for 12 at which point registration will be closed.

Registration:

Registration for our group is now available and will be closed in September.

Fee:
$50.00 per meeting, incl GST.

To register call Stephen Douglas at 416 766-7321 or Bradley Foster at 416 537-7282 and please be aware that enrolment is on a first come, first served basis.

“ I’m extremely satisfied. This is a great resource.”

- client, May 2004

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Co-facilitators:

Bradley Foster MA is a coach and founder of Giant Steps Coaching. Bradley has a three year degree in Leadership and Psychotherapy from the Gestalt Institute of Toronto in addition to coach training from the Gestalt Institute and the Coach’s Training Institute. He brings a wealth of experience and aptitudes to the exciting and fulfilling work of coaching. He has written articles for professional journals, newspapers and magazines.

Stephen Douglas MA OACCPP(C) has provided psychotherapy to help clients experience emotional change through individual and family sessions, groups and workshops for over fifteen years. Stephen is the Director for Professional Development on the Board of the OACCPP and has written articles for Psychologica, Shared Vision, Humanist Perspectives, The Gestalt Journal, and The B.C.Counsellor.