The Power & Magic of Gestalt Coaching
In all walks of life, people are seeking how to manage a complex world while living a life of value, satisfaction, and new possibilities. In response to these challenges, Dorothy engages the creative energy of her audiences to spark an experiential alchemy that takes a “rote” presentation into new dimensions of possibility.
Dorothy has spoken at International Coach Federation (ICF) conferences in London, Montreal and Sweden, and at Organization Development Network (ODN) conferences in Montreal, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Puerto Rico and Texas. She has presented at ICF chapters in Toronto, Singapore, and Chicago. She has been invited to speak around the world, including keynote presentations to Coaching without Borders in Budapest and to Alpha Coaching and Consulting in Baku, Azerbaijan. Dorothy has worked and consulted with a wide range of both commercial and non-profit organizations in the fields of health care, pharma, hospitality services, and banking.
Dorothy E. Siminovitch, PhD, MCC, Master Certified Coach, is founder and president of Gestalt Coaching Works, LLC, and an international coach, consultant, group facilitator, presenter, speaker and author. Dorothy is also founder, co-owner, faculty, and Director of Training for the Gestalt Coaching Program in Istanbul and Toronto, both ICF-ACTP coach training programs; and co-founder of the Gestalt Center for Coaching, which delivers ICF-accredited coach training workshops and extended programs, internationally. Her specialties are coaching for signature presence, leadership presence and peak performance, overcoming derailment and working with high performance groups and teams.
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Engaging & Transformative Talks
Transformational Presence, Strategic Use of Self: Personal and Professional Mastery
Masterful coaches are aware of what they evoke and accountable for what they provoke – they inhabit a space where the power of “being” and the energy of “doing” act together to create outcomes that make a difference. Dorothy will discuss PRESENCE as a “being” intervention; and USE OF SELF as a “doing” intervention.
Awareness Agent: The New Role of the Coach and Leader in Turbulent Times
Many thought leaders and leadership experts agree that self-work is key to self-awareness, and influences what we choose to respond to, and how we will we respond. Learning what shapes our awareness, and how to then use our awareness to ultimately bring satisfaction, is why presence and use of self are such central concepts for coaches, consultants, and high performing leaders.
Group and Team Leadership: A Core Competency
Groups and teams offer unparalleled opportunities of increased creativity and focused energy for success. Leaders of groups or teams support members to collaboratively mesh their diverse resources and skills for a mutual purpose. Leaders require a grounded presence, the ability to hold multiple perspectives, and a strategic use of self to track system-level issues and intervene at the appropriate level.
Additional Topics
Awareness Intelligence: A New Coaching Integration | Working with Groups and Teams: A Core Competency | Awareness Agent: The New Role of the Coach in Turbulent Times | Why Gestalt Coaching: Resonant Value for a VUCA World
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Raves
Dorothy’s presence transformed yet another repetitious day of mediocre slides and accepted wisdoms – to one of thought provocation, engaging purpose and inspiring hope.
– Peter Fisk, The Genius Works, location
I was expecting an ordinary training workshop. It was not … This workshop has given me the power to [make] contact with myself, and more than that, the power to change myself.”
– Didem TEKAY, OD & Talent Management, Turkey
“Dorothy is a deep well of knowledge and experience, leaving you yearning for more. Dorothy enriches your experience as she shares herself with you. Dorothy is a rare gem.”
– Belinda Maclachlan, MCC, Face2Face, South Africa
A Definitive Guide To The Essentials Of Gestalt Coaching
In this book, Dorothy E. Siminovitch, PhD, MCC, founder and president of Gestalt Coaching Works, LLC, demonstrates the range, relevance, and resonance of Gestalt core concepts, models, and practices for coaches, consultants and leaders facing the challenges of today’s complex, ever-shifting environments. The elusive but essential concepts of awareness, presence, and strategic use of self are clearly explained and illustrated, supporting readers on a journey to personal and professional mastery. All coaches, whether experienced or novice, will find a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to draw from.