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Roxana Bacian Coaching
This article first appeared in the July 2026 issue of Coaching Today, published by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. ©BACP 2026.’
'Embracing Imperfection: the coach as client'
BACP Coaching Today Article, July 2026
In this article I draw on my own experience as a therapy client to consider how this can inform and enrich my coaching practice.
From this experience as a client, I share three principles for working at the intersection of coaching and therapy, relevant to coaches and clients. It also includes a case study that brings this learning into real-world coaching context.
My intention is to contribute to the ongoing conversation about boundaries, depth, and responsibility in our field. I am thrilled to be in the company of practitioners who are also dedicated to the ethics of coaching: Anne Calleja, Ursula Clidière (Mental Health in Coaching Practice) and Mădălina Pavel (Safety and Risk in Coaching).
The Case Study:
Take a peek at the questions I used to help my client reflect on his experience of our coaching work together.
The questions fall under three categories: how challenge is experienced in the coaching space, how the client experiences non-verbal attunement in the coaching session; and, what we are doing to support him to manage the changes he is looking to make in his life.
BACP's Coaching Today Journal,
July 2026
Thanks Go To My:
Clients
Therapists
Family
Coaching colleagues
Friends
Training Providers:
MOE Foundation
3D Coaching
People and Culture Company (used to be Simply Coaching)
Mental Health First Aid England
Coaching Supervisors:
Michael Roper
Trish Brady
Carrie Magee
Coaching Partners:
Know You More
Kokua Hub
Learnest
She Leads Change
On Purpose
New Economy Organisers Network
(Ali, Minda, Katherine, Bindz, Anneka and Maia)
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