A Coaching Power Tool By Suyin Ong
Parenting Coach, MALAYSIA
There are many different kinds of questions we can ask our clients as a Denial vs. Resignation vs. Acceptance power tool to help them reframe their situation from Denial to Resignation or Acceptance or from Resignation to Acceptance. Reframing involves pausing from our automatic response to consider our next course of action. By assisting them in reframing their perspectives, we can assist our clients in changing their viewpoints. Reframing refers to viewing something in a new light, in a new context, and with a new frame around it in cognitive psychotherapy. It’s like using a different set of glasses to view the same situation. Refocusing our thoughts is similar to taking off or putting on a new pair of sunglasses with a different lens.