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Teresa Schwab is the President of Arnavon Strategies, a firm offering highly customized leadership development training, as well as individual, team, and group coaching; peer coaching circle facilitation; mentor coaching; and coaching skills training for managers. She is also a founding partner with Ad Astra Coach Alliance, an organization committed to transforming organizations with targeted coaching solutions. Teresa holds a master’s degree in social work from KU. Teresa is a member of the Kansas Leadership Center faculty and coach teams, and she is an instructor with the KU Public Management Center. She is a Breakthrough Coaching Advanced Practitioner, and trained in Case in Point facilitation, the Kegan and Lahey Immunity to Change approach, and is also Dare to Lead trained. She is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, and a Certified Total SDI Facilitator, and is the 2024 Director of Credentialing for Heartland.

From the author of StoryJacking and The Reflective Coach, comes a book for coaches that will forever change the way you listen and partner with your clients!
Light Up, The Science of Coaching with Metaphors is a transformative read for coaches and therapists at any level. The book is a journey that integrates neuroscience, practical coaching applications, and metaphors to innovate a coach’s capacity to demonstrate partnership and mastery.
Metaphors are idea containers that support people to make meaning. They are used by clients to explain complex ideas in safe ways. The book offers clear examples of how metaphors can be used in coaching conversations to invite client agency and awareness. The concepts explored enhance crucial coaching skills, from agreement setting to creating safe spaces for deep client introspection, lasting change, and, above all, having fun with your coaching and your clients. The book provides many coaching transcripts to support a coach in making connections and empowering them to start playing with the power of metaphors.

Tracy Winter & Kate Arms, Neurodiversity Coaching Academy co-founders will introduce a coaching skill drill necessary for neurodiversity-inclusive coaching. 15-20% of the world population thought to be neurodivergent, you’re already coaching neurodivergent clients. Rather than focus on diagnoses, neurodiversity-inclusive coaching requires us to question our own assumptions and trust our clients’ self-understanding.