Executive Coaching
“Leadership is not about control but about following the signals that want to emerge.”
— Dr Arnold Mindell The Leader as Martial Artist
Lead with clarity in complex, high-stakes environments
Leadership today is demanding. You are expected to make decisions under pressure, navigate competing interests, and lead others through uncertainty—often while carrying that responsibility alone.
Executive coaching offers a confidential, structured space to step back, think clearly, and lead more effectively.
What This Work Supports
A Different Way of Working
This work is designed for leaders, executives, and board members who want to:
• Make better decisions in complex or ambiguous situations
• Navigate power, responsibility, and organisational dynamics with confidence
• Handle conflict and difficult conversations more effectively
• Strengthen leadership presence and communication
• Align vision, strategy, and day-to-day action
• Lead in a way that is both effective and authentic
Our work goes beyond surface-level solutions.
We help you engage with what is often unseen:
• underlying patterns and dynamics
• power, rank, and relationships
• signals emerging in individuals, teams, and systems
This leads to:
• clearer decision-making
• stronger leadership and communication
• healthier, more effective teams
• sustainable, long-term change
Your Leadership Journey
Coaching provides a space to reflect honestly on how you think, act, and lead.
Together, we explore:
how your assumptions and habits shape outcomes
how to expand your range in challenging situations
how to work more effectively with different people, roles, and perspectives
Over time, this builds your capacity to:
respond rather than react
stay grounded under pressure
lead conversations that create alignment and movement
adapt your leadership as circumstances change
Working Together
Each engagement is tailored to your specific context, goals, and challenges.
We begin by clarifying what matters most, for you and your organisation — then design a coaching approach to support that.
Coaching develops resilience and accelerates your ability to learn and lead others.
Sessions provide:
structured reflection and inquiry
practical tools and frameworks
direct, thoughtful feedback
space to think, test, and integrate new approaches
Coaching is available:
One-on-one
For leadership teams
Online or in person
Team Development
We also work with leadership teams to strengthen communication, trust, and performance.
This includes teams who are:
Newly formed
Navigating change, merger, or growth
Experiencing conflict or misalignment
Working across cultures or differences
Typical outcomes include:
Improved decision-making
Increased accountability and trust
More effective dialogue and collaboration
Access to untapped capability within the team
What People Are Saying
“… you gave me time and space without being forceful. …. you always spoke to me with empathy and respect. You were never derogative to any representing sides of my issue giving me a chance to truly decide for myself. You were also culturally competent. You showed understanding, respect, passion and empathy for my cultural beliefs … You have inspired me to make the decisions in my life become an easy task.
Aboriginal Education Officer, NSW Department of Education
“Vicki is a skilled facilitator, quickly able to grasp the internal and external organisational dynamics, and strengths of the team. Her strategic planning skills are adaptable and clearly focused, and have helped us to do some great work, in a constantly changing not-for-profit environment.”
Director, Byron Youth Services
Is This Right for You?
This work is a strong fit if you:
Are operating in a complex or high-responsibility role
Are open to reflection and honest exploration
Want depth—not just quick fixes
Are ready to lead with greater awareness and effectiveness
Start the Conversation
If you’re ready to strengthen your leadership and navigate complexity with more clarity and confidence:
Coaching Supervision & Mentoring
Deepen your practice. Expand your impact as a coach.
Whether you are an experienced coach or working toward accreditation, supervision and mentoring provide a space to reflect, refine, and grow your practice.
This is not just about improving technique. It is about developing your awareness, presence, and ability to work effectively with the complexity that clients bring.
What This Work Supports
This work is designed for coaches who want to:
• Deepen their coaching practice beyond models and tools
• Work more confidently with complexity, emotion, and uncertainty
• See and respond to patterns in themselves and their clients
• Strengthen their presence, clarity, and impact
• Navigate ethical and professional challenges with greater ease
• Continue evolving as a practitioner over time and gain coaching credentials
A Process-Oriented Approach
Our supervision is grounded in Process-Oriented Psychology.
This approach works with both what is visible and what is emerging beneath the surface of the coaching relationship, including:
Subtle signals and patterns
Unconscious dynamics
Roles, relationships, and systems
What is trying to unfold or change
By developing awareness of these dynamics, you expand your ability to work with clients in a way that is responsive, flexible, and deeply effective.
Supervision vs Mentor Coaching
We offer both supervision and mentor coaching, depending on your goals.
Coaching Supervision
A reflective, developmental space to explore your coaching work in depth.
Focus areas include awareness, presence, ethics, and how you engage with clients and systems. Earn CCE’s towards your credential.
Supervision is magical. It is much more than developing competency.
It is a place of support, reflection, challenge, authentic feedback, personal growth and even love.
Mentor Coaching
A structured, competency-based process aligned with ICF standards.
You receive direct feedback on your coaching to support credentialing (ACC, PCC, MCC) or renewal.
Working with Vicki Henricks
Supervision and mentoring are led by Vicki Henricks (MAPW, MCC), a highly experienced coach, supervisor, and facilitator with over 40 years of practice.
Vicki brings:
• Deep expertise in Process-Oriented Psychology
• Extensive experience across business, government, and not-for-profits
• A global client base across diverse cultural contexts
• A grounded, insightful, and practical approach
Her style is relational, perceptive, and direct, creating a space where real learning and transformation can occur.
What you gain through Supervision
Through this work, you will:
• Uncover blind spots and habitual patterns in your coaching
• Expand your range of responses in complex situations
• Work more effectively with emotion, conflict, and resistance
• Strengthen your confidence and professional identity
• Integrate new insights into your day-to-day coaching practice
• Develop greater trust in your awareness and judgement
Formats Available
One-on-One Supervision
A personalised space focused on your specific clients, challenges, and development.
Group Supervision (max. 6 participants)
A rich learning environment drawing on diverse perspectives and shared experience.
Includes case discussions, reflection, and experiential learning.
Confidentiality is a core condition of participation. CCE accredited.
Mentor Coaching (Individual & Group)
For coaches working toward or renewing ICF credentials (ACC, PCC, MCC).
Includes feedback on recorded or live coaching sessions.
CCE accredited.
Online or in person | Individual or group
What Coaches Say
“My supervision sessions with Vicki were an enormously transformative experience that has both deepened my coaching and opened the door to greater creativity and freedom in how I work with my counterparts. Vicki has the skill to hold both a light touch and a capacity for taking you exactly where you need to go in a way that had a profound impact on me and my practice. Her thoughtful observations, insights and wisdom have been so astute and helpful, and I always feel more expansive after our sessions….”
— Liz Tilley, The Coach For Women Who Want to Change the World (in large ways and small ones), Australia“Coaching supervision from Vicki, was truly transformative. Vicki's extensive experience as a coach and coaching supervisor, coupled with her remarkable insight, enriched every session. …., I explored hidden aspects of myself and reframed my thoughts, leading to significant personal and professional growth. Her ability to blend supervision, coaching, mentoring, and other techniques made our journey impactful and unforgettable.”
— Tomas Horejsi, Finance with Heart, Executive and Mentor Coach Fortune 500 CFO, Thailand“I'm immensely grateful for Vicki’s exceptional coaching supervision. Her professionalism created a safe space for exploration, while her focus on strengths empowered me to leverage them effectively. She guided me beyond surface-level challenges, uncovering deeper meaning and fostering personal growth. I highly recommend Vicki as a coaching supervisor, as she inspires excellence and offer transformative experiences.”
— Lilian Lui, Organisational Coach and Business Consultant, Hong KongHaving you, ……., as my mentor has been an incredible source of inspiration for my growth as a coach……. .I gained numerous profound insights through the mentor coaching. For someone like me who often lacks confidence, being recognised and acknowledged for my strengths has been truly encouraging.”
Aya Tomaka, Coach, JapanStart the Conversation
If you are ready to grow your practice and work at a deeper level:
→ Book an introductory call
→ Contact us for supervision and mentoring options
Conflict Facilitation
“Conflict is like a dream. It contains the seeds of its own resolution.” — Arnold Mindell
Work with conflict as a catalyst for insight, change, and new direction
Conflict is often seen as something to resolve or avoid.
But in many situations, conflict is a signal that something important is trying to happen.
When worked with skilfully, conflict can lead to clearer direction, stronger relationships, and more effective decisions.
When Conflict Becomes Stuck
We work with individuals, teams, organisations, and communities where conflict is:
• ongoing or unresolved
• escalating or emotionally charged
• avoided but impacting decisions or relationships
• creating division, mistrust, or confusion
• linked to deeper cultural, structural, or leadership issues
These situations often involve more than differing opinions—they reflect underlying dynamics that need to be seen and worked through.
A Different Approach to Conflict
This is not mediation.
Rather than focusing only on resolution or compromise, we facilitate a process that helps uncover what is trying to emerge through the conflict.
Our work is grounded in Process-Oriented Psychology and involves:
• Slowing down the interaction to understand what is happening beneath the surface
• Bringing forward different perspectives, including those that are less heard
• Working with emotional, relational, and systemic dynamics
• Recognising patterns, roles, and tensions within the system
• Supporting the group to engage with the conflict in a more conscious and productive way
What This Makes Possible
When conflict is facilitated in this way, people and systems can:
• Move forward with greater clarity and shared understanding
• Make better, more aligned decisions
• Rebuild trust and improve working relationships
• Reduce ongoing tension and repeated conflict cycles
• Access perspectives and ideas that were previously blocked
• Respond more effectively to complexity and change
Who This Work Is For
This work is valuable for:
• Leadership teams experiencing misalignment or tension
• Organisations navigating change, growth, or restructuring
• Teams in conflict over direction, roles, or decisions
• Cross-cultural or diverse groups working through differences
• Partnerships, boards, or communities facing complex issues
How We Work
Each facilitation is tailored to the specific situation.
We create a structured, supported space where:
• All voices can be expressed and heard
• Difficult conversations can happen safely and constructively
• Underlying dynamics can be explored, not avoided
• New understanding and direction can emerge
We work with both immediate issues and the broader system in which they are occurring.
Experience and Approach
With decades of experience working across business, government, and community contexts, we bring a grounded, perceptive, and practical approach to complex conflict situations.
We are experienced in working across cultures, power differences, and high-stakes environments where there is no simple solution.
Online or in person | Individual or group
Start the Conversation
If you are dealing with conflict that feels complex, stuck, or important—and want to work with it in a way that leads to meaningful change:
Life Purpose
Understand the deeper patterns shaping your life—and align with what truly matters
Why were you born?
At certain points in life, this question becomes unavoidable.
You may feel at a crossroads, searching for direction, or sensing that there is something more you are here to do.
This experiential series explores the deeper patterns, signals, and experiences that shape your life—and how they point toward your unique path and purpose.
A Journey into Your Life Myth
“Each of us is living a myth we do not yet fully understand.”
- Arnold Mindell
This work is grounded in Process-Oriented Psychology and the concept that each of us is living a life myth—a deeper pattern expressed through our experiences, relationships, dreams, and challenges.
Rather than trying to “find” purpose as an idea, we explore how it is already unfolding in your life.
What This Work Supports
Through this process, you will:
gain clarity about your direction and what matters most
recognise patterns that shape your choices, relationships, and challenges
understand how conflict and difficulty are part of your path
develop a more conscious relationship to your life decisions
feel more aligned, grounded, and authentic in how you live and lead
What We Explore
Across the five-part series, we work with:
signals from dreams, body, and everyday experiences
recurring patterns and themes in your life
inner and outer conflicts as part of your development
relationships and challenges as expressions of your life path
how your purpose is already emerging through your experiences
This is a gentle yet profound process that supports deep insight and meaningful change.
Who This Is For
This work is open to anyone who feels drawn to explore their life purpose more deeply.
It may be particularly relevant if you:
feel at a transition point in life or career
are seeking clarity, direction, or meaning
want to better understand your life patterns and experiences
are open to reflection and inner exploration
Coaches often join this process to experience it for themselves as part of their own personal and professional development.
Format
A five-part experiential series delivered individually or in a small group setting.
Experiential and reflective (not theoretical)
Online or in person
Individual and group participation available
Is This Right for You?
This process is a strong fit if you are looking for something deeper than goal-setting or surface-level reflection and are willing to engage with your experience in a thoughtful and open way.
Start the Conversation
If you feel drawn to explore your life purpose in a deeper and more meaningful way:
Advanced Process Work Training
A Practical, Experiential Approach
This is not classroom-based learning.
Across all trainings, the focus is on:
working with real situations and live material
learning through direct experience and reflection
developing awareness as a practical intervention
building confidence in your own perception and judgement
The aim is to strengthen your ability to engage with complexity as it unfolds—not avoid it or simplify it.
All trainings are offered online, in person, within organisations or as retreats.
Available individually or in groups.
We offer a flexible pathway for developing awareness, skill, and depth over time
Training Pathways
Introduction to Process Work
An experiential introduction to Process-Oriented Psychology and its application in leadership, coaching, and life.
You will learn to:
track subtle signals in individuals and groups
understand roles and polarities
work with resistance and mixed signals
apply awareness in everyday situations
Suitable for leaders, coaches, facilitators, and professionals new to this approach.
Advanced Process Work
For those ready to deepen their capacity to work with complex, high-stakes situations.
Focus areas include:
leadership under pressure
organisational and cultural dynamics
working with power, rank, and privilege
engaging with emotional intensity and “hot” conflict
developing your own edge as a practitioner
Conflict Facilitation Training
“Conflict is a sign that something important wants to happen.”
— Arnold Mindell
Develop the ability to work with conflict as a meaningful and transformative process.
You will learn to:
recognise different phases and levels of conflict
include multiple perspectives
facilitate escalation and de-escalation consciously
understand what is trying to emerge through conflict
Power & Rank Awareness
“Power is not the problem. The problem is unconscious power.”
— Arnold Mindell
Power shapes every interaction — whether acknowledged or not. This training offers a grounded exploration of power, rank and influence in personal and professional life..
You will:
explore different forms of power (formal, informal, cultural, psychological)
recognise how unconscious power operates
develop the ability to use power ethically and effectively
strengthen your leadership presence in complex systems
Who This Is For
These trainings are suited to:
coaches and facilitators working with individuals and groups
leaders navigating complex organisational environments
practitioners working with conflict, change, or human systems
professionals seeking deeper capability beyond standard models
Format
Trainings are offered:
online or in person
as individual programs or structured series
within organisations or as open enrolment groups
All programs are experiential, interactive, and grounded in real-world application.
What Makes This Different
This work goes beyond techniques and frameworks.
It develops your ability to:
see what others may not see
work with what is emerging in the moment
engage with complexity without reducing it
respond with awareness, rather than habit
Start the Conversation
If you are ready to deepen your capability and work more effectively with complexity, conflict, and change:
