When Coaching Gets Stuck: Understanding and Working with Client Resistance

Complimentary Webinar: What if resistance isn’t standing in the way of change but pointing toward it?
Many coaches have experienced moments when a client appears stuck. They avoid certain topics, dismiss feedback, struggle to follow through, intellectualize experiences, or repeatedly return to the same challenges.
But what if resistance is actually valuable information?
From a psychodynamic coaching perspective, resistance is not a barrier to overcome. It may signal something important happening beneath the surface.
Join Tanna Brodbar and guest panelists Dr. Gabriella Locke and Dr. Fiona Sookhai as they introduce a psychodynamic understanding of resistance and explore how coaches can work with it to deepen awareness and facilitate meaningful change.
What you’ll learn:
• The relationship between emotions, defenses, and resistance
• Why resistance emerges when growth or change is at stake
• Practical strategies for working with resistance