Tuesday, September 11 – What Coaches Should Know about High Sensitivity

The trait of high sensitivity shows up in roughly 20% of over a hundred different species.  It is a well-researched and documented trait that impacts both how people see the world and how they relate to each other.  These numbers mean that if you have more than five clients, chances are good that one of them is an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person).

Sometimes confused with introversion (in fact, fully 30% of highly sensitive people are extroverts), there are benefits to having this trait that are not always visible at first glance.

In this session I will explain the trait and characteristics, we’ll take the self-test to identify whether you might be or not, then we’ll do a bit of triad coaching to explore the differences an HSP brings into the mix.

Participants will have an opportunity to get curious about what high sensitivity is and explore how it might impact their clients in a safe container.  They will come away with a greater understanding of how high sensitivity manifests, to better dance in the moment with HS clients.  Coaches will also come away with an understanding of whether or not they might be highly sensitive, resources to learn more about high sensitivity, and an experience of coaching a highly sensitive person, thereby adding to their professional development.  Finally, they will see how having this trait gives HSPs a different flavor of creativity, resourcefulness, and wholeness to work with.

About Deborah Huisken

Having self-identified as an HSP in the early ‘00s, presenter Deborah Huisken, PCC is now certified by Dr. Elaine Aron to coach highly sensitive people. She serves as a thinking partner and resource to business people who want to have a positive impact in the world, helping them understand their unique talents, then put that understanding into action.  She founded her company, Dancing Star International, to help individuals and organizations realize their full potential – embrace their talents, abilities and differences in order to create innovative, effective, and fulfilled leaders and teams. Clients have included AMEX, Atomic Direct, the University of Wales, and the Society for Organisational Learning, as well as individual mid- and senior-level clients from companies such as Apple Computer, London School of Economics, The Boston Globe, and General Dynamics.  Her clientele have come from around the world, including Japan, Korea, Israel, England, Sweden, Trinidad, Canada, the UAE, and the United States; she has presented her work as far afield as Belgium, China, Poland, and South Africa. Previously, Deborah consulted in IT Marketing with international corporate clients.