Who we work with

Individuals and couples come to us with a broad variety of challenging Situations including:

• important decisions that seem impossible to make

• relationships that have reached an impasse

• recurring conflicts or arguments

• difficulties within a shared family Situation

• adjusting to parenthood

• major life transitions

• uncertainty about career or the future

• life no longer progressing as was desired

• Situations where previous attempts to resolve difficulties have failed

Our work doesn’t begin by assuming the problem or a cause.

We explore the Situation itself, working towards a Situational transformation appropriate to the circumstances.

Organisations sometimes reach a point where existing structures no longer support the needs they were designed for.

Perhaps everyday working life doesn’t reflect broader values and objectives. Collaboration comes with friction. Change repeatedly encounters resistance. Roles and responsibilities become unclear. Or company culture no longer resonates with staff.

We explore these situations as a whole, including questions of:

• leadership and responsibility

• organisational culture

• organisational change

• working environments

• communication and collaboration

• conflict

• the relationship between structures, people and purpose

Our focus is not simply on modifying individual behaviour, but on understanding the shared Situation in which staff work to enable better decision making.

We work with professionals whose occupation depends on understanding and responding to Situations involving others.

Professions include:

• Therapists

• Psychologists

• Psychiatrists

• Consultants

• Diplomats

• Educators

• Architects

• Artists

• Healthcare practitioners and others working with people, environments or organisations.

Such professionals work with us when:

• a particular case has become difficult to understand

• established knowledge isn’t sufficient in a particular situation

• a professional relationship has become strained

• similar Situations are repeatedly encountered

• or to develop their ability to perceive and work with Situations at a more advanced level

Such work can take the form of individual work, training, case reviews, consultation from our Institute, or longer-term collaboration.

Leadership occurs within Situations.

A leader may hold responsibility for a team, an organisation or the implementation of a significant change, yet find the Situation itself difficult to understand or influence.

This might arise when:

• an important decision has become difficult to make

• existing strategy, structure or expertise aren’t enough

• a team or organisation is no longer developing as expected

• tried and tested approaches to leadership are no longer effective

• tensions or conflicts become difficult to resolve

• responsibility increases while clarity diminishes

• a transition in leadership, structure or direction creates uncertainty

• a Situation has become too complex to identify the problem

The Prosoponistic approach doesn’t begin with a predetermined model of leadership or a prescribed solution.

It explores the shared Situation in which leadership takes place: the individuals involved, their relationships, the significant aspects shaping the Situation and the possibilities that might not yet be apparent.

Seeing the Situation with clarity changes what becomes possible for the leader living within it.

Teams develop their own shared Situations.

A team may be struggling with:

• communication

• collaboration

• leadership

• conflict

• unclear responsibilities

• loss of direction

• changing roles

• recurring tensions between individuals or groups

• a change that the team is struggling to navigate

The difficulty does not necessarily lie with one person.

The Shared Situation itself may be shaping how people communicate, cooperate and respond to one another.

We work with teams to make that Situation more perceptible and to explore what might change within it.