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Leadership and Personal Development That Lasts

You aspire to invest in genuine leadership development and personal growth, striving to become the most formidable leader you can be.

You’ve grown weary of enrolling in standard, one-size-fits-all courses that lack the innovation and connection you seek.

I will work with you using an innovative and experiential approach. My coaching programs will help you to increase your awareness for yourself and your relationships with others, unlock your innate potential, and enhance your comprehension of the profound impact you can make in both your personal and professional life.

Ready to try something different?

What to Expect

I incorporate horses as ‘co-coaches’ in my programs and bring a wealth of experience in working with individuals, couples and teams.

There is no horseback riding involved, and prior experience with horses is not necessary.

My programs seamlessly blend equine-assisted sessions with personal coaching sessions, creating a unique and dynamic approach to coaching that will enhance your learning.

I promise to provide you with a caring and nurturing learning environment that fosters personal growth and encourages the exploration of your comfort zone.

How Does it Work?

Your initial session will always be an equine-assisted coaching session.

You or your team will be paired with a horse partner and guided through a series of progressively evolving activities.

You’ll receive a comprehensive safety briefing, and I’ll personally instruct you on how to interact, communicate, and collaborate with a horse.

The dynamics within the human-horse relationship offer profound insights that directly apply to human-human interactions.

This transformative journey leverages your key reflections. Discoveries made during both your initial and subsequent equine-assisted sessions are further explored through private, couple, or team coaching sessions.

In-person and remote options

We are operating out of the beautiful, professional facility of Mission Acres, conveniently located only 20 minutes north-west of Calgary, and only 8 minutes north-east of downtown Cochrane.
https://www.missionacres.ca

Your equine-assisted coaching sessions will always be in-person. The access to a large heated indoor arena with sand footing allows us to offer our programs independently of weather conditions.

For your personal coaching sessions we offer both in-person and remote options, and will work with you to chose a location that is most convenient for you and/or your team.

 

Programs

  • Individual/Couples Coaching

  • Team Coaching

  • Mindfulness Experience

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What people are saying

  • "I learned a lot...

    … about myself in my engagement with both Nicole and Tosca [the equine partner], and highly recommend this unique approach to leadership development for anyone who is interested in taking the next step in their own personal and/or professional development. I would unreservedly recommend Spiegelbild.”

    M. Carey, Professor, Mount Royal University

  • "The integration ...

    … of animals (horses) is unique, it is dynamic and also feels like it adds a really special and physical element to the coaching process. When weaving in the team coaching, it feels like the horse makes team dynamics tangible and also accessible at the same time.”

    N. Etheridge Calder, Leadership and Resilience Coach, Invoke Coaching

  • "Spiegelbild's program ...

    … is top-rate. Through the equine-assisted coaching program I explored my approach to leadership and how to increase it’s effectiveness. Working with a horse in combination with one-on-one private coaching motivated me to fully engage in the process. The long-term benefit is me adopting tools to further support my team and how to encourage them to pursue new directions and goals.”

    J. Haggett, Urban Planner and Team Lead, The City of Calgary

  • "If you want ...

    … a new experience that will open up new ways of seeing and being meet Nicole and her team of horses.”

    K. Woodcock, Change Leadership Coach, Director at Novalda

Our blog

“Straight From The Horse’s Mouth”

Our blog is all about sharing meaningful insights and experiences related to personal and professional growth. We seek to provide new perspectives that spark conversations around personal and leadership development.

Get started with Spiegelbild, today.