Creative Arts Coaching
Areas of Expertise: Creative Arts Coaching,
EFT, Somatic, and Narrative Approaches
​I use creative arts coaching, EFT, somatic, and narrative approaches to helping clients move forward from grief and loss. This work complements trauma-informed coaching by integrating the conscious and unconscious to bring balance to our body, mind, and spirit. This does not mean talking about your past as much as it means turning your strengths into something positive. My signature coaching style combines my extensive experience in the creative and healing arts, as well as body work, to facilitate personal growth, self-regulation, and transformation. It takes the Whole Person Coaching to a deeper level. I invite you to try my signature approach, as you may find greater meaning and connection with yourself and others on your path after loss.
Grief & Trauma Coaching
Trauma-informed coaching is a specialized approach that acknowledges the impact of past trauma on individuals and integrates this understanding into the coaching process. Creative arts coaching and somatic work can help with anxiety and stress that comes with trauma. Trauma can keep us from regulating our nervous system well. Nina Risch focuses on creating a safe, supportive, and empowering environment for clients to work towards their goals while navigating the effects of trauma. Coaches trained in this approach have a deeper understanding of how trauma can affect a person's thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationships. ​
Whole Person Centered Coaching
Whole Person Coaching is a multi-modality approach that seamlessly integrates diverse coaching tools and techniques to address the various facets of an individual’s experience. Whole Person Coach acknowledges the complexity of individuals, recognizing the interconnected dimensions of the mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual aspects of the “Whole Person.”
Narrative Coaching
I want to hear your story and the version of what you envision for yourself. It allows me to understand your experiences and support you in moving forward positively. We will redefine your beliefs and relationships from a strength-based perspective. Come exactly as you are. There is power in your grief. Let me guide you to use it.
EFT & Tapping
EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and tapping are used in trauma-informed coaching to help clients regulate emotions, reduce stress responses, and process traumatic memories in a gentler way. A coach guides a client to tap on specific meridian points while they focus on a traumatic memory or emotional distress, which can calm the nervous system and lower the intensity of the feelings associated with the trauma. EFT tapping is a somatic intervention that reduces psychological distress by self-stimulating acupoints on the face and upper body while focusing on bodily sensations or a distressing thought or feeling (Stapleton, 2020). It can help clients regulate their nervous systems by stimulating acupoints. It is an effective self-help technique for immediate relief of distressing symptoms outside the clinical setting.
Art-Based Coaching
Art-based creative arts coaching leverages creative expression to enhance self-awareness, facilitate emotional processing and release, promote grounding, and unlock insights for personal and professional growth. It moves beyond traditional verbal coaching by using art forms such as drawing, painting, collage, and even music to help clients connect with their subconscious, explore complex emotions, and develop new perspectives. This can be much more transformational than many anticipate. Many clients see positive results using the arts.
Somatic Approaches
Somatic coaching is a holistic approach to personal and professional development that integrates the body, mind, and spirit. It focuses on accessing the body’s wisdom and intelligence to facilitate growth, transformation, and healing. Some of the grounding, breathwork, and visualization techniques one may be familiar with, but somatic approaches are not limited to only those; sound and movement can be utilized depending on your interests and preferences. Somatic coaching involves working with clients to explore their bodily sensations, movements, and patterns, as well as their thoughts, emotions, and beliefs. Through somatic exercises, guided inquiry, and mindful awareness, clients learn to listen to their bodies' signals and messages, which can reveal underlying patterns, barriers, and strengths. This approach is successful for those living in fight or flight, freeze or faun mode due to Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma.
How Nina Can Help
As a coach, I help people understand what they can and can't control, which allows them to leverage their strengths, skills, and talents to turn surviving into thriving.
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I help people who are feeling lost in grief to find their new path with mindset changes.
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I guide people who have lost their purpose in finding a new one so you can live your best life.​​
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I help people who are stuck in grief reclaim their strength and power.
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I use a client-centered approach that invites confidence to live more authentically.
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I use somatic approaches with clients who are feeling unregulated due to grief to understand and manage emotions to heal and move forward from trauma.
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I have a creative approach that guides conversations by focusing on somatic and art-based techniques that work to build new coping mechanisms.
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I collaborate with all my clients to help them reclaim themselves.
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I show people who are struggling with multiple emotions and mood swings, from grief, to use new tools and ways to manage grief, including techniques for self-soothing and navigating difficult emotions.​​
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I guide clients in building better boundaries that can lead to breakthroughs across all aspects of their lives. ​​​
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I am trauma-informed & can teach you EFT & Tapping Techniques you can use for anxiety, panic attacks, and stress.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Gigi
I felt supported and safe. Nina helped me explore and understand my situation more with the right questions that opened up more insights to me. I had all the time and room that I needed within the session to go as deep into the topics as I needed.
Mike
I didn't really know what to expect going into my first coaching session, and Nina made it feel easy and natural. I enjoyed the way she guided me to learning more from myself, and in my own words, which I usually get lost in.
Kareem
Nina was very intentional about allowing me to be myself during the session and she acknowledged when I came up with solutions on my own. Nina highlighted things that I did not perceive as strengths for me, but have helped me overcome challenges in the past.
