What happens when a client asks, "Tell me what to do?" In this blog, confidence coach Gemma Cousins explores the power dynamics within coaching, the temptation to give advice and why lasting confidence comes from trusting your own thinking. Discover how coaching supports self-awareness, self-trust and personal growth by creating space for reflection, curiosity and meaningful change rather than offering quick fixes or ready-made answers.

The young people who could probably benefit from support are often already feeling so stretched that the idea of adding anything else feels too much.

When we shift the focus from trying to be braver to learning how to support ourselves, confidence becomes something we can work with more realistically and more kindly.