Creative Coaching with Julianne Holland.

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Guiding artists through the Battle Against Creative Resistance.

Resistance is the antimuse. It’s the feeling that stops you in your tracks when you try to put pen to paper, brush to canvas, hands to clay. It’s a combination of doubt, dread, and, sometimes, inexplicable indifference but at its core  resistance is nothing more than fear.

 

I am here to help you take those first few steps into the big beautiful world of professional creativity. In these coaching packages and sessions I will not give you feedback or coaching on your art practice itself. Although I am an art teacher and have taught hundreds of students, this space is for helping you through the mental roadblocks that are preventing you from taking your art, career, dreams to the next level. For each client this work will look vastly different and therefore each coaching package is conducted with extensive preliminary correspondence and is tailored to ensure your experience is specifically designed for your personal benefit, wherever you may be on your creative journey.

 

We will work creatively and intuitively with whatever shows up during the sessions, and you will be guided and empowered to live a deeply authentic and inspired life by unleashing the full power of your creative gifts upon the world

 

If you don’t live in or near Yeppoon Australia – and are considering working with me remotely. Wonderful! 

Skype sessions are a great way of working with me when you don’t live nearby. We are so fortunate to have this awesome technology, which brings me right into your home.

Details below include both face-to-face sessions here at my studio and via Skype.
 

 

How it works:

• Identify blockages and resistance

• How are you getting in your own way?

• unearth your purpose, dreams and desires

• Learn about the power of language to move beyond limiting beliefs & self-doubt

• be empowered + supported to push yourself creatively and professionally

• integrate creativity into your daily life

• Learn how old (unhelpful) stories have been holding you back

• Build momentum 

• Develop achievable creative professional goals

• Celebrate your wins, become your own biggest fan

 

Lets get you out of your head and into the creative world…

Pre-session procedure:

We begin the conversation with email contact, where you tell me about what is showing up for you, what is possibly blocking you from moving forward, and what your intention might be for working with me.

 

This initial correspondence helps to inform us both in recognising your suitability for this work. It enables us to hone in on your individual needs & goals in preparation for getting the most from your sessions. All creative coaching packages follow a framework but are tailored to suit your personal needs and requirements.

 

I can then advise if this work is suitable for you and how it can help, what to expect, I can then advise of what art supplies you will need (if any) and also provide a reading list of appropriate books, articles and podcasts that will be relevant to your sessions. Then we make time to connect on Skype or telephone for a final intake session where we go into a more thorough exploration of your current issues and concerns, specific ailments, history and other relevant information.

 

Then we get started on the fun part, our work together! Depending on where you are in Australia this will be face-to face or via Skype or a similar video link up platform. Either way, as you come into each part of the process we will be able to visually connect so I can guide, co-create and communicate with you, as required.

 

 

Creative Unleashed Session:

Platform: Face-to-face & Zoom/Skype

Cost: $450 AUS Face-to-Face  /  $425 Skype

This includes the pre-session email, phone chat, any necessary session prep and post session notes and follow up. In this session we will work through a select few elements from our 8 week coaching package. These will be chosen specifically for you via our pre-session procedure.

Time: 1.5 hours

Payment: Paypal or direct deposit

 

Half-day Creative Breakthrough Session Yeppoon:

Platform: Face-to-face 

Cost: $750 AUS

This includes the pre-session email contact and any necessary session prep, all art materials and post session notes and follow up.

Time: 3.5 hours

This luxurious package includes:

• A grounding and calming opening practice to help let go and reset ensuring you are fully present as we begin

• Pre-session creative play with clay. I will guide your through a relaxing one on one clay lesson that will help get you into your body and out of your head. This is meant to be a fun and help you relax. You will be welcome to pick up your piece at any time and keep working into it as we move forward through the session.

• my undivided attention and support as we traverse the unknown territory of your heart and its creative expression, delving into your dreams and desires as an artist, discovering and identifying repetitive blocks, resistance 

• light refreshments – including organic tea, barista coffee, an indulgent treat & fruit

• A final worksheet and report with resources, plans and goals going over everything that has been worked through during the session as well as any added resources that I want you to explore. This document will be written up after the session and emailed to you.

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8-week Creativity Coaching Package:

We begin with an initial session as above. If we agree this work is for you, and your application meets my requirements, a contract will be sent to you for you to sign and return.

Once this is in place we begin!

Platform: Face-to-face & Zoom/Skype

Time: 4 x 1.5 hour sessions every fortnight

Materials: All materials provided (excluding reading materials and books)  / Skype clients will be given a list of materials

This includes the pre-session email contact and any necessary session prep, as well as post session notes and follow up.

Email me for full details

Cost: $995 AUS  /  $995 Skype

Creative Coaching clients have access to additional 1 on 1 sessions at $150/hr

 

In this Coaching package you will be taken through 4 fortnightly sessions that will 

Each session will end with homework (task list) that is appropriate to you as well as reading material or podcasts that have been chosen to suit your personal journey.

 

At the start of each session we will reflect on the previous fortnight, what new possible resistance and blocks have been triggered by the previous week's reading and task list.

 

Session one: Unearth your deepest yearning + purpose. Discuss goals and dreams and begin to delve into the possible ‘false’ beliefs + self-doubt that has been holding you back. Create creative and professional goals that will be revisited and rewritten in session four.

 

Session Two:Reflect on last session homework and discuss. Deep dive into current (known) blocks and resistance to creating and sharing art. Start the process of exploring the origin of your creative limitations. These fears are always learned stories that you have picked up along the way. It’s time to let go of them for good. 

 

Session Three: Reflect on last session homework and discuss. Discuss new identified blocks (this will already be easier) and how you were or were not able to overcome them. This is our ‘professional artist 101’ session where you will have guidance in the sharing aspect of actually putting your artwork out into the world. I will take you behind the scenes at what it looks like to run a successful creative multidisciplinary practice. This session will vary significantly depending on where you are currently sitting in your own start-up journey.

 

Session Four: Reflect on last session homework and discuss. Discuss new identified blocks and how you were or were not able to overcome them. Discuss perceived future blocks and how they can be reduced. How have we created traction and momentum? Develop a strategy to maintain momentum and live your dream. Review the last three sessions and re-write your goals, what do you want to achieve in the next 6 months? Compare the difference between session one? Celebrate how far you have come in such a short time. 

 

A final worksheet and report will be written up for you with resources, plans and goals going over everything that has been worked through during the 8 weeks, as well as any added resources that I want you to explore. This document will be developed  after the session and emailed to you.