Coaching Service for Doctoral Candidates
As part of our commitment to supporting graduate students, we offer coaching as a dedicated space to discuss personal and professional challenges. Developed from years of listening to students’ experiences, our coaching service is meant to help you reflect on your goals, values, and strengths, and move towards solutions as you navigate the challenges of doctoral work and beyond.
Why We Added Coaching to IMPRS
For many years, we’ve been here to support graduate students through the doctoral journey, primarily by offering guidance related to doctoral supervision. Over time, we’ve seen how the doctoral experience can bring up a wide range of challenges beyond academic work. Through our conversations, students have shared a variety of personal and professional struggles, including maintaining motivation, navigating team dynamics, planning careers, and balancing personal issues alongside research.
Recognizing this, our IMPRS Coordinator undertook specialized training and is now a certified coach, bringing a new level of support for our members. This new offering goes beyond traditional supervision support to provide a dedicated space where you can work through any issues, explore your values, and tap into your strengths to find solutions.
What You Can Expect from Coaching
Coaching is about empowering you to identify and achieve the goals that matter most to you. It’s a confidential, one-on-one process that helps you:
- Gain clarity around challenges and potential paths forward
- Discover and build upon your own strengths and resources
- Align your research, career goals, and personal values
- Find new motivation and ways to approach any difficulties
Whether you’re dealing with a challenging project, experiencing conflict, thinking about life after your doctorate, or simply want to reflect on where you’re headed, we’re here to help!
Interested in a Coaching Session?
If you’d like to explore coaching as a way to work through any challenges or questions that come up along your doctoral journey, we invite you to reach out. Whether you’re facing a specific issue or simply looking to gain new insights, coaching is available to support you, whatever stage you’re at.