Thu, Oct 8 · 4:00 PM CEST
🧠 You understand the pattern. So why does it keep happening?
Perhaps you know what you should do, but under pressure you still:
overthink decisions or struggle to prioritise;
push through until your energy disappears;
procrastinate on something that genuinely matters;
react more strongly than you intended;
find it difficult to say no, slow down or ask for support; or
understand your patterns intellectually, yet feel unable to change them.
Sometimes insight is important, but insight alone is not always enough.
This introductory 1:1 coaching session creates space to explore what is happening through the mind, emotions, body and nervous system.
🌿 This session may be useful if you…
carry significant responsibility at work or in your personal life;
perform well externally while feeling tense, scattered or depleted internally;
are navigating a transition, difficult decision or recurring pattern;
want to work sustainably without losing your ambition;
have tried primarily cognitive approaches, such as CBT, and are curious about a more body-aware perspective; or
want practical support without being forced into one particular coaching method.
You do not need to diagnose the problem or choose an approach before we meet.
We begin with where you are.
🔍 How we might work
My approach brings together:
🧠 Neuroscience-informed coaching
To explore attention, stress, energy, decision-making and sustainable performance.
🏢 Organisational coaching and leadership experience
For challenges involving priorities, communication, boundaries, teams or professional change.
🧭 Mentoring
When practical frameworks, experience or a more direct perspective would be useful.
❤️ Compassionate Inquiry
A body-aware approach developed by Dr Gabor Maté and Sat Dharam, which can help us notice the emotions, bodily signals and underlying patterns that thinking alone may not reach.
Some sessions are practical and action-oriented. Others are slower and more reflective. Many combine both.
I will explain the different approaches available and why one might be relevant. Together, we decide what feels most useful for you.
✨ What you can leave with
By the end of the session, you may have:
greater clarity about what is really happening beneath the immediate problem;
a clearer view of the pattern keeping you stuck;
more awareness of how pressure appears in your thoughts, emotions and body;
a better understanding of what your nervous system may be trying to protect you from;
one practical experiment, decision or next step; and
a sense of which coaching approach could support you going forward.
This is not about resolving your entire life in one conversation. It is about seeing something more clearly and identifying a meaningful way forward.
💭 Before you come, consider
What keeps repeating in your work or life even though you understand it intellectually?
What might you notice if you listened not only to your thoughts, but also to your emotions and body?
👋 About me
I’m Angela, founder of Synapse Coaching based in Barcelona.
My work combines a background in cognitive psychology and neuroscience with applied research, product development, organisational coaching, mentoring and team leadership.
I support people who want to perform and lead sustainably, particularly when responsibility, uncertainty or constant demands make it difficult to think clearly and remain connected to themselves.
📖 You can read more about the approaches I use here: Kondinska.com
💻 Session information
Format: Private 1:1 session
Location: Online via Zoom
Duration: 60min
Booking: RSVP here and then reserve 60 min slot : https://www.kondinska.com/offerings/book?offering=99a0604f-55d4-4055-acbc-064c9e343750
Coaching and Compassionate Inquiry-informed work are not substitutes for psychotherapy, medical treatment or crisis support.