When a client’s values clash with your own, the tension can feel like two tuning forks ringing in different keys. The goal isn’t to silence the dissonance—it’s to stay resonant within it. Coaching presence invites us to listen for understanding rather than agreement, to hold steady when our instincts want to correct or withdraw. True partnership begins when curiosity hums louder than judgment.

Resonance and dissonance are the music of coaching—tune in to what sings and what stirs.