Containment im Coaching

The psychodynamic concept of containment in coaching describes a process where the coach takes on, digests and returns emotional tension, unresolved conflicts und unconscious acting out of the coachee. Using two case studies the article develops the basic elements of containment in coaching. In addition to this interpersonal dimension of containment the article also highlights the structural dimension of containment — to provide sufficient space and conditions for thinking and processing emotional turmoil.