Episode 30

Ep 30: Leading with Awareness: Supervision and Reflection in Coaching with Melissa Janse van Rensburg

Published on: 16th April, 2025

How can you stay grounded in your coaching practice while life continues to shift around you? In this episode of the Coaching Catalysts podcast, host Sarah Bramall is joined by Melissa Janse van Rensburg, a supervisor in the Coaching Catalysts Collective, for a conversation about the role of supervision, reflection, and self-awareness in coaching.

Melissa shares her journey from a background in branding and marketing to gaining her ICF PCC accreditation and becoming a coach and supervisor. Together, they explore how supervision can support coaches to stay present, build confidence, and create a deeper impact with their clients.

They also talk about managing change, both personal and professional, and the importance of self-care when balancing a growing family alongside a reflective coaching practice.

Tune in for a thoughtful discussion on the core values of coaching, the power of supervision, and what it means to evolve while staying connected to yourself and your work.

Here are the Highlights:

00:00 Introduction.

02:13 Coaching journey and NLP Training.

08:16 Coaching confidence and empowering female leaders. 

11:53 Using detached supervision to create objectivity. 

16:22 The value of reflective supervision.

19:42 Redefining supervision with support.

24:12 Exploring personal growth in coaching.

26:22 Zooming out: Holding space while caring for yourself.

About Melissa Janse wan Rensburg:

 Melissa supports leaders and coaches to become more conscious in their daily work and lives so that they can in turn increase the self-awareness of others, and the collective. 

 

Driven by energy leadership, consciousness, gestalt, existential & transactional analysis methodologies; in her work with coaches, she will support you to discover the depths of your potential & consciousness, unlocking doors to personal & professional mastery. Melissa employs Core Energy Coaching, a methodology focused on getting to the root (or “core”) of an individual’s challenges by identifying and shifting inner thoughts, beliefs, and emotions that block a success.

 

Melissa says: “From this place, they can reduce stress, sustainably connect with their purpose and passion, and experience more fulfilment in all areas of their lives – both personally & professionally. As a result of my background, life experience and divine guidance, I am in the position today where I am partnering with individuals in various ways to help them increase their self-awareness, make changes to who they are being and living life, as well as have an impact on their careers, relationships, and clients.”


Connect with Melissa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meljvr/


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Website:

https://www.thecoachingcatalysts.com


Work with us:


We are celebrating International Coaching Week from May 12th and hosting a series of free workshops - sign up here to join us: https://bit.ly/supervisionworkshops 


Find out more about our supervision service here: http://bit.ly/coaching-collective


For ICF mentoring see here: https://bit.ly/catalystsmentorcoaching 


To book a call: https://tidycal.com/coachingcatalysts/explorationcall


FREE Supervision Experience for Coaches: Listening Partnerships, register here: https://bit.ly/supervisionexperience



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https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecoachingcatalysts


Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbramallcoaching/


Rebecca: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielrebecca/


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The Coaching Catalysts
Welcome to The Coaching Catalysts Podcast, the go-to place for coaches and professionals to elevate your coaching practice. Whether you’re just starting out as a coach, an experienced coach looking to deepen your skills, or you’re creating coaching cultures within your organisation - we've got you covered.

Co-hosts Sarah Bramall and Rebecca Daniel are highly experienced Accredited Coaches with thousands of hours of coaching experience, Coach Trainers for leading organisations and Coach Supervisors, supporting coaches via their supervision and coach development service and community.

As former teachers and leaders, with a combined thirty years’ experience in education, Sarah and Rebecca are uniquely positioned to support coaches in professional development and ethical practice, in a fast emerging industry.

With a wealth of experience, Sarah specialises in Leadership and Executive Coaching, Career coaching, confidence and Imposter Syndrome, and effective communication.

With a broad range of expertise, Rebecca’s coaching specialisms encompass leadership, neurodiversity, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), mindset, resilience, and communication.

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Connect with us here:

Website: https://www.thecoachingcatalysts.com

Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/thecoachingcatalysts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecoachingcatalystscommunity
https://www.instagram.com/thecoachingcatalysts_
https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecoachingcatalysts

Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbramallcoaching/
Rebecca: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielrebecca/

FREE Supervision Experience for Coaches: Listening Partnerships, register here: https://bit.ly/supervisionexperience

Find out more about our supervision service here: http://bit.ly/coaching-collective

For ICF mentoring see here: https://bit.ly/catalystsmentorcoaching

To book a call: https://tidycal.com/coachingcatalysts/explorationcall


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Rebecca Daniel

‘The Coaching Catalysts’ was founded by Sarah Bramall and Rebecca Daniel. As Qualified Coaches, accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and trainers for lead coach training organisations, Sarah and Rebecca are highly qualified and experienced coaches, coach supervisors and trainers.

With a combined thirty years’ teaching and leadership experience in the education sector, they create change through transformational coaching, supervision and training.

Sarah and Rebecca’s aligned passion for impact enables them to work with coaches and professionals to support them to excel personally and professionally, while developing their mindset and prioritising wellbeing in order to feel fulfilled in all aspects of their lives.