What is Positive Psychology?
Positive Psychology is the scientific study of human thriving & flourishing in three main areas; positive emotions, positive character traits, & positive institutions. Avoiding the pitfalls & misconceptions of simple 'toxic positivity', this science endorses both the reality & benefits of negative emotions & acknowledges the pain of our often challenging personal & work circumstances, but offers us evidence-based interventions & holistic tools to understand & capitalise on our strengths, foster hope & optimism, & improve resilience, well-being, & professional performance. Positive Psychology has advanced extensively, illuminating its potential for fostering individual well-being & transforming organisational cultures. Its practical applications, grounded in scientific research, show that nurturing positive emotions promotes engagement, positivity, mental & physical health, & overall life satisfaction. Applied to leadership, Positive Psychology encourages leaders who inspire others to reach their full potential & fosters qualities such as empathy, mindfulness, and authenticity, which enhance team performance, build trust, and promote sustainable positive change. Embracing Positive Psychology principles in organisations supports a happy and thriving work culture, resulting in inclusivity, innovation, productivity, and employee satisfaction. Positive Psychology’s application in personal, leadership, and professional development is still currently underutilised; let Amser Positive Psychology empower and equip you to unlock sustainable positive change in your unique context.
What is Sustainable Positive Change?
Sustainable positive change refers to fostering thriving & flourishing environments, both personally & professionally, in which the benefits of Positive Psychology Coaching & Consulting are not fleeting over time but are sustained as a result of clients' empowered awareness & actively equipped, context specific, tools & interventions which creates a net positive consistency of change.
What is your approach?
Amser Positive Psychology takes a professional & yet relatable approach to put heart & soul into understanding a client's context and needs, & takes the headache out of scientific interpretation & application, making every client's experience as unique & as valuable as they are. By firstly supporting a systemic understanding of a client's unique context & appreciating what is already strong, we secondly, increase awareness with empowering self or organisational knowledge via interviews, feedback & psychometrics, & thirdly, tailor and equip client's with the practical tools & interventions to close the gap on their desired future. Also, a strengths-based integrated approach to coaching and consulting is assumed, which means tools, models, and interventions from other disciplines (such as Humanistic, Cognitive and Coaching Psychology, Appreciative Inquiry, Positive Intelligence, Systemic Coaching, mindfulness) are drawn on as a client's context requires.
Who are these services for?
Amser Positive Psychology's coaching & consultancy services are beneficial to; individuals or parents who may be experiencing a change or transition. Those who wish to explore their deepest values or motivations & create alignment with their gifts, talents, & strengths. Organisations who wish to improve culture, team dynamics & employee engagement. Those who are looking to take active responsibility for their holistic well-being, make a habit change, or accomplish a specific goal. Leaders of any stature who are looking to increase self-awareness, improve their influence & effectiveness, & be a leader who people love to follow.
What does your logo mean?
With an oak leaf as Amser's logo, the tree of life, and oak trees in general, offer us powerful & useful metaphors for understanding & incorporating psychological principles into our lives. The oak is revered for weathering storms, growing deep roots, & being a strong, durable timber. Each tree takes a period of 'rest' in the winter only to renew in the spring, & is also interdependent within a greater ecosystem, being supported by & yet supporting the lives of other creatures & plants; the metaphorical applications are rich & helpful, as we feed & develop our own well-being 'roots', realise our own interconnected nature, & weather life's storms together.
Love? ...even in a business context?
Yes, love in the form of compassion, empathy, support, & psychological safety is not simply a 'soft' skill that can be taken or left in this modern world, it is a critical component of high performing individuals, leaders and organisations. Cultivating a loving character or culture is not something to be left at home, but something to be fostered, praised, & encouraged. The scientific evidence for these kind of character traits & environments is continuing to grow and can be seen in the scientific work of Barbara Fredrickson, Martin Seligman, Christopher Peterson, Kim Cameron, Amy Edmondson, & many others.
What are 'tools & interventions'?
The 'tools & interventions' mentioned on this site refer to psychological tools & Positive Psychology Interventions (PPIs). Examples of these 'tools & interventions' may include mindfulness exercises, psychometric assessments, relaxation techniques, or interventions related to gratitude & strengths application. There are literally hundreds of possible tools & PPIs, all with an aim of fostering personal or professional thriving & encouraging sustainable positive change. Individuals, leaders, & organisations have unique contexts, where not every tool or intervention will be possible, practical or preferred. Amser will work with you to achieve a systemic understanding of your context & suggest appropriate tools or interventions for you to employ, but the decision to apply & practice any intervention will always be yours. Amser Positive Psychology does not administer any clinical or therapeutic interventions.
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Please Note: Amser Positive Psychology's coaching and consulting services are not clinical.