A few things to know before you begin

Wondering whether Unfold is right for your situation, how working together actually works, or what coaching and mental performance training really involve?

Here are a few answers to help you find your bearings.

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Coaching

Coaching is a personalised process that helps you work through a particular situation or challenge, better understand what is at play and experiment with new ways of thinking and acting.

It is built on trust, conversation and approaches chosen around your situation and what you are currently navigating. The work may involve the way you think, see a situation, make decisions or take action.

The aim is not to apply a ready-made method, but to find what can genuinely help you move forward and make sure that any changes make sense in your own life.

Mental performance training

Mental performance training helps you prepare for situations involving performance, pressure or meaningful challenges by working both on yourself and on the situation you are facing.

It is not simply about learning a few techniques before a competition. It involves understanding the way you function — your thoughts, emotions, attention, confidence, motivation and responses to pressure or failure — before developing and experimenting with approaches that may be useful in your particular situation.

The work therefore starts with who you are, the context you are in and what you are working towards. It can help you understand yourself more clearly, change certain automatic patterns and develop greater freedom in how you respond when the situation really matters.

Your questions

Coaching is a personalised process centred around a situation or challenge you would like to change. It gives you space to step back, understand yourself more clearly and experiment with new ways of thinking or acting, using approaches adapted to your situation.

Coaching is for anyone who would like to change something in the way they think, make decisions or act. You do not need to be struggling with a problem. Coaching can also be valuable when you are navigating change, going through a transition, working on a project or simply wanting to understand yourself better.

Coaching can be useful during a period of change, when making a decision, dealing with recurring difficulties, questioning your confidence, feeling overwhelmed, losing a sense of direction or wanting to change the way you approach something.

Mental performance training is a personalised process that helps you better understand the way you function and develop the resources you need when facing situations involving performance, pressure or meaningful challenges.

It is particularly relevant for athletes at all levels who want to prepare for an important event or develop the way they approach training and competition. It can also be valuable in other situations where performance, pressure or high stakes play an important role.

No. Mental performance training can be valuable whenever a situation matters to you. Your level of experience is less important than what you want to work on.

That depends on your situation and what matters to you. We might work on confidence, concentration, pressure or emotional regulation, motivation, self-doubt, your relationship with failure, preparing for an important event, staying engaged through sustained effort or responding more effectively to the unexpected.

No. Performance may be the starting point, but the work also focuses on the person behind the performance: understanding the way you function, developing your resources and learning to respond more effectively when situations matter.

Both are personalised processes and may draw on similar approaches. The main difference lies in the context and starting point. Coaching usually begins with a situation, question or change you would like to explore. Mental performance training is more closely connected to situations involving performance, pressure or challenge, with the aim of helping you access and use your resources effectively when they matter most.

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You can start by exploring the different ways of working with Unfold and the details of each programme on the Services page. If you are still unsure, or if none of the options quite matches what you are looking for, simply get in touch. We can look at your situation together and work out what might be the best fit.

No. You might come with a very clear goal, a particular situation or simply a feeling that something needs to change. Clarifying what you actually want to work on can be part of the process itself.

Yes. Every process has a purpose. That purpose simply does not always need to be fully defined during the first session.

We begin by exploring your situation, what brings you here and the way you currently approach things. From there, we can define a goal that makes sense to you and turn it into something clear and concrete.

That goal may be refined or adjusted as the work progresses and your understanding of the situation develops.

Yes, as long as the different areas make sense within the same process. The aim is not to work through a list of separate topics, but to understand what connects them and identify what deserves attention first.

The programmes are frameworks, not boxes. If you cannot find exactly what you need, simply tell me about your situation. We can then explore whether Unfold is the right fit.

You do not need to be certain before getting in touch. The first conversation is there to explore whether your situation fits within Unfold’s scope and whether the way of working feels right for you.

Every process is different, but individual programmes generally follow the same overall structure:

Start with where you are → Explore → Build → Practise → Embed

We begin by understanding your situation and what brings you here. We then explore the factors shaping your experience before defining a goal and building an approach together. From there comes experimentation and practice, followed by embedding what works into your everyday reality.

The aim is to help you gradually develop a clearer understanding of yourself, build your own resources and become increasingly confident using them independently.

The process can evolve as your needs change. It is not a fixed programme.

No. There is a framework, but the content is not fixed in advance. The process evolves with your situation, your goals and what emerges as we work together.

Yes. Individualisation is a fundamental principle of the way I work. An approach that is useful for one person may be irrelevant for another. What matters is finding what works for you, in your own context.

Yes. The work does not stop when the session ends.

Depending on what we are working on, you may have something to reflect on, a situation to observe, something to prepare or, most importantly, a practice to experiment with.

The aim is to try things in your everyday reality, observe what works — and what does not — and adjust accordingly. Mental skills develop much like physical skills: understanding alone is not enough. Practice is what helps build new resources.

Whenever possible, we identify concrete markers that allow us to observe progress. Your experience, behaviour, the situations you encounter and, where relevant, your results can also provide useful points of reference.

Yes. The process evolves with what you discover and what becomes important along the way. Changing a goal is not a failure. It may simply mean that your understanding of the situation has evolved.

Meaningful change takes time and practice. A single session can help you step back or unlock a situation, but it is rarely enough to build and embed lasting new ways of thinking or acting.

That is why Unfold programmes start at three sessions, with longer formats and more regular sessions available for goals that require more time.

Just like physical training, mental skills develop through consistency: you learn, experiment, adjust and begin again.

No. Performance may be the starting point, but the work also focuses on the person behind the performance: understanding how you operate, developing your resources and learning to respond more effectively to the situations that matter.

A shorter programme allows you to focus on a specific situation or important event. Regular sessions offer greater continuity over time, giving you more space to observe what is changing, experiment and adjust as you go.

Each session lasts one hour.

Sessions are generally spaced 7 to 15 days apart. This gives you time to experiment between sessions while maintaining continuity in the work.

The frequency can be adapted depending on your needs, your goals and what is happening in your life or training at the time.

Both are possible.

In-person sessions are available in the Nyon and Geneva area. Sessions further afield may also be possible, with additional travel costs.

Sessions can also take place online via video call. For remote sessions, you will need a stable internet connection and a computer so that we can work comfortably with any exercises or materials used during the session.

Sessions are available in French and English.

The first conversation is a 20–30-minute phone call. It is simply an opportunity to get to know each other, understand what brings you here and see whether Unfold is the right fit for what you need.

You do not need to arrive with a perfectly formulated request.

You can get in touch via the contact form, by email or by message.

You are welcome to include your preferred availability, but you do not have to. I will then suggest several possible times and you can choose the one that works best for you.

Yes. A contract is agreed before the process begins.

It clearly sets out the framework for our work together: the programme you have chosen, practical arrangements, each person’s commitments, confidentiality, cancellation terms and other important elements.

The aim is to ensure that the framework is clear, professional and secure for everyone involved.

Prices are listed directly on the relevant programme pages.

No. Unfold programmes are not reimbursed by Swiss health insurance or supplementary insurance.

The terms for cancellations, rescheduling and missed sessions are set out in the Terms and Conditions. Once a programme has been agreed, payment remains due in accordance with those terms, regardless of attendance at individual sessions.

Yes. Confidentiality is an essential part of the professional framework. Information shared during sessions remains confidential, within the limits set by the relevant legal and professional obligations.

Confidentiality, along with the other principles that guide my practice, is set out in the Unfold Coaching Code of Ethics.

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No. I am not a doctor, psychologist, psychotherapist or therapist. Coaching and mental performance training at Unfold are not medical or psychotherapeutic treatments.

No. They are not a substitute for medical, psychological or therapeutic care when such care is needed. Unfold operates within its own professional scope and boundaries.

Recognising the limits of coaching and mental performance training is an important part of ethical practice. If your situation falls outside that scope, I may encourage you to contact a qualified professional who is better placed to help.

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