Clarity
Uncover your hidden assumptions: Get a clear overview of personality sides that either drive your progress or hold you back.
Courage
Transform critical personality sides: Understand the protective function and give these parts a new role that supports your life.
Balance
Shift your focus from performing to being: Unlock inner resources across your personality parts for more balance.
When you face inner resistance to wanted change you may assume, “This is just the way I am.”
But you have more than just one side of your personality; you have an “inner team” established over the years. Some personality sides are high-achieving; others are protective, tired, or guarded.
When these personality sides are at odds, life feels heavy.
You might feel a “Hidden No” blocking your growth, or a recurring tension in your relationships that you can’t quite explain. There is a whole science to it.
There is a whole science to it.
My practical coaching and counseling helps you move your personality sides—your inner team—into alignment. By integrating these dynamics, you unlock the Clarity, Courage, and Peace needed for true change.
Get In Touch
Christian O. Busch | Practice: Weinbergstrasse 25, 8001 Zurich & Online | chris@innerteam.org
Accreditations
With Christian I associate a special person. His relentlessly appreciative, clear, and friendly way of communication fosters strong connections, making collaboration soothing and beneficial for everyone.
Christian combines creative thinking with strong communication skills. He approaches problems dynamically with a proactive and analytical mindset, and he coaches with empathy.
In my two years with Christian at Roche, I found him to be an excellent communicator who navigates challenges with resilience and diplomacy, driving innovative solutions through constructive questioning.
FAQs
The "Inner Team" is a metaphor to talk about different sides of our personality.
Just like a real team, we have internal voices or "sides" that sometimes work together and sometimes conflict (e.g., one part wants to rest, while another pushes for perfection). My work helps you get these internal team members to communicate and cooperate effectively. It is a method that combines working with these inner personality sides (Ego States) with body awareness (Somatic). Since our experiences and emotions are often stored in the body, this approach allows us to access and resolve blockages that talk therapy alone might miss. It is derived from Ego State Therapy, which is scientifically supported. I have completed extensive training in Somatic Ego State Therapy with renowned experts Dr. Woltemade Hartmann and Dr. Silvia Zanotta. Additionally, I incorporate Hypnosystemic concepts learned from Dr. Gunther Schmidt to provide a holistic coaching experience.
I use an open-architecture approach that respects the complexity of your unique personaliy.
Unlike Internal Family Systems (IFS): We do not use a predefined map of sides.
Unlike Positive Intelligence (PQ): We do not label different parts broadly as "Saboteurs".
Our Approach: We look at the strategy of every personality side. Even a critical part is trying to protect you. We negotiate new roles for them rather than trying to get rid of them.
Because stress lives in the body, not just the mind. By working "Bottom-Up" (from the nervous system to the brain), we widen your Window of Tolerance. This creates a state of physiological safety where deep personality work becomes possible—and sustainable.
When you are under high pressure, your Prefrontal Cortex (logic/strategy) slows down, and your Autonomic Nervous System takes over in "survival mode". Your defensive personality parts effectively "lock the door" to the room where real decisions are made.
Standard coaching models (like CPCC or ORSC) often keep talking to the "rational you" even when that door is locked. My approach uses somatic protocols to signal safety to the nervous system first, allowing us to open the door and work with the root cause.
We'll start by looking at your current situation together, like examining a detailed picture.
Our focus will be on understanding your challenges, but also on identifying times when things are different.
We'll explore your existing resources, making them available and transforming dysfunctional strategies into helpful approaches
We'll help you uncover your values, beliefs, and need – what truly matters to you in life. Think of these as your inner compass, guiding your direction. We'll then create concrete strategies to help you live more in line with your goal, step-by-step, in your daily life.
Health insurance does not cover these costs. However, if our work serves your professional development, the fees are often tax-deductible as continuing education expenses (please clarify details with your tax advisor).
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