International Coaching Passport with The Ukraine Chapter of ICF (Destination 03)
One global coaching community. One session each month. Diverse perspectives.
🇺🇦 Destination 03: Ukraine
“Some coaching conversations ask us to face a reality we cannot change, while staying open to what remains possible within it.”
For our third destination, the International Coaching Passport welcomes the Ukraine Chapter of ICF for a thoughtful, interactive exploration of coaching in the context of war.
Coaching in Times of War: Holding Space for Hope, Agency, and Meaning
Join Elena Semenchuk, PCC, Vice President, ICF Ukraine, and Mariia Plakhotnyk, PCC, President, ICF Ukraine, to explore how coaches can remain present with grief, uncertainty, and collective trauma while respecting each client’s circumstances, resources, and capacity.
Together, we will consider how hope can emerge without pressure, how agency can be supported when choices are constrained, and how meaningful steps can be shaped by what matters to the client.
Through reflection, conversation, and practical exploration of coaching questions, this session invites us to examine our own presence, assumptions, and ethical boundaries.
By the end of this interactive session, participants will be able to:
Recognize how war-related collective trauma shapes the coaching relationship, and identify implications for their own presence, assumptions, and ethical boundaries.
Explore ways to hold space for grief and uncertainty while recognizing existing strengths, connection, and possibilities for hope, without imposing positivity or expectations of growth.
Practice coaching questions that help clients reconnect with values, resources, and agency, and identify small, meaningful steps that honor their circumstances and capacity.
Meet our speakers
Elena Semenchuk, PCC
Vice President, ICF Ukraine
An executive coach, mentor, trainer, and international speaker, Elena works with leaders and professionals across cultures. Her background combines international corporate experience, entrepreneurship, and coaching through personal and professional change.
Mariia Plakhotnyk, PCC
President, ICF Ukraine
Mariia is a professional coach whose practice includes business, executive, leadership, and team coaching, alongside developing coaching cultures within organizations.
Your session details
📅 Tuesday, 3 November 2026
🕥 10:30–11:30 Bucharest time | EET, UTC+2
💻 Live online via Zoom
🗣️ Delivered in English
🎟️ Free participation | Maximum 90 participants
About the International Coaching Passport
Initiated by The Romania Chapter of ICF and created in collaboration with ICF Chapters around the world, this monthly learning series connects our community with different cultures, professional experiences, and approaches to coaching.
Ten destinations. Ten global perspectives. One coaching community.
Reserve your place for Destination 03 and join our Ukrainian colleagues for an hour of shared learning, reflection, and connection.