Reflective inquiry is a coaching mindset/process created by [[Marcia Reynolds]] (2020) and talked about in her book [[Coach the Person, Not the Problem]]. Reflective inquiry works by combining questioning with reflective statements to uncover objectives a client wants out of a session as well as underlying beliefs, assumptions, stories, and values that are blocking them from reaching that objective and how they can navigate that. Reflective statements are summaries, paraphrases, or metaphors used to reflect a clients words back at them. Reflective inquiry has a few key strengths according to Reynolds in comparison to questioning which is often associated with coaching. Firstly, reflective inquiry allows you to be more present with your client. Instead of obsessing over “the best question” to ask, you can spend more time receiving what your client says with presence. If you can’t think of a question to ask, you can always use a reflective statement. Secondly, reflective inquiry requires less skill to do. Because you don’t have to think of a question to ask every time, you can coach quiet well by just being present with your client. Thirdly, reflective inquiry invites the clients to see themselves in a new light. Mirroring their words back at them with reflect statements provides an outside perspective on themselves that only questioning might not be able to get.