If you're looking for someone with decades of leadership experience as well as coaching depth you're in the right place.
I'm seen as a leading voice in the UK coaching market as a ICF MCC and ACTC (accredited team coach). I have over 20 years experience in the field working 1:1 and with groups and teams.
My approach is informed by:
- A deep Psychology background with 30+years of study including a BA in Psychology & Management, MA in Psychology & Education and PGCERT in Coaching Psychology as well as 100s of hours of short courses.
- A depth of coaching skills : as well as being a ICF MCC I have trained in CBT, mindfulness, mBit, energetics, Advanced neuroscience, neurodiversity coaching, Positive Psychology, Coaching Psychology, DISC, team coaching, Executive coaching and many other fields
- Credibility in the field: I run one of the UK's leading coach training organisations and have trademarked our own approaches : A holistic coaching framework, the SELFLESS model and the SERVE coaching leadership framework: I integrate these into my approach
- Decades of leadership experience as a senior leader in education and running my own training business which is in the top 1% of women led businesses in the UK
I love working with clients one to one and building a depth of relationship where I will challenge and support you to build new habits and experience personal and professional growth.
Even though I've got over 20 years experience as a leader and run two successful, profitable businesses and get consistently excellent customer feedback yet I've also had times when I've questioned myself as a leader and I've often got the balance between work and life wrong.
I understand what it's like to feel responsible for your team and to hold the cognitive load whether that's in an employed role or as a business owner: I equally know that this can cause stress and overwhelm which are contagious to all who you interact with.
My perspective is to coach you in a way that is personalised to you and I will spend time understanding your preferences so we can work effectively and I can support you to be the leader you want to be.
This isn't about superficial conversations it's about depth and challenge.
On a personal level I love supporting people to step into their potential: as a young child my role was always to maintain relationships and one of my skills is bringing together brilliant groups of people.
I've got a young family so it's always about balance : I don't always get it right and you'll know with me that I won't be telling you to do things which don't work for you or judging your choices. I believe work is part of our lives and how much energy and time we have to give is dependent on so many other factors!
I love people : my friends are really important to me so seeing them, being in nature, good food, good wine, good company and good music are what light me . Personally, I love to travel and we have long term plans to be based part of the year in Ghana where my husbands family are from.
It looks like I now have a picture perfect life : it wasn't always this way. I've struggled with mental health, PTSD and some significant trauma in the past : I don't share everything out of respect for others involved yet you know with me you'll have someone who has a high degree of empathy.
If you're looking for a commercially minded coach who has a Psychology background and knows how to support you effectively I'd love to hear from you.
