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Coaching is about working together to help you find your own path. It supports you in exploring new ways of thinking and doing, across areas like career, health, and relationships. Along the way you can expect honest questions, a bit of challenge, fresh perspectives and practical next steps.

Mentoring is useful when you want to develop a skill or craft with guidance from someone who’s already walked a similar path. It’s often focused on professional growth, with mentors offering advice, sharing their own experiences, and passing on insights that can support your journey.

Coaching is different. Rather than giving advice, a coach sees you as capable and resourceful, and works with you to find your own way forward, then helps you follow through on it.

Coaching vs. Therapy: Coaching sometimes brings up strong emotions, and working with feelings is a natural part of the process. But when someone needs to work through deep trauma, that’s the time for therapy, not coaching. Ethical coaches know the difference and will guide clients to the right support if needed.

Our coaching relationship is built on confidentiality, trust, and respect. It’s a safe, non-judgemental space where you can explore the changes you want to make. I bring compassion, honesty, and accountability, and I’ll ask questions that help you see things differently, without ever crossing the boundaries of trust.

I’m accredited as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and follow their code of ethics, so you know the work we do together meets professional standards.

Co-Active training is recognised as the ‘gold standard’ of coaching by the Institute of Coaching, a Harvard Medical School affiliate that has linked the four cornerstones of the Co-Active Model to evidence-based scientific research.

Co-Active coaching is based on discovery, awareness, and choice. It uncovers what we are doing, and explores who we are being in the world. Based on the principles that we are all naturally creative, resourceful and whole; Co-Active means simply “being in action…together” or “being together…in action.”

A laser session is a short 20-minute highly focussed session that can happen between regular coaching sessions. It is a quick way to unblock some thinking patterns or process a specific issue. These sessions are ad-hoc and booked in when needed.

In my experience coaching online is just as effective as in-person, and it’s a lot more convenient for clients. That being said, connecting in-person is powerful and I do one-to-one retreats as well.

I currently work with clients remotely over Zoom or Google Meet with additional support via email in between sessions. I love that I get to work with people from all over the world and have coached people from the USA, Croatia, Poland, UK, Spain, Hong Kong, Australia and many more.

Coaching works best when you want something to change and you’re willing to put some time into it. We’ll work through whatever comes up together, and I’ll ask questions that help you see things differently. Sometimes things shift quickly and sometimes they take longer, and that’s fine.

If you’re not sure, the free intro chat is a good way to find out whether coaching, and coaching with me, is right for you.

Prices depend on the package you choose. Get in touch and I’ll send you an information document with an overview of how coaching works, a sample package and the costs.

I don’t offer single sessions, because real change takes a bit of time to work through and put into practice. You can pay for a package in one go or monthly.

I also offer a limited number of lower-cost places for people on low incomes each year. Send me a message with a little about yourself to join the waitlist.

Yes, organisations often pay for coaching from learning and training budgets. Asking for support might be because of:

• a new role or level in leadership
• needing support with imposter syndrome
• low self-confidence or self-esteem
• areas of improvement in performance
• personal development and self-improvement

Companies can pay in full or part for coaching.

If you run your own business or limited company, coaching that supports your work may count as a business expense, so your company could pay for it and it may be tax deductible. The rules depend on your circumstances, so it’s worth checking with your accountant.

Feel free to get in touch and see if we are a good fit, and we can discuss what works best for you.

The Co-Active Professional Coach Certification (CPCC) is a six-month programme run by the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI). It’s a deep dive into your coaching craft, and coaches who complete it earn the CPCC credential.

During the programme, Co-Active asks you to work with your own coach, who must hold the CPCC credential and the International Coaching Federation’s Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential, for at least one hour a month across the six months.

I hold both credentials and support coaches through certification with one-to-one coaching, mentoring on your coaching practice or business, and feedback on recorded sessions. I can also include oral exam prep sessions, where you coach me for the first half of the session and get structured feedback in the second. Packages run from 6 to 12 hours over six months.

Find out about CPCC support