About me
Achieving transformational outcomes in lives, careers and relationships.
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I made the transition to coaching after a 20-year career working across a range of roles and industries globally. I now devote all of my professional energy and resources to further developing my skills as a coach to provide exceptional support to all of the wonderful people who choose to work with me. I've developed my coaching practice through word-of-mouth referrals from clients who have experienced significant transformation and achievement through our work together. No one individualis the same, and I've supported people in many different areas of focus and challenge across their professional and personal lives.
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My clients regularly express appreciation for my warm and fun approach to our work together. This is a partnership from the outset and we work hard to develop the level of trust essential for the types of conversation required for transformative change. I champion individuals to aim high and exceed their expectations while also challenging them with respect and compassion to overcome flawed thinking patterns, subconscious assumptions or limiting beliefs that prevent clarity and progress. I create uninterrupted space for my clients to think independently, while also offering tools or theories to support progress. I may also include theories from contemporary neuroscience to enable individuals to understand and adapt their mindset to achieve significant, and sustainable change.​​ I use a systemic approach when coaching, including mapping and constellations exercises where useful to support individuals, teams, and those in professional or personal relationships to work through patterns of stuck and unhelpful behaviours.
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I bring an invigorating level of energy, curiosity, and humour to my work and skillfully hold the space for exceptional thinking to unfold. My global experience and varied background enable me to connect with people from diverse cultural, social, and professional contexts allowing me to engage with clients at all levels with confidence, credibility, and impact.
Training and Supervision
I'm certified as a professional coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation and completed a Postgraduate Certification in personal and business coaching with Chester University and Barefoot Coaching in 2017. I dedicate substantial time and resources to ongoing education, personal development, and supervision with respected industry experts to stay at the forefront of the latest coaching techniques and teachings. I’m especially interested in contemporary neuroscience for coaching and have attended training delivered by individuals including Amanda Blake, Richard Boyatzis, Dan Siegel and Lisa Feldmann Barrett. I've trained in-person in systemic coaching and constellations with John Whittington, and also study practises underpinned by Nancy Klein's Thinking Environment. I integrate the most current research, theories, and tools from these fields into my work, ensuring my clients benefit from new and innovative approaches that foster profound growth and transformation.
Before Coaching
Curiosity, exploration and a desire for new experiences have always inspired my choices in life, leading to a wonderfully varied and very much non-linear career over the years.
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On graduating University, I left the UK to study languages and spent 20 years overseas, living and working across 11 countries. During this period I held various leadership roles in multinational organisations in a number of industries, before spending several years as a founder, director and consultant for start-up organisations in Scandinavia and the UK.
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Before my move into professional coaching, I took an opportunity to combine my experience in business and entrepreneurship with a growing interest in the third sector, collaborating with some of the UK’s most notable business leaders, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals to raise philanthropic investment for multimillion-pound initiatives in life-saving research and healthcare.
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I'm currently based in the UK and split my time between London and Sheffield, on the edge of the Peak District. When not working, I love spending time hiking in the beautiful Derbyshire Dales, reading and listening to anything in Spanish to keep up my language skills, and continuing to support inspiring and impactful work in the third sector. I've also just taken up running again after a 20 year hiatus - debating if I have a marathon in me before the next hiatus!