Founder, friend, free spirit.
Lovely to meet you!
I’m the eldest of three, a 60’s adoptee, born in West London. I had a ball growing up in the South West during the 70s and 80s, life seemed so much simpler then.
First grown-up job was with M&S. Twelve memorable years, progressing from PA to working in regional management, with roles in West Wales, the South East and Northern Ireland.
At the turn of 2000 I headed back into London and spent another decade in outsourcing and offshoring. My sector was professional services where I learned about the importance of culture, relationships and trust all of which remains a core part of the work I do today. I did this in my 30s and 40s whilst raising a young family.
I understand the unrelenting nature of modern life and demands of big business. It was a great teacher and taught me that life and work require thoughtful navigation. It was also the catalyst to shake things up. I returned to study, did a Masters in Coaching & Behavioural Change at Henley and set up my practice in 2013.
I am grateful to have found work that I love and will continue to build my skills and knowledge in the fields of leadership, behavioural change and health.
Coaching Philosophy
I believe coaching is about creating freedom and choice by cultivating a frame of mind where it becomes possible to re-write our narrative; the story we tell of our lives and to do this at intervals over our life course.
Connected to this is my keen interest in the Healthspan principle of doing all we can to live and age well.
My style is warm and adaptive, blending different methods and approaches from the worlds of coaching and therapy depending on the client, their preferences and circumstances.
Coaching assignments are part planned, part emergent, with a focus on the journey we make from within. It is also about being able to go off piste in a given moment because it is often where the deepest learning and insight lies. A principle that is true in 121 and group work.
I’m also not a great one for miracle cures and quick fixes, although we live in a world which makes a good case for them. My aim is to encourage clients to think long term and help them develop valuable life-long skills like compassion, self-belief, focus and resilience to offer them the greatest returns possible.
Experience, qualifications & memberships
- MSc in Coaching & Behavioural Change with Henley Business School (Dist)
- External faculty and Executive Coach with Henley
- British Psychological Society approved Diploma in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders with the National Centure for Eating Disorders (NCFED)
- Certified Eating Disorders Coach and registered practitioner with NCFED
- Practicing Executive Coach with the Association for Professional Executive Coaching & Supervision
- In regular professional coaching supervision since qualification
- Mental Health and First Aid trained to work with adolescents
I also host a reflective practice group made up of coaches, counsellors and nutritional therapists and privately, I am passionate about community, education and health and an active leader and coach in a number of organisations.