Great minds don't think alike
That's what makes them great
Coaching for thoughtful professionals who want to think carefully about their direction, decisions, and potential.
I provide psychologist-led coaching for professionals across the UK and internationally. Sessions are held online, enabling us to work together regardless of your location.
Time to Think
There are times when moving forward isn’t about working harder, but about stepping back and thinking more carefully about how you want to use your abilities, opportunities, and time.
Sometimes this means reflecting on your direction. At other times, it involves navigating complex decisions, stepping into greater responsibility, or making sense of periods of transition.
Coaching provides a structured space to think clearly about these questions. It allows you to step back from the pressures of day-to-day work and reflect deliberately on your priorities, choices, and the path you want to take.
Who Coaching Tends to Suit
Many people who seek coaching here are thoughtful professionals navigating demanding roles and complex responsibilities. They may be:
- Stepping into leadership or greater responsibility
- Considering a significant career decision or transition
- Managing competing demands across work and life
- Wanting space to think more carefully about long-term direction
- Looking for thoughtful challenge rather than quick advice
Often, they are already highly capable and successful in their work. What they value most is the opportunity to step back from the pace of daily responsibilities and think clearly about the decisions ahead.
The Coaching Conversation
Coaching with me is structured, reflective, and conversational. Instead of following a fixed model or relying solely on techniques, the emphasis is on thoughtful discussion about the questions, decisions, and opportunities you face.
Our conversations often involve stepping back from immediate pressures in work and life to gain a clearer view of your thinking, the options available, and the direction you wish to pursue.
You choose what to focus on. My role is to support your thinking, offer helpful challenges, and assist you in being honest about the decisions and actions that follow. This work creates space to think carefully and to move forward with greater clarity and purpose.
Psychologist-Led Coaching
My coaching is shaped by over two decades of experience as a psychologist, involving thousands of hours of conversations with people seeking to understand themselves, their relationships, and the patterns influencing their decisions.
This experience provides a deep understanding of how people think, relate, and change over time.
Before establishing my independent practice in 2020, I worked as a senior psychologist within the NHS, delivering Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) services, and training and supervising other psychologists.
Earlier in my career, I worked at the National Housing Federation, coordinating research projects, collaborating with teams of consultants and overseeing a service review. This experience developed my strengths in structured thinking, evaluation, and collaborative problem-solving, which continue to inform my coaching work today.
I am an accredited Practitioner Coach with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and am currently completing an Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Coaching, working towards Senior Practitioner accreditation.
What People Often Bring to Coaching
People seek coaching for many different reasons. Often, it involves:
- Considering an important decision or transition
- Stepping into greater responsibility or leadership
- Clarifying professional direction or priorities
- Navigating complex relationships at work
- Making sense of competing demands in work and life
- Creating space to think more deliberately about what lies ahead
The focus is not on quick advice or formulaic solutions, but on fostering the conditions for clear thinking and deliberate action.
How Coaching Is Structured
Sessions are typically 90 minutes to two hours, depending on what would be most helpful.
Coaching may take the form of a single session focused on a specific decision or question you want to think through. More commonly, people choose a short series of sessions, often between six and eight.
Meetings are usually scheduled every three to four weeks initially and may then be spaced further apart as the work progresses.
The structure can always be adapted to suit your needs and the areas you wish to focus on. Coaching works particularly well online, enabling you to attend sessions from a private space of your choice without having to travel.
Getting Started
Coaching begins with an initial conversation to understand what you would like to focus on and whether this way of working feels right for you.
If you decide to go ahead, our conversations provide a space to reflect, explore choices, and carefully consider the direction you wish to take.
Introductory Conversation
Coaching begins with an initial conversation to understand what you would like to focus on and whether this way of working feels right for you.
If you decide to go ahead, our conversations provide a space to reflect, explore choices, and carefully consider the direction you wish to take.
Coaching Fees
- Self-funded and public sector: (e.g. education, NHS):
£150 per hour
Typical 90-minute session: £225 - Organisational funding (private sector):
£200 per hour
Typical 90-minute session: £300
These rates reflect my current accreditation as an EMCC Practitioner Coach. Fees will increase following completion of Senior Practitioner accreditation with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). Further details about fees and coaching arrangements can be discussed during the introductory call.
Let’s start with a conversation.
If you’re thinking about working with me, you’re welcome to get in touch.
We can arrange an initial conversation to talk about what you’re looking for and see whether working together feels like a good fit.