Is coaching right for you?

I  balance a responsive approach to your needs with expert knowledge to help you feel more content and fulfilled in life. If you are lacking direction in life, feeling unfulfilled, or that behaviour patterns are holding you back, I can help. Together we will examine the key processes that affect wellbeing.

​These key processes are issues that are not specific to a particular condition such as depression, anxiety, stress, or OCD. They can be present without illness (or across any condition) and contribute to or exacerbate difficulties.

Identifying and addressing the factors impacting your wellbeing can significantly reduce distress and frustration (and the symptoms of many mental health conditions) and help to deal with the root cause.

Examples of Key Issues include: 

  • Self-criticism, guilt and shame (Schanche 2013)

  • Addiction (Wolitzky-Taylor et al 2016)

  • Biased attention (often associated with perfectionism)

  • Expectancy reasoning (fear-based thinking: what if…?)

  • Avoidance

  • Co-dependency (Harvey et al 2004)

  • Ruminative/obsessional thinking (Baer 2007)

  • Anger and resentment (Shadur & Lejuez 2015)

  • Safety behaviour driven by fear

Approaches I use:

  • Person-focused coaching

  • Transaction analysis

  • Positive psychology

  • Cognitive behavioural coaching

  • Acceptance commitment therapy

  • Gestalt 

By creating a strong therapeutic relationship and a using a range of approaches, I offer a safe space that empowers you to address your needs.

I prioritise acceptance, empathy and respect within the therapeutic relationship.

Coupled with connection, compassion and challenge this enables us to collaborate to find solutions to problems or find acceptance, where there are no solutions. 

I listen – I want to hear your story and your experience.

I listen to help us understand the root cause of pain, stress and confusion.

We work together to increase your understanding of what’s happening in your thoughts and feelings, so that you can decide what you do next.

“Since our sessions, I've been able to implement effective boundaries, which have significantly improved my work-life balance”

-Client