Coaching

My Approach to Coaching

My coaching style is thoughtful, grounded, and non-generic. I’m dual trained as both therapist and coach, and while those strands often inform each other, coaching with me is not therapy. It’s a future-facing process rooted in deep listening, careful attention, and honest reflection.

I won’t give you a ten-point plan or tell you to push through. I won’t promise quick wins. But I will help you listen more deeply to yourself, notice what’s getting in the way, and act on what matters.

I draw on person-centred values, mindfulness, and a long-standing interest in how people grow, adapt, and make meaning in uncertain times.

You bring the content. I’ll bring structure, a kitbag of exercises and tools, and the kind of space that can help something shift. This is coaching that respects the complexity of life — not one-size-fits-all advice.

Coaching vs Therapy

Coaching and therapy can feel similar at times. Both offer a confidential space to talk, reflect, and grow. The difference often lies in what brings you to the work.

Therapy is typically a space for emotional pain, anxiety, or long-standing patterns you want to explore or shift. Coaching is usually more forward-looking: a decision to make, a transition to navigate, or a part of life that feels flat or stuck.

Therapy holds space for healing. Coaching supports change.

Of course, life doesn’t divide neatly. But if you’re broadly well and functioning, and want to get clearer on what’s next, coaching may be a better fit. If things feel more tangled or painful, therapy might be more appropriate. Not sure? We can talk that through.

Who I Work With

I work with thoughtful adults who are in a season of change or questioning about your life.

It might be more personal or more professional areas that you bring, or a combination of the two.  For example, you might be facing a career shift, a change in family life, a creative block, or simply a sense that things can’t stay the same.

I don’t work from a script, for I believe that people are more complicated than that. But change often begins by slowing down, questioning our pat answers, and getting clear about what really matters.  

Practicalities

Your first step is to get in touch. From there, we’ll arrange a free 20-minute Discovery Call. I’ll ask you a few questions, and we’ll decide whether a longer session makes sense.

That first full session is also free. It gives you a real feel for what it’s like to work with me — and gives me a sense of whether I’m the right person to help. After that, if we both feel there’s something worth pursuing, we’ll make a plan.

There’s no pressure to decide quickly. You might take time to think, or even come back in a few months or years — that happens too. But I do ask that once we begin, you commit seriously: to turning up, to doing the work between sessions, and to honouring the investment you’re making in yourself.

Two Ways to Work Together

1. Thinking Spaces

£360 for 3 months
Two 30-minute sessions per month (online)

Inspired in part by Nancy Kline’s Time to Think, this is a focused, spacious format for people who process best through talking.

You’ll do most of the speaking — I’ll reflect, summarise, and bring in suggestions or exercises where appropriate. We’ll agree on a focus, and you’ll have a regular space to hear yourself think.

These sessions are short but powerful. They suit people who are fairly clear on what they want to work through, or who simply need a regular point of reflection in a fast-moving life.

I don’t offer one-off sessions. We work together for at least three months — enough time for real change to take root.

2. Working Sessions

£1,200 for 3 months
Two 90-minute sessions per month (online)

These longer sessions offer more room to explore, reflect, and act. You’ll bring what matters most — a challenge, a vision, or a stuck place — and we’ll work with it in depth.

I’ll bring experience, structure, and a range of coaching tools. Between sessions, you’ll put insights into action. These are not just conversations — they are working sessions, with clarity, accountability, and forward momentum built in.

As with Thinking Spaces, the minimum commitment is three months.

A Note on Cost

Tony Robbins once said that when he started charging $1 million per consultation, it wasn’t for the money — it was because people who paid that much were more likely to follow through. He claimed it kept his success rate at 100%.

I’m not Tony Robbins, and I don’t charge a million dollars. But the point stands: change requires commitment. And everything about how I offer coaching — including the price — is designed to honour that.