Coaching and My Approach

As women, we often put our loved ones’ needs ahead of our own.

We don’t prioritise ourselves and so when changes in our lives happen – whether that’s becoming a parent, going through a divorce, changing career, going through the menopause – we can often feel lost, lacking in confidence and purpose and struggling to take action. And don’t know where to turn.

Coaching is a powerful and proven tool that helps us find meaning, define and achieve our goals, and, ultimately to unlock our truest potential. By investing in coaching, you are committing to invest in yourself and the life you deserve.

Knowing what you want, or need, to do in order to be your healthiest is one thing, but knowing how to achieve it is quite different. Maybe you want to be more consistent with exercise, or your doctor has suggested you should lower your cholesterol levels, but where do you start and – more importantly! – how do you make changes stick so that they become part of your lifestyle? That is where health and wellness coaching comes in.

As a trained health and wellness coach, I am a behaviour change specialist, helping you to make healthy changes, using your unique strengths and passions, to help build the life you want. Together, we will identify your health and wellness vision and create realistic goals to achieve this, via a program of small steps and habits that lead to sustainable behaviour change. We’ll identify challenges, such as a lack of time, and develop strategies to overcome them.

Health and wellness coaching is right for you if: 

• you want to create, and sustain, healthier habits

• you have been advised by a doctor to make some changes to your lifestyle

• you feel overwhelmed by endless ‘shoulds’ and ‘musts’ and are struggling to prioritise

• you feel like you are surviving rather than thriving

• you are entering a new phase in your life such as parenthood, becoming a carer, menopause or retirement and are struggling to remain consistent with the healthy lifestyle you once had.

Life coaching is right for you if you are:

• Entering a new ‘season’ of life and feeling lost – becoming a mother, menopause, losing your partner, moving cities, retiring – at certain points in our lives, we undergo major changes which can make us feel like we’re losing control

• Feeling overwhelmed by endless ‘shoulds’ and struggling to prioritise

• Surviving rather than thriving

• Feeling ‘stuck’ and unsure how to move forward

• Considering a change of career but can’t work out what that means for you

I can help you gain clarity about WHO you are, what you truly WANT, and create a PLAN for you to achieve success and happiness in your life or career.

Therapy goes into the past to understand and resolve past issues, traumas or attachments so that one can achieve greater mental health. While coaching may touch on the past (for example to understand where any limiting beliefs may stem from), the focus of coaching is to unlock the client’s potential and move forward. Coaches work with clients to create change in their lives. The similarity is that both approaches create safe, non-judgemental spaces where clients can be supported.

Great question! Coaching isn’t a regulated area so anyone can technically call themselves a coach. To know that you are being well supported, look for coaches that have a level of reputable training, accreditation or qualification. Personally I am a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and a Certified Professional Coach with the International Programme for Excellence in Coaching (iPEC), one of the world’s leading coaching schools. I am also a member of the International Coaching Federation.

We will evaluate your current health and identify what is feeling out of balance, whether that’s movement, nutrition, sleep, stress, work, relationships or anything else that just doesn’t feel right. Together we will work on small steps that ultimately lead to sustainable behaviour change, and the healthy, happy life you deserve.

Sometimes a little assistance is all we need to create change. I will provide you with accountability, encouragement and unconditional support.

My clients understand that the more work they put in, the more successful their results are!

My clients:

• attend their scheduled appointments

• understand there is no judgement so are open and authentic

• are honest about their progress so we can adapt our approach to ensure they achieve results

• are clear that coaching is not therapy, consultancy or a source of advice

As your coach, I support you to improve your health and wellness and help you to work through challenges. I celebrate your accomplishments and hold you accountable to help you achieve the success you desire. And, when you hit a bump in the road (and you will, it’s perfectly normal!), I will help you work out why and how to move forward successfully.