ABOUT ME
The person beind the work
Coaching is a relationship before it’s anything else. Here’s a little about who I am, what I believe, and what brought me to this work
MY STORY
I didn't plan on becoming a coach. I just kept noticing something.
For years I worked at a senior level in some of the UK government’s most complex environments. I led teams, managed large budgets, and navigated change on a significant scale. I was good at it. But over time I found myself drawn less to the work itself and more to the people doing it alongside me.
People sought me out, often to talk, to think out loud, to feel heard without being judged. I’m a patient listener. I don’t rush people toward conclusions. I’m always curious about what makes someone tick, and I’ve always found it easier to sit with complexity than to paper over it.
Over the course of about a year I began to realise that my energy was better spent helping people grow than it was in the corporate grind. Watching someone uncover something that had been holding them back, and then seeing them move forward with clarity and confidence, is one of the greatest thrills I know.
So I made the move, and I haven’t looked back
I trained in psychodynamic coaching because it matched the way I’d always naturally worked. I pay attention to what’s underneath the surface, noticing patterns, asking the question behind the question. It gave rigour and language to something I’d been doing intuitively for years.
WHAT I BELIEVE
The values I bring into every conversation
These aren’t aspirations/. They’re the things clients consistently tell me they notice and value about working with me.
LIVED EXPERIENCE
I bring more than professional knowledge to this work
Some of the most important things I understand about leadership, resilience, and the inner life of high-performing people, I’ve learned from my own experience rather than from a textbook.
I have personal experience of neurodivergence, mental health challenges, and long-term physical health conditions — as well as professional experience of coaching others who carry these too. If any of this is part of your story, you won’t need to explain yourself or feel like an edge case in our work together.
Neurodivergence
Personal expeirence, and professional experience of coaching neurodivergent leaders
Mental Health
Lived experience that informs a genuinely compassionate, non-clinical approach
Long-term physical health/disability
Understanding the particular pressures of leading while managing ongoing health challenges
You won’t need to explain yourself
Whatever you carry into the room, it won’t surprise or unsettle me
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