Experienced and fully qualified, I hold a Master's degree in Coaching Psychology which enables me to work at depth in a non-judgemental, collaborative way, in a confidential and trusted thinking space.

With nearly 30 years of commercial experience in global organisations and small to medium enterprises, I retrained for a new career as a Coaching Psychologist. Studying whilst working full time, I know something about the difficulties people encounter in making changes in their work and personal life. 

My psychology research for my Master's was in the 'Impostor Syndrome', a feeling some of us can get of not being as good as others believe, and of imminent exposure as a fraud. When triggered, the feelings associated can be frightening and debilitating, and my research highlighted not only the difficulties, but also some very effective ways coaching can help.

I was born in Hong Kong, and spent my first 13 years there before being moved to a boarding school in England. I've worked with a number of clients who experience the phenomena called 'Third Culture Kids' which describes those who have moved to the UK expecting to feel at home and fit in, but found it a struggle to settle. 

My style is supportive as well as challenging, and I find that a collaborative approach is the most successful for creating appropriate and lasting changes.
  • Affordable rates and flexible appointment times
  • Available at times to suit you
  • Fully qualified insured professional ethical practice
Please contact me for a confidential chat, you'll be under no pressure and can ask any questions to help you decide if coaching is right for you.

I am happy to work with clients from different cultural backgrounds, young adults, working people in all professions at all stages, stay at home mothers, students, retired people, and adult survivors of childhood trauma. I practice working in a GSRD affirmative way and enjoy working with clients who are LGBTQ and Non-binary.
Am I the right coach for you? I work best with clients who:
  • are interested in exploring their inner worlds to create transformational change in their work and personal lives – you're working on your own development and want my support in achieving your full potential
  • have some life experience – you know what the good times feel like, and how tough difficult times can be
  • expect professional standards and ethical practice – you won’t compromise on quality or integrity and need a coach you can trust absolutely
  • appreciate a integrated approach to change work – you’re looking for someone who gets you, and who is aligned with your core values 
  • appreciate honest, sensitively delivered feedback, offered from a genuine intention to help – you’re someone who knows right away whether your coach has your best interests at heart 
  • are seeking a strategic and collaborative partnership, with appropriately supportive and challenging interventions – you want someone to help you tap more fully into your own resources, your felt sense, inner wisdom and deep knowing, so you can make decisions from a position of strength and control
  • are ready to make changes – you want to experience the benefits of the work straight away, to feel motivated and supported to sustain change in the face of resistance or doubt.

People I work with are seeking growth. They want both success and fulfilment. 
  • Coaching for success includes your work goal areas such as leadership development, career transition, resilience, entrepreneurship, expansion, legacy and retirement planning. 
  • Coaching for fulfilment increases your feelings of wellbeing and happiness, provides resources for self-regulation and stress management, and leads to better relationships and greater work-life balance. 
  • Integrative coaching allows you to work with both these goal areas simultaneously, in a whole person approach to change. 
  • Developing mindfulness supports you to non-judgmentally attend to your values and the role your feelings play in your inner world, and how these impact your thinking and relationships.

I help clients connect with their authentic voice and sense of potency within organisational contexts. This work involves developing resilience to sustain and support through challenging events and resistance to change, and strengthening in adaptability and self-belief. ​
Specialist Coaching Areas:
Inner critic work, shame resilience, developing compassion and impostor phenomenon feelings are some of my specialist mindfulness-based areas. I work with clients to identify ways they may unconsciously sabotage success, and to find adaptive and effective ways to work with defences.

I also offer a Treatment for Trauma, which can help when otherwise high functioning executives suddenly start to experience a variety of difficult to manage symptoms as a result of a recent or past event such as bullying, abuse or an accident. Please click here for more information.
CV:
Professional Qualifications:
  • MSc Coaching Psychology, 
    Metanoia Institute (2010)
  • BSc Psychology, Open University
    (First Class Hons) (2007)
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute Level 1 Trauma Training (2012)
    Level 2 Developmental & Attachment Training (2015)
  • Advanced Training in Complex Trauma and Dissociation (2021)
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy
    Level 1 (2014)
    Level 2 (2016)  
    Level 3 (2017)
  • Centre for Systemic Constellations
    Level 1 Foundation Training (2016)
    ​Level 2 Applied Training (2017)

Professional Award:
British Psychological Society
Special Group in Coaching Psychology
(2012) Student Project Award - Masters Research on Impostor Syndrome

Professional Memberships:
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