Personal Coaching
arts-based. trauma-informed. reflective. meaning-focused.
1-on-1 coaching is for you if…
You want to steer the pace and rhythm of your coaching.
You want to work on a personal topic and the 1-on-1 setting feels more comfortable.
You sense that you might need to go deep in order to move forward.
You enjoy a setting where you can focus purely on yourself.
My 1:1 Coaching Formats
Choose how you’d like to work:
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A Stitch in Time
A short burst of coaching to attend to a distinct challenge, question or decision you feel stuck with.
Over 2 x 90min sessions, you can make sense of a distinct situation by slowing down the process. Get curious about your typical response pattern and create space to consider alternatives.
This coaching format is for you if you want to pause to reflect on options and possibilities before taking action.
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Mending
Deep and focused coaching over 2-3 months to support you in mending and tending to a tear in your life.
Over 6 x 90min sessions, you can make sense of the wear and tear of living, whether that’s prolonged stress or an experience that has derailed you.
This coaching format is for you if you need to find solid ground before you can move forward.
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Weaving
Explorative coaching over 4-6 months in which you can weave together different strands of your story, who you are and who you want to become.
Over 6 sessions, a mix of 60 and 90min, you can make sense of your different parts, sticky patterns, or how your sense of identity changes as you evolve.
This coaching format is for you if you want to build a solid and trusting relationship between you and you.
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Follow the Thread
Longer-term coaching over a period of time, typically a year, where you can follow the thread of your life. This coaching format is a steadfast companion and supports you flexibly in what life throws at you.
Over 12 sessions, typically scheduled every 4-6 weeks, you can make sense of life as it unfolds and understand your inner world as you evolve.
This coaching format is for you if you seek regular time to think and see coaching as a steadfast companion to meet life where it’s at.
If none of these formats feels quite right for you and you prefer more of a PAYG coaching relationship, book your free Discovery Call and let’s discuss the best approach for you.
During individual coaching, we’ll collaboratively determine the blend of approaches that supports your coaching goals and aligns well with your needs and preferences.
Your coaching sessions will take place online, using Zoom. This gives us the flexibility to fit around your work, life and location. You can engage in your coaching in a space where you feel at ease.
Find out more about the core qualities of Sensemaking Space coaching
Your Coaching Process
Focus. Work pressure, caring responsibilities, and deeply engrained shoulds and musts can keep you from connecting more deeply with yourself. Coaching creates a dedicated reflective space to focus on yourself: get curious about why you do what you do and whether it still serves you.
Wish. We’ll discuss the intentions you’re bringing to your coaching and capture specific goals.
Experiment. Creative and reflective processes evoke curiosity. Paying attention to the mind-body connection is another source of knowing. Experimenting with new ideas and possibilities in this way can be thought-provoking if you typically operate in a more logic-oriented and outcome-driven setting.
Trust. You’ll experience a supportive and non-judgmental coaching relationship, especially as we steer through the messy middle of change and transition. I’ll also share tailored techniques and research-led approaches and am your sounding board in our sessions and via email coaching.
Integrate. Summarising and synthesising what you have learned will create a bridge between the reality of your life and the refreshed vision. You’ll have clarity and impetus to turn your insights into a meaningful reality.
Practice. Over the course of your coaching, you’ll have the opportunity to develop a personal reflective practice that is sustainable, supportive and expands your self-knowledge.
Kind words
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The tools you have introduced me to have been exciting and so precious. They have moved me forward and got me from mental fog to clarity, from worry to feeling safe, from guilt to freedom, in incremental steps of my own choice. I love all the new ways I now have to think/not think about situations. Metaphors that pop out of drawings or collages done during those sessions with you inform my thinking and decisions.
Coaching client
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"The Map of Meaning was a strong complement to the creative processes and homework invitations. It was also a very effective method for the particular issue I brought to the process in that it gave structure to what might otherwise have been an unfocused and 'muddy' trawl through issues. I think the map process would have been useful in any circumstance, but your facilitation, the quality of your listening and reflecting amplified the benefit for me."
Jackie (Coaching client)
Topics that show up for people I work with
The yearning to make an impact and keep your integrity, in work and life.
The desire to transform patterns related to stress, burnout, over-working or over-giving.
A curiosity of who you could become – in your middle years, as you retire, change career or embark on other life transitions.
A sense of being stuck in old stories, narratives or patterns that no longer serve you.
Overcoming limiting beliefs that have created an identity that no longer fits.
Creating work that aligns with your values, needs and definition of success.
A longing for strong relationships and fulfilling connections, at work and beyond.
Meeting the leadership challenges of uncertain and complex times skilfully, without burning out.
Looking for 1-on-1 coaching for your staff or leadership team?
My individual coaching services can support your staff and leaders as part of their learning & development priorities.
I specialise in:
Meaningful work
Understanding leadership and communication style
Managing relationships at work through the lens of attachment
Building emotional awareness and skills for a healthy workplace
Being a trauma-aware leader
Leading in uncertain times
Stress management or burnout.
Contact me for a customized proposal based on your needs and objectives.
