Making a Successful Career Change

n order to raise your family, you may have put your career on hold or on the back burner.

Now that your children are becoming independent, you find yourself wanting to restart your career, but you feel left behind, lost and unsure where to start.
I can help you assess your options and choose a path aligned with your values.

Working with you, I will help you build up your self-confidence, overcome Imposter Syndrome, assess your skills and where you may need to gain new ones, and most importantly create a step-by-step plan that you will put into action. I will hold you accountable and accompany you along the way.
Or you may be in a job that you used to like but which is no longer fulfilling. Maybe you have changed, or maybe your sector of activity has changed beyond recognition and it does not align with your values. So you feel out of step, demotivated and with no improvement in sight.

You may want to change careers but you don’t know where to start.

You feel stuck… overwhelmed…

But it doesn’t have to be this way! You can transform your life!

Working together, you can examine various career options rationally, calmly and choose the best one for your values so that you find fulfilment in your career. We will build a plan to guide you every step of the way so you are not left on your own. So Sunday nights will no longer be filled with dread. You will once again experience growth, have the energy to take on new challenges and feel the deep sense of satisfaction that comes with a fulfilling career where you are making the right impact!

What is the problem that you want to r solve?
Have you had coaching before? If yes, how did it go? If not, what has prompted you to seek coaching now?
Are you ready to try new things, reflect and consider things that might not always comfortable, be open and honest in our sessions?
If so, book yourself in and let's get started!

Q: What is ‘coaching’?
A: Coaching is a process through which the Client can examine what prevents them from overcoming obstacles, reaching their goals or uncovering their life purpose or whatever other reason stops them from enjoying their life under the guidance of a coach. It is a safe place where the Client can identify their values, express their dreams and make plans to reach their goals without fear of judgment. It is before everything else a dialogue where the Client will elicit from themselves what they know to be true to them. It is a partnership where the coach holds the Client accountable for the results they want to achieve through implementation of a step-by-step plan.

Q: How is coaching different from counselling then?
A: There are similarities (both are processes in the form of a dialogue, encouraging deep introspection) but counselling typically focuses on past events or traumas to try and find a resolution or closure. Coaching focuses on the future and on finding solutions that will enable the Client to get from where they are to where they want to be. Coaching is definitely not therapy. This is a crucial difference. Coaching works on the principle that the client has the resources in him/herself to solve their problems.

Q: Do you guarantee that I will reach my goals ?
A: No, I can’t guarantee that. But I can make sure that your goals are aligned with your values, that they are achievable and I can guide you through a strategy for you to get out of your comfort zone and do your utmost to reach them. And I can guarantee you that you will have some breakthroughs and will come out of the coaching process with a much deeper understanding of yourself. So it will be an enriching experience, right from the first few sessions. But you have to also engage honestly and fully with the process, turn up for our sessions, be authentic and open, and put your energy into achieving your goals. I guarantee you that I will be on time, fully present throughout our sessions and truthful and honest. Furthermore, all you say is confidential and I am non-judgmental. I’m in your corner and will support you and encourage you. It’s not all hard work, I will also celebrate your wins!

Q: What coaching methodology do you use ?
A: What is the problem that you want to r solve? Have you had coaching before? If yes, how did it go? If not, what has prompted you to seek coaching now? Are you ready to try new things, reflect and consider things that might not always comfortable, be open and honest in our sessions? If so, book yourself in and let's get started!

Q: How did you become a coach ?
A: That’s a good question! I have been in Education for virtually my entire professional life (apart from a year working as an PA for Caterpillar Overseas S.A. just after my degree). Firstly, as a PhD student, then a postdoc researcher, doing small-group teaching and tutorials, then lecturing and teaching. I worked very part-time when my children were very small (I have three kids and they are all bunched together in age), as I simply could not manage with a full-time job. When they grew up and needed me less, I wanted to increase my hours and started to consider various options. Coaching started to become more well-known in Britain a few years ago and it seemed like a skill I had naturally developed through all my years of teaching. But by not transmitting skills or knowledge but helping the Client find resources in themselves, coaching is a much shorter intervention that brings results in a matter of weeks or months, which really appealed to me. My passion is to pass on anything I know that can help people and to support them in their endeavours.