About me and how I work
Master Certified Coach
Forever Scottish but based in the seaside town of Brighton in the U.K., I work with people face to face locally, and worldwide via telephone, skype and email. A graduate of leading coach training provider Coach U, I have been working as a coach for more than twelve years, delivering over 4,000 hours of coaching and working with hundreds of clients.
A seasoned coach, I have worked with men and women from all walks of life including executives, artists, community leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs in many different countries.
I am a member of the International Coach Federation and I am committed to its standards and ethics. I have been awarded the designation Master Certified Coach (MCC) by the ICF and am one of only a handful of coaches in the U.K. to have this outstanding professional accreditation.
I am also a member of the U.K.’s Association for Coaching.
I am a director of Firework Coaching Company which trains career coaches to deliver our pioneering Firework Career Coaching Programme.
Referrals
A large proportion of my business comes to me through personal referrals and recommendations from clients who value the results they achieve from working with me. I have over twenty years experience as a business owner, coach and consultant and I enjoy working with men and women who want to make changes or who are ready to live a bigger life. I particularly enjoy working with people who, like me, feel compelled to make a difference in their community or in the world as a whole.
Wealth of experience
I am passionate about my work and I draw on my wealth of experience in my coaching. I am resourceful, compassionate and committed. I am practical with a sense of humour and my style is fast paced and conversational, with a light touch. I listen well and people value my warm intuitive approach and progressive attitude. I have faced difficulties in my life and I believe that the experience of overcoming adversity and moving forward has strengthened my abilities as a coach.
Educated at Edinburgh and East London Universities, I have worked as a writer, research consultant, and senior manager, holding senior positions in local government and the N.H.S. As co-ordinator of the Women and Work Hazards Group, I researched and wrote the best selling Office Workers' Survival Handbook.
Sound of seagulls
Originally from Glasgow, I have a cosmopolitan outlook, having lived and worked in Edinburgh, London, New York, Geneva and Sydney. Nowadays many of my phone clients say they enjoy the sound of Brighton’s seagulls when I work from the garden or by an open window. The sound often evokes memories of holidays at the coast and reminds them of life beyond work…….
Contribution
I have given back to the community in different ways. Over a period of seven years I volunteered with Body Positive and the Sussex Beacon working with people with HIV through stress management work. With my colleague Alma Neville, I founded Mirus Coaching for Social Change offering low cost and free coaching to social entrepreneurs and social activists. See www.miruscoaching.org.
Violence against women and girls in conflict is “one of history’s great silences”, as the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women called it. As a founding trustee, I helped set up RAW: Reaching All Women in War, aimed at highlighting this silence.
"The important thing is never to stop questioning." Albert Einstein
Mentor Coaching and Supervision
I am an experienced mentor coach, having mentored scores of coaches in many countries.
I am a qualified coaching supervisor having trained with the Coaching Supervision Academy.
I am a qualified coaching supervisor having trained with the Coaching Supervisor Academy. I offer mentor coaching and supervision for coaches see www.mentor-coach.com
I have written the popular ebook So You Want to Become a Coach, Which is available to purchase and download from my Mentor Coach Website. Click here for more details
