My Background

My interest in personal development began whilst living and working in London. I spent the first 24 years of my working career in the corporate travel industry and have 16 years of managerial experience.  During this time I supported all of my team members in utilising their talents and recognising their skills and helped many of them move their lives forward. More recently I have worked in the public sector and the property market. The latter re-affirmed the fact that physical and emotional clutter are inextricably linked and I have worked with a number of clients who have wanted to focus on de-cluttering their lives.

I know from personal experience how powerful coaching can be. Having worked in London all my life and lived there for 13 years, I decided that there had to be more to my existence than feeling I was in a vicious circle of having to work in a well paid but stressful job in order to afford my apartment and a lifestyle that had become increasingly unfulfilling. My life was just a constant battle against the stress that I felt from work and the need to claw back precious time to enjoy myself and find something ‘worthwhile’ to do. On leaving London and moving to the country, I decided to pursue a coaching career. Having gone through the process of a complete life change myself, I realised that I could consolidate my experience and skills and work with others who want to make positive changes in their lives. I really do believe that downshifting saved my sanity and I am living proof that life coaching can seriously change your life – for the better!

My Qualifications

I have trained with premier UK life coach, Curly Martin, and studied with Newcastle College whose certificate and diploma courses were co-written by another leading life coach, Fiona Harrold. The training I received is accredited by the ECI (European Coaching Institute), Association for Coaching and the OCN (Open College Network).

As a coach, I am building on years of business and professional experience to take clients forward to success, happiness and a sense of achievement. I combine my skills with my experience of life in order to coach others. I continue to further my education through personal and professional development courses and my own autonomous learning.

My Interests

I love the great outdoors, walking, reading, sailing and music. Once I moved to the country I started singing – an amazing accomplishment for one that had not opened her mouth for years having been told that I was tone deaf! With the encouragement of a great singing teacher and choir leader who became a close friend, I joined a local community choir and have performed both with them and on my own (accompanied by my partner on guitar) in front of audiences of between 10 – 500 people. I also love animals and volunteer at a local re-homing centre and am passionate about the environment.