“People are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves”
- Ben Okri
What is coaching?
I’m glad you asked. It’s not therapy, though it can often feel therapeutic.
Coaching provides a non-judgemental place to lay out your current questions, blocks, challenges, blindspots or loops. To say them out loud, to hear them said, and to work out what they mean. It’s a route to personal discovery and can lead to growth and sometimes quite profound change.
The sessions are confidential conversations between you and me. They might be a one-off, or continue over months. You decide. You bring the topic. You set the pace.
We’ll challenge any of those gnarly fixed narratives that might be stopping you from opening up to the excellent things that life can offer. We’ll help you articulate your thoughts clearly and confidently. And we’ll make a realistic plan to move forward.
So what’s your story?
Coaching for every chapter
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High performance, high expectations, high pressure.
And that's just from you.
When you hit the big seat, your influence can be used for good or for evil. Making calls that are strategic, values-driven and consistent with the needs of others - well, that’s where it gets interesting. That complexity can be a thrilling test or an anxiety-inducing ordeal.
Leadership requires consistency and clarity. In your thinking and communication.
Together we can focus on those leadership qualities that will give you traction, and that your team requires. We’ll define your natural style, your personal and professional goals, and refine those elements that put you in a position of responsibility in the first place.
Everyone questions their ability to lead and inspire others, and everyone makes mistakes. Our conversations are held in a very safe, non-judgemental space with someone who has held a similar position. We can practice, debate or prototype your ideas and POV. Whether you’re making a strategic move or working through interpersonal challenges, I’m here for it all.
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We all have a story that we tell ourselves, and sometimes that story is nonsense.
Just truly unhelpful. It limits our ability to be happy and content. Inhibits our creativity. Blocks our best ideas.
Through focused conversation we’ll shift you towards a happier, healthier, more honest mindset. We’ll shake off the burden of “should” (who says you should?!) and get into what you really want, deep down.
Self awareness can be super powerful. Especially when you have big things you want to achieve.
As a duo, we’ll unearth what’s getting in the way of you kicking goals and getting into your flow.
We’ll work out what can grow you out of that stuck position and into alignment with your real self. No bullsh*t. Wherever that conversation takes us, we’ll go there together.
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The wisdom of the crowd - imagine being offered all the unique experiences, ideas, learnings and observations of a small group of generous people.
Gold dust for providing us with new perspectives, right?
Through facilitated conversation, I play host to a cluster of individuals who tackle one of life’s challenges as a team. It may be people you know well, or a group of complete strangers. You bring a problem into the space, and we’ll explore it, and have revelations, together. It’s a great way to give back, and to learn how to receive good things.
Group sessions can be helpful in businesses to get group feedback on strategies and plans, or in personal time, to help solve some of life’s thornier issues.
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Unexpected redundancy can be truly crushing.
It happens to a surprising amount of us throughout our career, but we’re never quite prepared.
When the industry fluctuates, it can be an unavoidable outcome. Most redundancy processes are dehumanising by nature, and can knock the confidence of even the strongest among us. Corporate fatigue combined with an injured ego. Recovery can take a while.
I offer businesses a compassionate coaching package that can be included in any redundancy arrangement. It’s a three session program to support you into your next opportunity.
Focused on getting the best you into an interview, we’ll work out how you stay centred and on form. We want to find that ease. Your usual charm.
Feel (genuinely) fine when talking about how you left your last role
Reinforce that strong sense of who you are and what you offer
We’ll even get some interview practice in so you can give yourself a soft launch.
For organisations
I offer coaching packages for companies that want to plug in regular support for their people as part of their benefits, or through a challenging time.
This can range from pastoral support to executive coaching.
There’s also Redundancy Recovery, which is a special three-session package that companies offer as part of a separation agreement to help people focus on their next career move.
For individuals
And of course, I work one to one with anyone who feels stuck in their own head and wants to work something through with another curious, impartial human.
You might be running a complex business, striving for your big break, returning to work after a while away or simply lost in life and needing some direction.
We can work together on getting some real clarity and taking your next confident steps forward.
“As a personal coach, Clare is incredible. She listens carefully, coaching the best outcome time and time again. She blends a human touch with the rigour of her business experience, foundational training and studies in human behaviour. She's filled me with confidence, reassurance and energy at the times when I've needed it most.
I always know she's on the other end of the phone with a positive outlook and gentle voice.”