Coaching

Coaching women to help them live and lead unapologetically

Life is not straightforward. Everyone hits challenges that knock them off track and make them unsure about how to move forward.

Coaching for women

Coaching is a personal and professional development process that focuses specifically on the barriers and challenges that you are facing. It is a unique, individualised experience, where you and your coach walk together on a journey of discovery and growth.

Coaching is for you if you are:

Taking on a new challenge and seeking some support to help you do it well.
Feeling stuck in a role and unsure how to move on.
Returning to work after a break and finding it difficult to re-establish yourself.
Overwhelmed by responsibilities inside and/or outside of work.
Having a clash of style with someone at work and searching for a way to work through it.

We have coached women in all of these situations, and more. We have helped them, and we can help you.

Our beliefs

It is tempting to think that the challenges that we face are due to the circumstances around us. The people we interact with, the responsibilities we are given or the situations we face. But those things are not always within our control.

So, we believe that it is important to look inside, at the thoughts and feelings that naturally come up and the choices we make in reaction, that shape how we are in the world.

We believe that it is the choices we make when we are hooked by thoughts and feelings that keep us stuck or knocked off track.

We become less present. We’re so busy listening to the voice in our head that tells us we’re not good enough, that we don’t pay attention to the opportunities or choices that present themselves.
We start to struggle. We try to avoid, solve or just get rid of the thoughts or feelings that make us feel uncomfortable.
And we become disengaged. We get stuck in unhelpful habits and lose touch with what matters to us.

Our coaching approach

Our approach is to work with you on the things that you can control: the choices that you make despite the thoughts and feelings that come up.

We draw on a model of psychological flexibility from a branch of psychology called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Our coaching will focus on helping you to:

Working in this way enables you to make active choices about your career, take action on the things that are important to you and build productive relationships.

Our coaching offer

Chemistry call

A free, no commitment, 30min ‘chemistry’ call to find the right coach for you.

Flexible approach

Book 90min coaching calls in blocks or on an ad-hoc basis to suit your needs.

Resources

Access resources from the Becoming Journey, tailored to your situation.

"I started working with Liz to help me prepare to move onto the next phase of life one that did not involve working at 100 miles an hour constantly. I did not truly believe my perceptions would change so much over the year or so we have worked together. With skill, patience, kindness and challenge , Liz has supported me to not only embrace the change but be raring to go. It is brilliant now not to have a plan, be open to possibilities and see how opportunities keep opening up."

"Alison has helped me to find ME again, literally. After two maternity leaves and an utter loss of sense of self, she has helped to restore my confidence and belief in who I am and what I can do."

"Working was Liz was incredibly valuable, not only did I feel very supported by her coaching style, I was also able to apply the frameworks she provided in a tangible way to real life situations, rather than following a formulaic process that you more than often see."

"At work I had burnt out. Alison helped me discover what was important to me, what I valued and what was weighing me down. I really love that Alison took a holistic view with her approach and allowed me the space to talk freely and openly."

"Liz has an empathetic style where I felt heard and understood. She was able to give me space and time to reflect while understanding my dilemma and the disconnect I was feeling. Liz asked pertinent questions, they weren't always comfortable to think about or answer, but often got to the heart of the matter and challenged my thinking. I feel very grateful for the coaching sessions we had and Liz has helped me enormously during this time in my life."

"The coaching I had with Liz helped me to recognise and process my emotional reactions as well as exploring the right decision for me. This was a period of deep self-reflection, with Liz providing valuable feedback and provocative questions that got me to a place where I was accepting of the change, excited about the potential opportunities and clear and confident in my decision making."

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