As a woman, you have been feeling stuck or overwhelmed for a while. You are drained by internal conflict and wish you could reclaim some freedom. You want to make choices with clarity and confidence. You want to be seen and heard, but without judgement. You know you have something within you to ignite and really want to thrive on it. You’re curious about what could have been or could still be for you.

Deep inside, you know that investing in yourself is the answer, but until now something has held you back. However, you are finally here, looking for support and willing and ready to act to make what you really want actually happen.

Whatever your reasons for feeling stuck or overwhelmed, I can help you to get ahead without sacrificing your family or wellbeing.

Whether, as an unfulfilled woman, you want to...

…my holistic and evidence-based approach to coaching is how I will help you to get ahead.

Coaching is a personalised and transformative service which involves thought-provoking conversations and exercises to unlock your potential and maximise your performance in life. It helps you to:

The positive change is created gradually so that it can be sustained. Some of these changes will be visible to others and some just within yourself, but the change doesn’t need to be large to have a large impact on your life.

Investing in yourself

Investing in others in terms of your time, money or energy is a cost, but investing in yourself in the same way is an opportunity. Women who thrive in life invest in themselves just as easily as they do in others.

As difficult as this may sound, particularly for mums, sometimes you need to invest in yourself first, like on a flight when you have to secure your own oxygen mask before assisting anyone else. Imagine the benefits to you and those around you if you just chose to invest in yourself before others?

Magic potions don’t exist but the right coach for you does. Of course it’s possible to achieve positive change without a coach and many people do, but usually not as efficiently or as effectively. How have your own efforts served you so far?

It’s a false economy to choose not to see alternative perspectives, not to be held to account and not to identify and learn from mistakes earlier. Investing in yourself is simply a matter of choice and those that get ahead choose coaching with conviction.

A carefully considered dream can become a reality, but knowledge without action is useless. Coaching helps you to take inspired action so why not take a leap of faith and get in touch?

My story

If you’d met me in 2016, you’d have thought my life was great. And it was – on paper. I was an experienced GP with an interesting CV reflecting years of hard work and achievements in different specialties and countries. I was practising in a friendly, small surgery in the lovely Cotswolds with great colleagues and serving a loyal community of patients. I lived just a short drive away with my beautiful young family in a quaint and rural town. What’s not to like? But something profound was missing and underneath the veneer I was not happy.

After having my children and despite reducing my hours, I became increasingly unfulfilled as a GP. My work-life balance didn’t reflect my values and continued to deteriorate as the demands and constraints of the NHS increased. The impact on my family was palpable and I hadn’t fully appreciated the extent of the bullying my daughter was suffering from at school. An intense 14-hour working day was not conducive to deep and meaningful conversations with a 7-year old! The bottom line – although I was a loved and highly respected GP, I no longer enjoyed General Practice and I wasn’t the wife and mother I had hoped I would become. Surely there was more to life than this?

In 2017 I found myself at a crossroads as my surgery, like many other small surgeries in the country, was closing. Although I had every intention at the time of continuing to work as a GP locally I decided to have a short sabbatical first. However, in this time I experienced life as I had always hoped it could be – quality time with family and friends, watching my children blossom with contentment and space for my own personal reflection. I knew there was no way I was returning to my previous life. However, due to a rollercoaster ride of emotions including shame, anger, guilt and fear, it took me two years before I finally removed my name from the GP register.

The emotional response to the loss of identity that I experienced with leaving my medical career was like that of grief, but like most, I came out the other end stronger and wiser.

In late 2018 I discovered my passion and talent for coaching and began my formal and comprehensive retraining with The Coaching Academy to become a professional certified coach. I received coaching myself along the way and I used my newly acquired coaching skills to support my own daughter in overcoming the impact of her school bullying. As a result, she grew into a happy and confident pre-teen ready to take on the world and my faith in the coaching process was fortified.

In early 2020 I qualified with a distinction and set up my own coaching practice, Cotswold Coaching Clinic, helping other women to achieve their own success and lead fulfilling lives. Seeing others overcome their self-doubt and procrastination to avoid the pain of future regrets is humbling and inspiring. As an accredited coach and affiliate member of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School affiliate, I am proudly committed to the highest quality of professional coaching.

My life finally feels authentic and balanced because I am at peace with myself personally and professionally. Knowing who you really are (not who you or society think you should be) and working towards your true potential is liberating and empowering.

Having walked the talk myself I can help you to clarify and implement whatever change you are looking for.

Coaching sessions take place via Zoom (or in person if local) at times convenient to you including evenings and weekends. You will leave each session with a challenging but empowering action plan which you are comfortable with and motivated by.