Executive and leadership coaching

Change is hard to do on your own.

It’s easier with a partner. As your coach, I can be that thinking partner – someone to think out loud with, who also brings helpful encouragements, checks, challenges, and a bit of a laugh, too.

– Sir John Whitmore

Coaching offers valuable and confidential space, time, support and challenge to help you find the best solutions to your own problems.

It can happen online, or in person, usually with a minimum of three sessions, to help consolidate your momentum.

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How it works

1. “Chemistry” chat

A free online 30 minute conversation for you to explore what coaching with me is like, and get your questions answered. You then decide whether you’d like to progress with me.

2. Manager Meeting (optional)

If the coaching is sponsored by your company, we’ll meet with your manager to understand what’s going well and any areas for development. I don’t share any more information with your manager after this meeting, unless you ask me to.

3. Programme goals

Usually we’ll agree to six sessions, creating space for exploration, experimentation and consolidation of new ways of leading. For targeted coaching on a specific topic, three sessions can also work well. We’ll explore your goals for coaching and topics for us to explore over the six sessions.

4. Getting started

I’ll share a coaching agreement setting out our roles, a short questionnaire and a values exercise. This helps us get to the good stuff quickly.

5. Coaching Sessions (60 or 90 minutes)

Then we jump in, together. I’ll bring some ideas, but you always set the direction. We’ll explore what’s going on for you, and what other possibilities might be available to you. I’ll listen, to anything you tell me, without judgement. And I’ll bring all my resources to create a space where you can do the best thinking of your life and unlock more than you thought was possible. You’ll leave with new awareness, ideas or experiments to try.

6. Final session

At our final session we will look back at how far you have come and celebrate your progress. There’s an option to check in with your manager again at this point, too.

People I’ve coached say…

Helen really helped me build my confidence, and gave me tips on how improve my leadership and deal with stakeholders at all levels. She was amazing at making me look at myself in a different way, which isn’t the most comfortable, but helped me have better self-awareness and confidence. I have taken a lot of things she has said to me in these sessions and applied it to my job, which has really helped me, my team and ultimately our outputs. I feel like I have a newfound confidence or validation of my abilities since I started coaching with her.

Head of Communications

This has been awesome, working with you has been so helpful. You asked me all the right questions, and both pushed and supported me. Would recommend!

Managing Director

Helen demonstrates wonderful coaching techniques, she truly listens, and puts you at the centre of her practice; I found she really believed in me (even when I didn’t believe in myself).

Chief People Officer

It was one of the best experiences in terms of management development I ever had. Helen was able to clearly understand my personal/management style and offer the proper tools for me to improve my self-awareness. She helped me with emotional regulation and shaping the leader I want to be!

Sustainability Leader

Coaching with Helen has been transformative. By the first session I knew what I needed to work on and by the second session I was already seeing change in the way I lead. It brought awareness to important things and allowed me to make a conscious choice, with a key set of skills, to activate these things. It was powerful to look more closely at the inner beliefs I hold about myself and how these play out in the workplace, and then find tangible ways to change behaviours for the better. It has made my working life much more self-aware, empowering and easier! And I feel accountable to continue to do the work.

Head of Global Charity

Helen, you’ve been amazing! I can’t thank you enough for coaching me through a real turning point in my life and career. I’ve really appreciated your gentle approach and felt throughout that you genuinely cared about me. You gave me space to come up with my own solutions, while also recognising that I needed a bit of structure to help me work through my thoughts and priorities. I’ve learnt so much about myself and what I want from life, it’s been a completely transformative experience. And I can’t wait to start the new role I secured whilst working with you. Thank you!

Head of Communications

The sessions have been transformational. Helen’s caring, empathetic manner coupled with a challenge now and then to step outside of my comfort zone have revolutionised my approach. I now have renewed confidence, limitless aspirations and a clear plan as I begin my new venture. Thank you Helen, your wisdom has provided the clarity I’ve been seeking for many years.

Entrepreneur

Helen had a big influence on my leadership style and capability. By providing a perfect balance of listening, guiding, resources and questions that challenged me to think about and review aspects of my approach, I have been able to identify areas of my leadership to work on and refine. Thank you!

Director of Consultancy, Impact and Influence

A bit about me

I studied Sociology at Degree level because cultures, and ideas that become movements have always fascinated me. I started my career in philanthropy and global communications at Dyson, advising Sir James Dyson, several CEOs and other executive leaders on internal and external communications.

After eight years in communications, two of them leading global communications from the US HQ in Chicago, I moved into human resources. From there, I applied my hard-earned communication skills to shape organisational culture and employee experiences

In all this work, I was at my best advising, coaching or mentoring graduates, CEOs and all levels in between.

In 2018 I started working with businesses to improve their cultures and increase performance as an employee experience, culture and communications consultant.

I completed my six-month coach training in 2023 and in 2024 I obtained the rigorous Associate Certified Coach certification from the International Coaching Federation. I have regular coach supervision sessions and pursue regular continuing coach education to improve my skills. Next up: a Systemic Team Coaching certification in July 2025.

I’m optimistic, caring, and apply courage in my work. I’m a communicator by background, so I always try to be clear and to the point; no lofty waffle here. I’m also a voracious reader and podcast-listener, and an active member of the children’s school community, having served as a Governor for four years.

Coaching certifications and education

Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation. Which means I’m highly trained (160+ education hours) and experienced (180+ coaching hours) and have passed a rigorous assessment and examination process
Certified business and personal coach, Barefoot Coaching (ICF accredited level 2)
Team coaching series, ICF
Coaching for loss, change, uncertainty and grief, Barefoot Coaching
Hogan Assessments Certified (psychometric tool)
Mental Health First Aider, MHFA England

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