I provide a confidential and compassionate space, with dedicated, uninterrupted time to think deeply about your life and work free from fear of judgement or advice. You will be  encouraged to believe and trust in your own ideas, directions, and solutions, fostering a sense of empowerment and ownership.

There is something about having another person’s complete attention that helps us to think well and move forward in a way that can feel hard or too difficult on our own. I will help you to identify and challenge any limiting assumptions using incisive questions to unlock new possibilities.

The sessions may challenge your thinking and will enable you to develop your own capacity to think independently and support you to achieve the best possible outcomes you can. My aim is that you leave the session with a greater sense of calm, increased confidence and clarity.

Feedback from clients has highlighted a number of reasons.

My background in Medicine and coaching and all that it stands for in terms of trust, confidentiality, life experience, non judgement and empathy.  Integrity is at the heart of all I do.

My warmth, compassion and skills in listening. My approach as a Thinking Environment coach, in creating the optimum conditions for clients to do their best thinking.

My positive regard for others and ability to see the best in people. My connection with people and place. 

My appreciation of beauty and the desire to share that with others.

I hold an ILM 5 Diploma in Coaching, am a  Time to Think certified coach and I have completed Nature as Co-facilitator and Positive Psychology coaching training. I have regular supervision and I am committed to ongoing continual professional development. 

I am a member of the Association for Coaching and I am fully insured for my coaching practice.

For more information about my qualifications see here.

A Thinking Environment is an approach developed by Nancy Kline, founder of Time to Think. It is based on the principle that "the quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first." This method focuses on creating an atmosphere where individuals can think deeply, freely, and clearly, enabling them to make well-considered decisions and achieve their full potential. The coach facilitates this environment by providing the conditions necessary for high-quality thinking. Find out more here about the  ten key components here

I have had the privilege of coaching over one hundred and fifty clients over the past six years, the majority being doctors and other health care professionals. My work as a coach with the Yorkshire and Humber Deanery Scheme which provides free coaching to all postgraduate doctors in training and senior educators has been integral to that and I have also worked for many years with the GMPlus mentoring scheme, from their early pilot scheme days , providing one to one coaching and mentoring for General Practitioners in Yorkshire. I am also a Coach for the Trailblazer GP scheme working with recently qualified GP’s who work in areas of deprivation. 

I was delighted to be asked to facilitate a number of workshops for the LMC’s recent Wellbeing Conference, where GP’s and other members of the practice team experienced “Beauty in the Everyday”. 

I am looking forward to exhibiting at The International Practitioner Health Summit 2024 at Euston Square in London,  “The Wounded Healer’, with a focus on a new hope for workforce wellbeing and solutions for the future.

My collaboration with Helen Neave at Make it Wild is a special partnership, for we both have been doctors in a former life and now have nature at the heart of the work we do. Together we facilitate workshops and day events at the stunning setting in Nidderdale.  (See here)

Whilst it is true that a coach does not necessarily need to know about a clients background or work to be effective, I believe that my background in Medicine provides an inherent understanding of the the unique pressures facing the profession. This shared experience helps to foster a deep sense of connection and trust, allowing for open and honest communication.