HeadacityCoaching and mentoring
When work stops feeling like yours.
Overwhelmed, stuck, facing change? I help you steady your inner world, so you can change the outer one.
Evidence-based coaching, brought to life with creative-health approaches. No clipboard, no formula. I work with you, not on you.
Free 30-minute call · online · no obligation
The difference
Neither clinical nor prescriptive.
Coaching can feel clinical and process-driven. Mentoring can feel prescriptive, all someone else's answers. What I offer is client-centred.
We start where you are, without judgement and without a script, and work toward something that actually holds. It's grounded in recognised coaching models, brought to life with creative-health techniques that make change feel lighter than you'd expect.
Transformation doesn't have to feel heavy.
Who I help
Where people usually start.
You don't need to arrive with it all worked out. Often people come in through one of these doors.
When the workload is winning
You're capable and committed, but the volume has stopped being sustainable and your wellbeing is paying for it. We build a way of working that protects you without dropping your standards.
When the culture or the change is the problem
You're leading through change, navigating a difficult culture, or trying to build one worth being part of. We work on presence, resilience, and the kind of leadership that steadies other people.
When you're between who you were and who you're becoming
A career transition, a new role, a deliberate pivot. We get clear on the direction, the steps, and what you actually want next.
Education, healthcare, or the corporate world. The journey starts in the same place. With you.
Simple to start
How it works.
Start with a free consultation
A relaxed, no-pressure conversation. We talk through what's going on, what you'd like coaching to help with, and whether we're a good fit. You leave with clarity either way.
Find the right fit
Based on that conversation, I'll recommend the coaching that suits you. Single sessions or a package, paid in full or in instalments.
Book and begin
Choose your times, book securely online, and we get to work.
Free diagnostic
Find out where the pressure's really coming from.
Before anything else, it helps to see the shape of the problem. The SCORE diagnostic is a short, free check-in that maps where the pressure sits across your work life and home life, and gives you a personalised score to make sense of it.
A couple of minutes. Results straight away. A useful first step whether or not we end up working together.
No sign-up wall. Just honest insight you can act on.
Where this comes from
Drawing on creative-health work that's taken me from NHS trusts to the BBC, and into print as an author on workload and wellbeing. The strategies I coach are the ones I've used myself.
Trusted. Qualified. Experienced.
Credentials you can stand behind.
No testimonials yet, because the practice is new. So here's the real basis for trust instead.
- PCI-accredited Health & Wellbeing Coach (Practitioner 1, NHS Tier 1 aligned)
- ILM Level 7 Executive & Senior Leadership Coaching & Mentoring (in progress, 2026)
- UKIHCA member
- First-Class BA (Hons) and a University of Cambridge PGCE
- 30+ years in education, training and creative health — Lead Practitioner, teacher trainer, coach and mentor
- DBS-certified, trauma-aware practice
Take the first step
Ready when you are.
Book a free 30-minute consultation. We'll talk through what's going on, explore whether coaching is right for you, and map out a first step. No pressure, no obligation. Just an honest conversation about what's possible.
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Let's work together.
The first conversation is free, and sometimes it's the thing that changes everything.
Book a free consultation