Coaching & Programmes
Any area of your life can impact your health. The way you eat, sleep, work, rest, move, manage stress, spend your time, and connect with others all contribute to your overall wellbeing.
My coaching looks at the bigger picture of your life and what is affecting your health and wellbeing, and helps you get to where you want to be.
Coaching may be for you if you often say things like:
“I spend so much time scrolling and it’s affecting my life”
“I’ve tried so many times but I just can’t change”
“I keep saying I’m going to exercise, but I can never stick with it”
“I want to eat better without constantly thinking about food”
“I want to feel more in control of my habits”
“I want to get more out of my life”
How can health coaching help?
Health coaching can help when you are struggling to change, or to make changes stick.
Coaching is a place for you to really investigate what's going on for you - without being judgemental or critical of yourself. You will come away with achievable actions that fit into your life, and will get you moving forward in the direction you want.
Coaching programmes
Creating a “new normal” takes time. That's why I generally work with clients over a period of time, rather than trying to solve everything in a single session.
The length and depth of your programme will depend on what you're trying to achieve and how much support you may need. We’ll agree this together at the beginning, and the focus of the coaching sessions can change as you make progress and learn more about yourself and what is or isn’t working.
What a programme consists of
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Our sessions are where we do most of our work together.
In a non-judgemental space I will ask you lots of questions and use various coaching tools to help you get clear on what it is you really want for yourself and how you can make that happen. We can then make plans for when your habits and inevitable obstacles make that change difficult.
When it’s useful I may incorporate some education into our sessions, and share resources with you that might help. I will also challenge you when it’s needed to loosen you from a way of thinking that is keeping you stuck. You will come away from our sessions with much more clarity, and action steps for the week ahead.
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The work doesn't stop when the session ends. Based on what you've discussed and decided you want to do, we’ll agree on actions for you to try between sessions, and it will be down to you to do them - with encouragement and accountability from me.
This might be a small change to your routine, something you want to pay attention to, or an exercise I've given you. These steps will always be led by you, and be something realistic, achievable, and that excites you. The aim is to take what we discuss and actually put it into your life in a way that suits you.
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We can communicate via WhatsApp or email between our sessions. How often will depend on the level of involvement you would like from me as your coach.
You might use this line of communication to ask a question, let me know how something is going, or get a bit of encouragement when you're struggling to follow through. I will use it reach out to hold you accountable to what you said you were going to do - if we agree this would help you.
Support will be limited to agreed-upon days as to keep you in charge of your own progress.
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We'll regularly look at what's happening as you go.
If something is working, we can build on it. If it isn't, we can work out why and try something different. And if your priorities change then the focus of your coaching sessions can change with them.
You don't need to know exactly what you'll need six weeks from now. We'll work that out as we go.
Open coaching sessions
Sometimes you just have a specific challenge, behaviour, or decision you want to work through, without wanting to commit to an ongoing coaching programme.
Open Coaching sessions can be booked as individual sessions, with no commitment to book further sessions.
These can be great if you just want a taste of coaching to see if its right for you, or if you want a “top-up” weeks, months, or even years after a programme to get you through a tough patch.