You might come to coaching with a decision you need to make. You might have a conversation you keep putting off, or a sense that work no longer fits. You don’t need to turn that into a polished goal before we speak.
I work with people in tech and digital on career direction, leadership and the relationships and expectations that shape working life. We start with what is happening for you.
What happens in a session?
You bring something you want to explore. I’ll listen, ask questions and reflect back what I hear. Together, we can examine the assumptions, choices and tensions inside it.
Sometimes conversation is enough. Sometimes a sketch, a map of the people involved or a creative activity helps you see something differently. We can find an approach that suits how you think and communicate.
A session can end with a decision, something to try or a question worth exploring further. It doesn’t have to produce a complete answer.
Coaching and mentoring
Coaching gives you room to examine your own thinking. Mentoring brings another person’s experience into the conversation.
My background in digital products and services gives us shared context. If hearing how I’ve approached a similar situation would be useful, we can agree to bring that perspective in. It isn’t a substitute for your judgement, and you don’t have to take my advice.
Working in a way that suits you
If you’re neurodivergent, we can discuss what makes sessions more comfortable and useful. That might include how we communicate, the pace of a conversation or whether visual activities help. You decide what to share; you don’t need to explain everything about yourself to get started.
The conditions around you matter too. Coaching doesn’t make an impossible workload reasonable or give you authority your organisation hasn’t provided. We can explore what is within your influence and where you need support or a different agreement.
What coaching is not
This is not a fixed training course or a promise of promotion, a new job or a particular result. We agree what you want to work on rather than follow a standard syllabus.
Coaching is not therapy, counselling or a diagnostic service. I don’t offer it as a substitute for those services. If your needs fall outside my coaching practice, we can discuss whether another kind of support would be more appropriate.
What do we agree before starting?
During the free consultation, we’ll talk about what you need and whether we would work well together. Before you commit to paid coaching, we’ll discuss fees, session length and frequency, any support between sessions and how we’ll review the work.
We’ll also discuss confidentiality and its limits. If an employer is paying, we need to agree what, if anything, will be shared with them.
You can ask questions or tell me when an approach isn’t working. The relationship should leave room for that conversation.
Start with a conversation
The first step is a free 30-minute consultation, held on Google Meet. Your camera can be on or off.
Book a free consultation, or explore the ways we can work together.