About Me

I'm a qualified coach - Diploma in Personal Coaching (2005) - and a Member of the Association for Coaching. 

I established my career coaching practice in Hitchin in 2005. I've coached hundreds of professional clients, many face-to-face, others remotely, some overseas.

I've had three strands to my career. Teacher, Coach and Writer.

As a teacher I taught English to A-level. After several years in schools, I taught adults and added qualifications in dyslexia. 

I loved supporting people with their goals and career aims, but I also wanted to support them in the wider context. Their careers, work-life balance and personal development in midlife.

Coaching ticked lots of boxes.  I apply the psychology I've studied as a teacher and my experience as a motivator to  support clients towards their personal goals. I also have insight into higher education and re-training, if that's appropriate.

Alongside coaching I wrote two books on education for parents and students. For 15 years, I wrote features for The Times, Guardian, Telegraph and i newspapers, focusing on careers, family and wellbeing.  I wrote regular career features for the i paper.

I'm experienced in coaching new authors and some have had their non-fiction books published. I still offer this as part of career coaching.

Mindful of my own work-life balance I focus on coaching and feel privileged to work with my clients.

Outside of work I love walking over the hills close to my home, reading, and spending time with my adult children who have finished university and are now living independently.