What is coaching and is it right for you?

Coaching works on the basis that we’re all experts on ourselves – we know better than anyone the best approach to help us navigate life’s challenges. But we often need someone else to hold up a mirror so that we can see what’s going on. Someone who has only our best interests at heart, who can challenge the beliefs that are holding us back, help build our confidence and help us think more creatively.
Coaching helps us grow. It helps us understand what makes us tick, what matters to us and who we are when we’re at our best. It helps us access the most powerful version of ourselves, enabling us to make the right decisions more quickly. It helps us identify our own individual purpose so that we can make intentional choices about the career and lives that we want and to have confidence in the choices we make.
A good coach can help us see the behaviours and patterns we’ve constructed for ourselves. We can then decide if we want to keep them (if they are working for us) or how to let go of them if they are holding you back. Coaching isn’t counselling and it’s not therapy – although it can be therapeutic. It’s forward looking and goal focussed, and my clients come away with strategies, tools and techniques to use in their daily life.

“It's not a small thing to say, but it is an honest one - working with Lisa has changed my life. Her ability to tap into ways of learning that would resonate best for me, to talk in ways that would help me see the bigger picture, and the tools and framework she provided me with to help me continue my own learning have been nothing short of life-changing. She is intuitive, inspirational and also, and I do think this matters, just a genuinely lovely person to talk to and spend time with. I could not recommend her highly enough.”