I believe the best career decisions start with your life.
Because the right career isn't just about what you're good at or what you could do next. It's also about what you want your work to make possible in your life.
That means understanding what's no longer working, as well as what you want to move towards. Otherwise, it's all too easy to change jobs without really changing the things that made you want to leave in the first place.
Before we think about where your skills and experience could take you, I want to understand what you actually want your career to make possible.
The people I work with are usually looking for more than another job. They're looking for work that fits the life they're hoping to create over the next few years — work that feels meaningful and worthwhile, but also like a good fit for who they are.
And to understand what a good fit really looks like, we need to understand you.
We begin with getting curious about what you really want.
What do you want your life to look and feel like over the next few years?
What do you want more space for?
How do you want work to fit around the things that matter to you?
What do you want your working week to feel like?
What have you learnt you don’t want to compromise on again?
What would need to be different for your next career move to feel like a move in the right direction?
The clearer you are about the life you want, the easier it becomes to recognise the career choices that could help you create it.
Then, we look beyond the obvious.
I've become very aware of how the way we describe ourselves can shape what we believe we're suited to and, in turn, the opportunities we notice or feel ready to pursue.
Someone might tell me they're organised. Or good with people. Those descriptions may be completely true. What I'm interested in is what sits underneath them.
Being organised might involve planning ahead, bringing structure to complexity or keeping lots of moving parts on track. Being good with people might involve building trust, influencing others or navigating difficult conversations.
Often, we're so used to our own strengths that we don't recognise everything we're bringing. And when you're trying to work out what else you could do, that can make your options feel much narrower than they really are.
What that looks like when we work together
My role isn't to tell you what you should do next. It's to give you the space, structure and support to think more deeply, understand yourself more fully and work out what feels right for you.
We’ll explore the things that matter to you, the strengths and qualities you naturally bring, the environments in which you work at your best, and what you’ve learnt from your career so far.
Along the way, I’ll help you notice the patterns and connections that can be surprisingly difficult to see when you’re in the middle of them yourself.
The aim is to help you build a clearer picture of what you want from your career now, and feel more confident making decisions that fit both who you are and the life you want to create.
A little about me…
I’ve made career decisions based on the life I wanted, too.
Before becoming a career coach, I spent years working in Learning & Development, supporting people with their careers, performance and development.
After becoming a parent, I made the decision to work for myself. I wanted the flexibility to build my work around being there for my family, while continuing to do work that I found meaningful.
Career development had always been the part of my work I was most drawn to. I loved helping people recognise what they were capable of, understand what they brought, and think more intentionally about what they wanted next.
That experience shapes the way I coach today, and why I believe a career decision needs to work for your life as well as your career.
What you can expect from me
My coaching style is warm, reflective and encouraging, with enough structure to help you turn all that thinking into something useful.
I’ll give you space to think things through properly, ask questions that help you look at things from a different angle, and gently challenge some of the assumptions you may have collected along the way.
I’m naturally curious about people and I tend to notice the connections between things: the strengths you might be overlooking, the patterns that keep appearing, or the throwaway comment that perhaps isn’t quite as throwaway as you thought.
You can expect our conversations to feel thoughtful and supportive, while still helping you move towards greater clarity and practical next steps.
Experience and qualifications
Qualified professional coach
Coaching Academy Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching, achieved with Distinction.
DISC accredited
Using behavioural profiling to help clients better understand how they naturally work, communicate and relate to others.
Learning & Development background
Years of experience supporting career development, management development and performance in organisations.
Professional development
Working towards ICF ACC accreditation.
You don't need to have your next move figured out.
If your career no longer feels like it fits the life you want, we can start by making sense of where you are now — what you want more of, what needs to change, and what your experience could make possible.