About Coaching
Coaching is not the same as therapy, and coaching would not be suitable for you if you're looking to access therapeutic services or counselling.
In a nutshell
Coaching is a process of listening without judgement, reflecting back the words you use, asking you open questions, and supporting you to unearth and connect to the possibilities that already lie within you, so that you can embody your values and transform your life. Coaching is not advice-giving. It's action-focused and future-focused.
What's my approach?
I specialise in one-to-one transformational coaching for individuals whose experiences sit outside of the mainstream, holding space for the unique ways we each move in the world, whether in your neurodivergence, your queerness, your ethnicity, your experiences, your trauma history, your disability... because that's my life experience, too.
I don't make assumptions and will always seek to validate and celebrate your lived experience.
And my coaching approach is focused on creating positive action and social good with the aim of transforming the world we live in. Specifically, I support you to move towards and create the kind of relationships and community you need and want, rather than feeling isolated as an individual. I bring a lifetime's passion for and experience in social justice, equity and the celebration of difference into my approach to coaching
Coaching, Therapy and other Complementary Approaches
Coaching and therapy offer something different for your life. Many of my clients coach with me and also access a therapist. In my own life, I find that regular psychotherapy supports me to dive deep into the past to understand how experience and trauma affect my present behaviours. I also receive regular transformational coaching, which supports me to retain a sense of optimism and generate positive action in the now and for the future. As well as psychotherapy, in my own life I access other somatic therapies and approaches that are complementary to coaching, such as Qigong, EFT, and Clinical Somatics.
If you are working with a therapist or have somatic or therapeutic practices that are part of your life, I will work with you to ensure that our coaching sessions are complementary to those approaches and that the different practices are mutually enhancing.
What are the roles, expectations, and responsibilities of the coach and the person being coached?
Transparency and openness is really important to me - I want your experience of working with me to be really positive and based on trust and clarity. Before our first session, you'll receive a coaching agreement which explains what you can expect from our time together. Here's what it says:
"Coaching is a non-therapeutic alliance between the coach and the client in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires the client to maximise personal, professional, and creative potential. It is designed to facilitate the creation or development of personal, professional or business goals and to develop and carry out a plan for achieving those goals. It is future-focused.
The client is solely responsible for creating and implementing their own physical, mental and emotional well-being, decisions, choices, actions and results arising from the coaching relationship and their coaching calls and interactions with the coach. The role of the coach is to support you on this journey towards the positive change you want to create."
Confidentiality and ethics are an important part of my role as a coach. You can read more about this here:
https://everydaywrites.com/pages/confidentiality-ethics
Can I read some testimonials from people who've been coached by you?
Check out my homepage - near the bottom you'll find some testimonials written by people who've experienced Everyday Writes coaching, which should give you an idea of what to expect. I can also answer any questions you might have by email - just check out the Contact page.
Professional Qualifications
Qualified Transformational Coach, Dr Sarah Madigan's Spectacular School
Trauma-Informed Coaching, Susana Rinderle
Self-Guided Embodiment Basics, The Embodiment Institute
MSc Creative Writing
BSc International Development
Current Community Memberships and Practice Grounds
The Practice Ground by The Embodiment Institute
My ongoing professional interest lies in:
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somatic approaches to healing trauma and collective transformation,
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the overlap of simple living, custodianship of our earth, generational healing and collective wellbeing
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practices that both support you as an individual and enable you to feel held in community.
You can find more about the books I've written, the podcasts I've featured on, the events I've participated in, and the ways I show up in the world here.