Hi! I’m Mo.
(she/they)
I work with values-driven professionals and creatives to help you prevent or recover from burnout, and find your voice.
Often, coaching is just talking and listening. But burnout isn’t only in your head – it happens to your whole body. I combine coaching with somatic (body-oriented) techniques to help you ground yourself and calm your nervous system.
That can help you feel safe to explore what’s holding you back, stay grounded through tough conversations at work, and stay in the driver’s seat, no matter what feelings you’ve got riding along with you.
Is this you?
You're the capable one. You've heard it so often enough that asking for help feels like a contradiction.
You chose work that matters – and you care so deeply you keep going past the point where you need to stop.
You've been managing how you come across for so long that speaking freely in your own voice doesn’t seem like an option.
You've had an ADHD or neurodivergence diagnosis, and you're still working out how you think and feel about it.
You can tell something needs to change, and it doesn't seem fair that it's you.
These are some of the reasons people choose me for coaching.
You don’t need fixing – you might just need a supportive space to find your own way forward. [Is this for me?]
“The camera turns on, Mo sees you, and starts working out what you actually need from that session. Mo was so patient, so kind, genuinely interested, and could adapt in a heartbeat.”
What’s it like?
Sessions with me are a focused but low-pressure space for you to find what works for you, step by step, with someone who’s been through it.
We’ll start by checking in and grounding ourselves. We work from where you actually are that week, whether or not that’s where you'd planned to be three weeks ago. We’ll usually finish with something small and specific to try before next time.
It's one manageable step at a time, not a high-pressure promise of transformation – and that’s exactly why it can be transformational.
Why I do this work
I spent years running on quick thinking and quick talking, always moving, right up to the point I burned out – more than once. I didn't learn to listen to what my body was telling me until I'd damaged my own voice by not knowing when to stop, and it took a long time to heal.
I was later diagnosed with ADHD, which explained a lot – including how much energy I'd been spending masking to be taken seriously at work, and how little of that effort had anything to do with doing the work well.
As a neurodivergent coach, I have lived experience of navigating spaces that weren't built with us in mind.
Professional credentials
Member of the Association for Coaching
Associate, Oasis Human Relations – executive coaching and leadership development
Coaching qualifications
Diploma in Coaching, "Coaching with Head, Heart and Soul" – Association for Coaching / Oasis Human Relations
Neurodiversity Coaching – Efficient Coach
Group Coaching Certificate – Stellar Conversations
Sector background
Over twenty years in frontline and leadership roles across the not-for-profit and public sectors – youth work, care-leaver support, wellbeing services – alongside an MSc in Childhood Studies from the University of Edinburgh.
Further training
Whole Person Leadership – Oasis Human Relations
Motivational Interviewing Certificate – NHS Scotland
Counselling Skills – The University of Edinburgh
Somatic and embodiment training
Performance Psychology, Breathwork and Embodied Voice: Certified Psyche Practitioner – Noble House (seven-year training)
Leadership Embodiment Training – Leadership Embodiment
Systemic Constellations and Systems Sensing (foundation programme) – Collective Transitions / Oasis Human Relations. Working with the systems and relationships around a person through embodied practice.
“I used to measure myself against everyone else doing what I do, and feel like I came up short. Six sessions with Mo and I realised what I brought to my work that no one else could. I stopped wondering ‘where do I stand’ once I knew what I stood for.”