Coaching
What is it?
The ICF’s definition: ‘a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires [clients] to maximize their personal and professional potential. The process… unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity and leadership.’
Coaching, as I offer it, is a partnership: working out together what's actually going on, what's getting in the way, and what might help – not a set programme applied the same way to everyone.
I use a whole-person approach, paying attention to your thoughts, feelings and body together, because burnout, anxiety and stuck patterns rarely live in just one of those places.
Some sessions are mostly conversation. Some involve noticing what's happening in your body while we talk, and learning to work with that too. None of it asks you to believe in anything you can't feel or test for yourself.
“From that very first session, it was easy to dive in and start talking. You just know you can trust Mo.
It never mattered what state I arrived in – how anxious I was, how little time I had, how much had gone wrong that week. We would start by grounding ourselves together, and then just have a really honest conversation.”
— Corinne, 45
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Coaching and therapy can look similar from the outside – you're talking with someone trained to help, about what's going on for you – but the jobs are different. Therapy and counselling are often about processing: working through past experience or a mental health condition, in a way that needs clinical training to hold safely.
Coaching starts from a different place – it works with where you are now to help you move forward, naming what's getting in the way and building tools you can actually use.
What I offer sits closer to that line, because I bring the body and nervous system into it alongside the thinking, but it's still coaching, not therapy – forward-focused and practical, and not a substitute for clinical support if that's what you actually need.
Coaching for burnout
If you carry a lot of responsibility for other people – as a leader, a frontline worker, or anyone in a caring or high-pressure role – burnout can build for a long time before it's obvious, even to you.
We'll work out what's actually driving it: the workload, the standards you hold yourself to, the parts of the job that cost more than they should. Then we build tools you can actually use, so you can protect your energy and catch the early signs before they build into a crisis again.
Coaching for ADHD and neurodivergence
If you're neurodivergent, or think you might be – I don’t start from the idea that something about you needs fixing. A lot of what gets in the way isn't a personal failing – it's the cost of masking, of working in systems that weren't built with your brain in mind, or of only discovering later in life why certain things have always felt harder than they should.
We'll work out what actually helps you, rather than fitting you into a generic approach built for someone else's brain.
Pricing
1 hour session – 85
90-min session – 120
Discounts available for pre-paid packages of 8 or more sessions
Some concession rates available
How I coach
You are the expert in your own life.
I have knowledge, skills and support to help me as a coach, but nobody knows you better than you do!You can always say no.
Any suggestions I make of tools, practices or resources to try out are just that – suggestions. You’re in control and we’ll figure out what works best for you.
A whole-person approach connecting head, heart and body, that is trauma-informed. Our physical sensations and emotions have a lot to teach us.
No ‘sticking plaster’ or ‘magic wand’ approaches to complex, human issues. Sustainable change requires courage and commitment, and sometimes it can be uncomfortable. I’ll be there to support you through the sticky parts of the process and celebrate all your wins, even the small ones!
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
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.