Coaching is a non-directive process which means we do not tell you the answer - we use deep listening and effective questioning to elicit information and understanding from you and then use tools and techniques to clarify goals / priorities and challenge limiting beliefs in order to give you space to come to your own realisations. Coaches also hold coachees accountable to their goals and commitments.

Executive coaching is a sub specialism which aims to produce optimal performance and improvement at work. It is intended to be a targeted short term approach where the coach and client work together to help you realise specific work / career goals identified early in the coaching process.

Much like anything else in life, you get out of it what you put in - Coaching requires a high degree of commitment to be effective but where such commitment is there, an effective coaching relationship can drive powerful change.

Coaching is future focussed and action oriented towards achieving your goals while counselling tends to be focussed on how to cope with a past experience which is impacting your mental well-being in the present.

There can be some degree of overlap between coaching and counselling insofar as they can involve discussing similar topics at times e.g. your emotions, confidence issues, how you react in certain situations, the causes of stress, burnout, cognitive distortions giving rise to limiting beliefs etc.

However, we must emphasise that coaching is not counselling and we are not qualified to provide counselling or psychotherapy services. In the event that we believe your needs may be better served by a counsellor, psychotherapist or other medical professional, we will let you know our belief and suggest that coaching is paused pending you seeking appropriate help.

Mentoring is usually a long term relationship involving the transfer of knowledge from the mentor to the mentee. A mentor is usually an expert in the particular area which the mentee is seeking guidance in.

Coaching is usually a short term process involving the coach and coachee working together towards the emergence of knowledge from the coachee. The coach is an expert in coaching.

People are more committed to a course of action which has come from self-realisation, hence why coaching adopts a non-directive, emergent approach.

Yes but there are similarities. Both are based on the same fundamental premise of empowering people to achieve change through self-directed learning, personal growth and performance.

The key difference is that executive coaching is generally focussed on assisting clients in realising work / career related goals and it is usually helpful for an executive coach to have a background in the relevant industry / sector.

That being said, we take a holistic approach - a person’s life cannot be neatly segregated between work and home and often an issue in one area impacts the other. As such, we do work with clients to address wider life goals and challenges where that will benefit their wellbeing and performance in the workplace.

An evidence-based coaching approach is grounded in proven science and draws from empirical research, theoretical knowledge and coaching standards and best practices. We use the best available research to support our coaching decisions, interventions, and evaluations.

Our fees vary depending on the nature of the work involved. Fees are discussed and agreed upfront as part of the contracting process.

For individual clients, we charge on a per session basis and this is paid before the session via Revolut, card or bank transfer.