Coach, writer and speaker specialising in change, transition and new beginnings.
When life shifts, this moment can become something extraordinary.
Change often arrives wrapped in uncertainty but it also carries possibility.
I work with people at moments of transition who don’t just want to get through change, but want to use it well. People who sense this moment matters and who are ready to do something meaningful, even bold, with it.
As a coach specialising in change and transition, I help you turn uncertainty into a defining moment so change becomes not just manageable, but transformative.
An expert in change shaped by research, leadership and lived experience
My work is grounded in over twenty years of experience exploring how people navigate change — personally and professionally.
Corporate leadership & organisational change
I spent many years in senior roles within global organisations such as Virgin Atlantic, Whitbread, Costa Coffee, RAC, Vodafone, leading teams through periods of significant change. This gave me a deep understanding of how change affects not just structures and strategy, but identity, confidence and wellbeing.
It also taught me something crucial:
real change is emotional before it is practical. It is not a process that can be Gant charted.
Research & deep listening
My approach is informed by qualitative research, mapping conversations and years of listening to people’s stories of transition, reinvention and renewal. I’m particularly interested in what happens when familiar identities fall away and how people rediscover a new direction, fresh courage and even renewed self-trust.
Writing & thought leadership
I’m the author of two books, Why losing your job could be the best thing that ever happened and Another Door Opens. Both books exploring how we navigate endings, beginnings and the space in between. Writing is central to my work, it allows space for reflection, meaning-making and an honest exploration about change. I’m a regular blogger on www.another-door-opens.com where you’ll find lots of useful resources and information.
My approach: gentle, but will push you, grounded but will provoke your thoughts and courage-building so that you make your moves
I offer a coaching space that is calm, thoughtful and deeply human, in my words ‘messy thinking’. But this is not about staying comfortable or playing small.
I believe moments of change invite us to:
Re-examine what really matters
Question assumptions about who we are and what’s possible
Take courageous, sometimes audacious steps — on our own terms
As your coach, I offer:
Space to think out loud, throw ideas around, unravel!
Encouragement to think bigger without losing yourself
Practical guidance to turn insight into action, a good bit of guidance and mentoring, not just coaching
Clients often come feeling uncertain or stuck or ready for more but unsure of where to start. They leave feeling more confident, more decisive and more willing to claim what they really want next.
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I help you to unravel your rambling mind so that you can make things happen and start something new
…and let’s talk about how we can work together