My Background

My journey into coaching, facilitation, and community engagement has grown from a diverse range of experiences. I first discovered coaching through a peer coaching programme with a former employer and found real fulfilment in supporting others to navigate challenges and improve their quality of life.

I have a strong interest in art and heritage, having studied Sculpture at undergraduate level, and I am particularly committed to making creative and cultural activities accessible to people from underprivileged backgrounds and minority communities, which led to me studying an MA in Arts, Festival and Cultural Management, with a particular focus on community arts, and making art accessible.

Alongside this, I have worked in the active travel sector, particularly working with community organisations around pedestrian and cycle infrastructure development and active travel projects to change behaviours to encourage people to move towards more sustainable and active travel options for every day journeys. This work gave me a deeper understanding of the intersectionality of poverty, class, and minority groups and the relationship between these and links to mental and physical wellbeing, place, and access to opportunities.

Following redundancy, I recognised that these interests all connect through health and wellbeing. This led me to return to coaching and to study psychology, strengthening my understanding of the emotions, beliefs, and behaviours that shape how we experience ourselves, others, and the world around us.

This has given me a firm understanding of the challenges faced by Purpose Led and For Impact organisations – commonly known as third sector, as well as challenges for public sector organisations and planning developers in engaging with communities of place or interest on their projects.

This dual experience means I am uniquely placed to bring together communities and developers in projects to make changes to the public realm.

I strongly believe that people make communities, and that vibrant communities make everyone’s lives better – socially, environmentally and economically.

How I can hep you

For public sector services and planning developers:

I can provide consultancy services for all aspects of community and stakeholder engagement in your projects, from early stage preparation, through to project handover.

For Community organisations:

I can support you to develop local community action plans or local place plans, or to engage with your members or service users to inform strategy and decision making for the future of your organisation.

For Individuals:

I can give you space to consider what you want from life, and support you to identify and make changes that will help you move towards your ideal situation.

Professional Associations:

Associate Member of the Association for Coaching

British Psychological Socety

Qualifications:

MA Arts, Festival and Cultural Management

Advanced Certificate in Coaching Practice

BA (Hons) Fine Art (Sculpture)