Hope Street coaching
Clarity, confidence & action for your next chapter
“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their growth.”
Sir John Whitmore, pioneer of coaching & leadership development
What is coaching?
Coaching is not psychotherapy, mentoring or counselling.
According to the International Coach Federation, coaching is defined as "Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential."
It can be very useful at times of transition or if you have a particular ‘thing’ to bring that you would like to explore.
My coaching offer
I offer coaching in blocks of 5 x one hour sessions, which allows for rapport to build and for the coachee to work through their areas of focus in partnership with me.
All sessions are absolutely confidential.
I am usually able to offer coaching on:
Mondays between 11-5 or Fridays before 3.30pm. Ideally, sessions work best 2-4 weeks apart, but pace and momentum is something we can feel out together depending on what you are working through.
I offer coaching on a sliding scale of costs, depending on the context - please contact me to find out more.
Mission statement
“I care about good stories well told, be that stories on the page, on screen or - through coaching - the stories people tell themselves.
Because I believe in the power of stories to create positive change; be that individual, organisational or if they are really good, at a much more systemic scale.”
About me
I have a deep curiosity in the change-catalysing properties of storytelling, it’s a north star that’s guided my professional journey.
The first fifteen years of my career were spent producing documentaries & factual TV. I then moved into strategic communications, leading numerous projects for leading charities & foundations.
With this breadth of experience, I returned to working with storytelling, enabling the creative and strategic potential of independent documentary films at Doc Society 2017-2022. Broadening my evolving practice, I then undertook a prestigious Clore Fellowship in cultural leadership in which opened my eyes to the catalytic potential of coaching.
So alongside my current role as Head of Cultural Development at the UK's innovation agency, Nesta for three days of my week. I am a mentor on the European Documentary Campus Masterschool non-fiction accelerator programme. I also support and executive produce independent creative projects, such as the feature doc POWER STATION and Louis VI’s Nature Ain’t A Luxury.
I spend as much time as I can with family and friends, I also like to cook, explore new stories and do yoga, qualififying as a teacher (Yoga Alliance 200 hours) at Triyoga in 2010..
My coaching approach
Having experienced the catalytic benefits of coaching in a professional context, I have a coaching practice that co-creates space, opportunity for self-reflection and ultimately, empowerment in my clients. Be that in a professional or personal context. I’m also particularly interested in the role of coaching in creative development.
I gained an initial coaching qualification with RD1st in 2023, focusing on a non-directive approach to coaching (based on the understanding that the coachee knows the answers themselves). Since then, I have undertaken further training, with Jenny Mackewn - accredited by the International Coaching Federation- which integrates a deliberately holistic and embodied approach through conversation. When appropriate, I share tools and techniques that may offer a new way to explore a situation.
Like so many things in life, my coaching journey is an ongoing work in progress. I'm working towards an Associate Certified Coach ICF credential, which requires 100 hours of coaching practice. I’m almost there!
Interested in finding out more?
Schedule a free 30-minute consultation with me
During this session, we’ll focus on what you might want to achieve from coaching, and test the water to see if working together is right for both us.
If coaching isn’t appropriate right now, that’s absolutely fine. But if you would like to proceed, I’ll then share a simple contract and we will book in our first session.
