trauma-informed leadership coaching -- FAQs

 Leadership coaching is a personalised, future-focused process that helps you reconnect with your strengths, redefine success, and regain confidence after burnout. Coaching creates a safe space to explore your goals, unlock new insights, and take meaningful action. 

Trauma-informed coaching recognises the lasting impact of stress, burnout, and past experiences. While we do not process trauma directly, this approach prioritises psychological safety, self-regulation, and nervous system awareness. It helps you develop new strategies for resilience, confidence, and leadership growth by working with - not against - your emotional responses.

Coaching is a collaborative process where we work together to deepen your self-awareness, set meaningful goals, and create an actionable roadmap. Expect to explore new perspectives, sit with the discomfort of growth, and take steps that generate forward momentum and that 10/10 transformation. 

 Coaching can help you:
• Navigate feelings of being stuck or overwhelmed.
• Address self-sabotage, emotional outbursts, or patterns linked to fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses.
• Rebuild confidence, focus, and motivation.
• Redefine your identity and integrate the wisdom of burnout into your leadership style. 

 Coaching is forward-focused, aimed at achieving goals and creating actionable change. While past experiences may provide context, coaching does not involve processing trauma or diagnosing mental health conditions. If deeper emotional work is required, I can refer you to trusted professionals. 

It’s natural to feel this way when facing change. Coaching can support you if you are resourceful, willing, and ready to take action. If anxiety is persistent or debilitating, I recommend seeking therapeutic support alongside coaching. 

 Sessions are structured conversations tailored to your energy levels and goals. We identify obstacles, explore your strengths, and co-create practical actions to help you move forward. Coaching is not a substitute for therapy but can complement it if you’re also receiving counselling or treatment. 

I help you to help yourself. We begin with the end in mind. Where do you go from burnout? How do you bounce forward without repeating stress cycles? Who are you becoming? How do you want to rewrite the script and reconnect with yourself? The answers to these questions and more are found in your future-focused vision. I will help you set goals and create actions that are specific, achievable, time-bound. With no goals or planned outcomes, we have no coaching.

Expect deep conversations, curiosity, and gentle challenge, with clear action steps to build momentum.  While coaching is typically non-directive, I draw on my two decades of leadership experience and will share relevant psych ed when helpful. 

 Sessions are 60 minutes and typically scheduled every two weeks. Regular sessions help maintain progress and sustain momentum. 

Coaching requires a commitment of your time, energy, and financial resources. Expect to spend 1-2 hours per week on sessions and preparation. Details of my pricing are available here

If coaching isn’t meeting your needs, we’ll discuss the best path forward. If you've self-funded sessions, you may be entitled to a refund for unused sessions. If your employer has funded your coaching, I’ll support you in navigating next steps with them. 

Yes. Everything we discuss is treated confidentially in line with the International Coaching Federation's Code of Ethics. The only exceptions are rare circumstances where I believe you are at risk of harm to yourself or others. 

 I have completed rigorous training, assessment, and observation during my ICF Certified coaching qualifications, and I am actively working towards gaining the ICF ACC credential. I regularly undertake supervision, invest in continuing professional development, and belong to a community of learning to uphold high coaching standards.