My rates and how I work

My rate for single sessions is £110 per session. My sessions are delivered 1:1, mostly online, and last 50 minutes.
Packages at lower rates and funding to support you is available. Times are flexible across all time zones.

In our sessions, I will listen carefully and give you lots of real world examples of how you can navigate career issues, especially related - but not limited - to working in public health and mental health. I also routinely make introductions to people and organisations in my networks and provide direct advice about looking for work, finding solutions to problems within work, and processing change in your career and life.

My work is guided by the principles of trauma-informed practice and I have deep experience of supporting young professionals with a history of trauma. Together, we navigate the challenges and opportunities of your circumstances, and often build a friendship.

Coaching or Mentoring?

I have benefitted a lot in the past from mentors, managers and coaches. A valuable coach for my own growth has been Anthony Kasozi. Here's what I've learned from him about mentoring vs coaching:

Mentoring is about sharing experience and giving direction, while coaching is about unlocking a person's own potential by asking questions.

1. Mentoring: "I have been there. Let me show you the way."

• Based on Experience: A mentor has walked the path the mentee is on. They provide guidance, advice, and wisdom based on their own personal experience and past successes (and failures).

• Directive Approach: The flow of information is often one-way - from the mentor to the mentee. The mentor acts as a source of knowledge, saying, "Here's what I did when I faced that situation," or "This is the way to handle that."

• Focus on the "What": Mentoring often focuses on specific technical skills, career paths, and navigating the politics and structure of an organization. It's about transferring knowledge.

2. Coaching: "You have the answers. Let me help you find them."

• Based on Inquiry: A coach does not need to have done the person's job. Their role is to ask powerful, open-ended questions that provoke thought, self-awareness, and new perspectives.

• Non-Directive Approach: The flow of information is drawn out of the coachee. A coach's primary tools are questions like "What do you think your options are?" or "What's the real challenge here for you?" or "How might you approach that?"

• Focus on the "How" and "Why": Coaching develops a person's soft skills, such as problem-solving, emotional intelligence, leadership style, and self-confidence. It's about unlocking the potential that is already within the individual.

My coaching is a short package (usually 3 sessions) of targeted work focusing on a problem or challenge at work, or at the intersection between work and personal life. We work together to chart a way forward and identify solutions that make sense to you.

My mentoring goes deeper and is longer-term (minimum 6 sessions). It's about understanding your context and aspirations in life and career, and helping you navigate your big questions. I have a specific method that I have developed over the years that I am keen to share with you.

You can contact me directly (using the form at the bottom of the page) to arrange a session or book a package.

Please get in touch if you are interested in funding for lower rates, or a longer-term package, or to discuss working with me with employees across an organisation or academic programme.