Coaching
I am a qualified Coach (since 2014) with over 2,500 hours of coaching experience. I have regular supervision to oversee my practice and am a coaching supervisor myself. I'm fully insured, and am an associate member of the Association for Coaching.
What is Coaching?
Coaching is a process for enabling people to make positive change. The aim of coaching is to provide a safe, supportive and challenging space where you can explore the issues affecting you - from the practical to the profound - alongside your personal and professional development. Coaching helps people understand and dismantle the barriers to get them to where they want to be.
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Who is Coaching for?
Coaching is for anyone who wants to make a positive change, gain clarity, explore options, grow their confidence or tackle barriers.
I aim to create a coaching space which is as inclusive, welcoming and safe as possible, and will check with you about any access needs or adjustments you might want.
What will we talk about?
The content of our coaching conversations is up to you. You might like to read some of the testimonials on the right to get a feel for what people bring, and what they take away.
Some common themes include:
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wanting to gain more confidence or assertiveness; dealing with limiting beliefs or 'imposter phenomenon' (it's not a syndrome!)
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balancing multiple commitments and/or feeling overloaded
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feeling stuck - professionally, personally or creatively
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making a difficult decision; feeling confused about options or 'at a crossroads'
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developing leadership skills such as authenticity, self-awareness and advocacy
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going through a major change, such as coming out of a job or relationship; changing career; moving to a new area; becoming a parent.
How is coaching different from mentoring?
Mentoring is usually done by someone who is an expert in the field you want to explore - they have already undertaken the journey you want to go on. A mentor will offer stories and advice based on their own experience. A coach is focussed completely on you and your needs, and wouldn't normally bring their own experiences to the conversation. A coach will help you work out what is right for you, rather than give advice about what has worked for them.
Where does it happen?
Most of my coaching is on Zoom or over the phone, as I work with people from all over the UK, and internationally. Some people like to see each other while we are talking, and others like the sense of freedom they get from voice-only coaching.
I also offer face-to-face coaching outdoors in Hove (including coaching walks).
How much does it cost?
I’m always happy to have a conversation first to talk about how coaching works and make sure we both think it could be useful, and there is no charge for this.
If you then decide to go ahead, I operate a sliding scale of charges depending on whether you are an individual, a not-for-profit organisation or a company.
I want coaching to be available to those who really need it, so I do have a few lower-cost spaces available for people on a low income - please ask for more details.
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How many sessions will I need, and how often?
Every individual and every situation is different. Committing to six sessions provides a good framework for making a long-term sustainable change.
Frequency of sessions also depends on you and your situation. Some people use coaching as a regular space for thinking, at a frequency that suits them (e.g. monthly). Some people like to work quite intensively to turn a situation around - perhaps having coaching weekly at first, and then spacing the sessions out as time goes on. Others want to work more gradually right from the start.
If you want coaching for something very specific (to prepare for an interview, meeting or performance perhaps), then I offer longer, one-off sessions.
How long does it last?
In terms of the time-frame you want to work with, we can talk about that, and design the sessions to fit in at useful points along the way. A lot of the change will take place between coaching sessions!
Sessions usually last 60 or 90 minutes. One-off sessions can be longer.
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I'm interested in coaching - what happens next?
Please contact me via this website, or by email, phone or text. If you let me know your number, and suggest a good time to catch you, I will give you a call. We can then have an initial conversation to explore whether coaching might be useful for you, and there is no charge for this.
FAQs
Coaching testimonials
"After a period away from working, Charlotte’s coaching helped me come back to myself as a dynamic leader with plenty still to explore in my career as well as my broader life."
Senior manager in heritage sector, female, 59
"Charlotte offered a gentle, yet consistent and firm coaching style which I found enormously helpful in clarifying and moving beyond my limiting beliefs. The sessions have strengthened my confidence and belief in myself, an independent in the arts, as I embark on new projects and 'catch-up' after becoming a mother."
Katriona Holmes
"Charlotte is so easy to work with. She's enabled me to focus on myself, enabling me to understand myself a lot more: my motivations, needs and achievements. She's great at guiding me through the session, making me see connections."
Hannah Bevan
"Charlotte has been an absolute joy to work with. She is one of the warmest and most calming individuals I have ever met. Our sessions were always focussed and productive, whilst remaining informal and flexible to my own needs. Charlotte has significantly altered how I think about myself, and I couldn’t recommend her more."
Tom, Musician
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"Charlotte is a fantastic coach and from our first phone call, I knew we would be able to work together. She is friendly, a great listener, and has a cracking sense of humour - but also I found the calls were constructive and had a beginning, middle and end. After every call I had things to reflect on, but mostly I always felt like a weight had been lifted. Charlotte helped me listen to the voice inside of me I had buried away and I feel stronger for her help."
Coaching participant
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"Charlotte is an excellent listener and has a wonderfully calm presence."
Suzy
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"These sessions have been markers in the sand that have helped me through a process of self searching and understanding and I am very grateful for them. Charlotte is a wonderful coach, she is attentive, thought provoking and really helps guide the sessions to support your needs. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. What you allow people to access is very special."
Zoie Golding
Artistic Director, ZoieLogic Dance Theatre
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"I do genuinely feel cleansed, even if parts of the process felt unfamiliar and out of my comfort zone. With your patient prompting you unlocked parts of my brain I wasn't consciously aware of and it's almost mystical, the effect it had on me. You have helped make me feel renewed with hope, confidence and strength, and considerably more mentally prepared for the storm. Thank you so much."
Coaching participant
"I wasn’t sure what exactly I wanted to talk about, and didn’t know how much I’d get out of the session. But I was amazed at how deep we went and how easy that was. Charlotte helped me to feel safe and comfortable throughout, so I could talk about my fears, aspirations and frustrations... I came away with a better understanding of what I was trying to achieve in a particular transition in my life, and the ways I could support myself to make that transition easier.
Charlotte is a very warm and sensitive person, and skilled at maintaining a light and playful feel to the session, even as we dealt with serious matters."
Rebecca Ann Smith, Author
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"Your listening and questions created a supportive and constructive space for me to reflect on my challenges and clarify actions I would take next. I found the coaching extremely supportive. It helped me to hold myself and my actions more compassionately. It helped me to practice and feel more comfortable asking for support even when I feel vulnerable.
I found the process validating. I often feel confused and doubtful about how I work. The coaching helped me to value my way of doing things."
EH
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"I began my coaching with Charlotte at a point of professional uncertainty, having recently become freelance. I found our sessions hugely valuable in helping me clarify my thoughts around my future career and in developing strategies to explore potential areas of work. Throughout our work together Charlotte was a supportive, open and questioning coach and I would thoroughly recommend her to friends and colleagues."
Paul Burns
Consultant, Dramaturg, Producer
wechtie.com
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“I’d like to say a massive thank you for the coaching you gave me. It really clarified lots of things for me and I feel that I’ve developed professionally as well as personally too.”
Coaching participant, Sound and Music
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“I can’t recommend these sessions highly enough. In a single hour, Charlotte managed to bring order and clarity to the overwhelming cloud of chaos in my head, and I realised that not only do I actually have a strong sense of purpose for the future, but I also have the tools I need to get there. It’s really consolidated my goals and given me the impetus to really go for it.” Sarah, Artist​​