What makes me tick.
Over the past 20 years, my professional focus has been working with individuals and organisations to support transformation, change, and growth. Recently this interest has led to me becoming an accredited Coach and Action Learning Facilitator.
I find providing the space for people to be really listened to, and supporting them in believing that the answers lie within themselves, deeply motivating. Seeing people's thinking expand, and watching them travel down new pathways that lead to positive actions, shifts in direction, and greater wellbeing is joyful.
Within my coaching, I focus on supporting women who are at moments of pivot in their lives, be that personally or professionally. I recognise that significant periods of transformation such as having a young family or entering middle life, can be challenging and open up questions of what you want the next phase of your life to look like. I believe providing calm, warm, challenging yet non-judgemental listening and questions can provide a space where dreams, ideas, and problems can be explored and the next steps identified and realised.
Coaching
Coaching is a non-therapeutic relationship, where the coach facilitates and supports the person being coached in a structured, motivating and non-judgemental way. My coaching approach is collaborative and non-directive, we will work together in a forward-thinking, solution-focused way at a pace that is respectful and in tune with your needs.
‘Working with Catherine has been an incredibly helpful and supportive experience. Catherine has really helped me to clarify and give shape to my thoughts, while encouraging me to develop practical steps to move forward with, in both my personal and professional life.’
JL Healy, Arts Marketing Professional
Action Learning
Action Learning is a powerful group problem-solving approach based on the idea that people have an unlimited capacity to learn from experience but a limited capacity to learn from being taught. Action learning promotes fresh thinking and new ways of looking at and dealing with situations and is, as the name suggests, action-orientated.
'I find Catherine extremely attentive in her listening, and the astuteness of her clarifications really resonates this. Her body language and tone reflect a real presence and care with the process, and I greatly appreciate this, and have a strong sense of how she is supporting and holding the group within her attention. This is demonstrated through her gentle pointers to keep us on track both timing-wise and with the stages, we are in. I value how she is listening to the communication of people's body language also and reflects this back.'
AL Set member
Mentoring
Mentoring is about helping people to develop more effectively. It is a relationship designed to build confidence and support the mentee so they are able to take control of their own development and work. Mentoring differs from coaching in that the person acting as a mentor will have expertise and experience that is relevant to the mentee’s professional needs and goals.
'Catherine has been invaluable in my progress professionally and personally and I've come on so far in the short amount of time we've been working together. It has never felt like a mentoring or a coaching session, it always feels like a conversation, a catch up with a friend. She asks all the right questions in a way that never creates pressure or puts you on the spot'
Rendered Retina Theatre Company
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