Harbour Coaching and Stress Management Qualifications

BSc Hons Psychology

CPCAB Diploma in Stress Management

Diploma in Life Coaching

Certificate in Training & Development

PGCE

Certified Psychometric Tester

Membership of Professional Bodies

Full Member of ISMA (International Stress management Association)

Full Member of IfL (Institute for Learning)

Experience and Qualifications

Re-organise - Re-energise - Renew

My Qualifications

I guess my coaching/training career started when I trained as a volunteer, teaching basic skills/employment skills to adults affected by unemployment. I was amazed at how quickly trainees began to grow in confidence and start to focus on their goals as their skills developed.

Following my degree studies I worked in a range of public sector organisations, including the Probation Service, private training providers, and a number of schools. Each setting giving me valuable insights into what made people tick – and most importantly, what motivates people to make changes.

Working as an exams officer in a large comprehensive school was an incredibly rewarding experience. It was such a pressured environment and it was easy to see that stress can affect anyone - child or adult - and at any time. My interest in this area led me to undertake further specialised training in life coaching and stress management and start working with clients.

Seeing the clients start to make positive changes so early in the coaching process, enabled me to understand more about how the choices we make influence our physical health and mental wellbeing and how in turn these determine the quality of all aspects of our life. Setting up Harbour Coaching & Stress Management has allowed me to develop a full range of skills and strategies to support clients.

The services I offer constantly change in response to needs. As an example, I have developed comprehensive study/exam skills training for students and/or their parents in response to both client groups highlighting this as a source of particular stress.

I have absolute confidence in the coaching process as a source of motivation and support and I plan to continue developing new strategies and approaches to offer to my clients.