Consultant Counselling & Coaching Psychologist
Browsing Tag
The ever alluding work-life balance is more challenging in some seasons of our life’s than others. To be happy in my career is not as much about finding “my WHY” but instead finding “my WHEN”. In my searches for balance, it was about discovering a place where I was not being stretched too thin. It …
Coaching and goal-setting goes hand-in-hand. It is what makes the difference between an aimless wander around various topics of mutual interest to coach and client, versus an intentional journey aimed at reaching a specific pre-agreed goal. Goals can look very differently: defined by the needs of the individual, the company or changing circumstances. Goal-setting in …
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power” – Abraham Lincoln Resilience is not only a learned trait, but is often the result of an individual’s reaction to life’s circumstances: that being adversity or power. These circumstances can be challenges that might be perceived as …
Travelling can be lovely. And with the summer ahead of us I already find a lot of my clients and friends on the move. But behind the alluring blue skies in holiday pictures lies a few hours or even days of preparation and stress, and a multitude of opportunities for things to go wrong. …
For years as a psychologist I preached about the healthy body healthy mind connection, about balancing our work-life and living our values. Combining the formal mental health sector as well as being a business owner, I try to take my own medicine – or chlorine water, in my case. I love open water swimming, the …
What is the difference, I am often asked, between a coach, mentor and psychologist? Although I can give long-winded theory laden answers, I have recently come across a definition which brought me to conclude the following: Mentors knows the answers to your questions Coaches knows the questions to your answers Psychologists know the questions to …