Coaching for Individuals

This is the fuel that powers your journey going forward.

Once you know where you are heading, you learn more about where you are right now on the map. To do that, we take your answers from the Lead Being You questionnaire to see what your current adaptation styles are.

You will learn how these styles have supported you in the past and helped you to get where you are today. This tends to bring compassion towards yourself, acceptance of the past and allows you to get ready for the next step.

When you know where you are and where you want to get to, it is time to look at what might be standing in your way.

Stage three invites you to become curious about your obstacles. Perhaps, what has become an obstacle today was a great support in the past. It also helps you find compassion for yourself and your past choices so you can make new choices today.

Choices that better support your life going forwards.

You will discover new tools and resources to dismantle internal obstacles and explore possibilities and new ways to look at things. You will experiment and test out new behaviour patterns and find the courage and support to tackle external obstacles.

You will also plan out and take small steps towards your desired outcome and learn more about who you are to face these challenges with confidence.

It’s one thing to create a plan, but it’s something else to carry it out successfully. And that is especially true when you are changing long-held patterns.

In the final stage, you are supported to follow through on your plans. Sometimes when you start on your plan, new obstacles or fears can arise and these need to be addressed too.

At the end of the process, we take the time to celebrate your achievements and the journey you have been on.

My primary focus is working with women. However, I do also work with men who face similar issues in becoming more visible at work. I also help men and women who are working at an organisational level to create a more equal environment for all.

Change is a process that doesn’t happen overnight. The approach works best when you are clear on what you want and you have compassion for yourself in the process. You also need to follow through and take the actions you set for yourself.

To make sure you remain accountable, I will support you every step of the way.

You might, but this approach is very compassionate. You are supported to find friendship for everything you learn about yourself. This new knowledge brings you more choice which brings greater freedom to act.

The Lead Being You model was developed by me, Ruth Friedman, based on my work with hundreds of clients. It draws on NARM (Neuro Affective Relational Model), which is a trauma-informed approach.