What is life coaching?

Coaching aims to help you get what you want out of life. As your coach, I will support, encourage and challenge you in a non-judgmental way. We will start by looking at what you want from life and which areas of life give you the least satisfaction. We will use a mixture of exercises and talking to work out what you want to focus on. You can use me as a sounding board to bounce ideas around and together we will work out a plan of action to help you achieve a greater sense of wellbeing.

Sometimes it may be tough going with many demands on your time and barriers to overcome. We can step back and look at what might be blocking you and work out ways to tackle obstacles. We can also improve how you feel about yourself to reduce negative thoughts and feelings that might inhibit you. By breaking down your aims into achievable steps you will start to see progress and believe that you can take control of your life and gain in confidence.

"The coaching sessions helped me through some difficult decisions. I felt able to move forward without contemplating my navel too much. Nicola skilfully helped me to be task-orientated while supporting the feelings that went along with making big changes to my life." Liz, a teacher

Coaching is positive, proactive and forward thinking and takes place in a partnership. It requires 100% commitment from both sides of the partnership. By having regular sessions to keep your motivation going, you will probably find you achieve more, stretching yourself further than you thought possible.

For life coaching to start making a difference to your life, I recommend at least four sessions but there is no set time limit and it is up to you to decide how many sessions you require. We can either meet face to face or conduct coaching sessions by telephone or email. Click here for a free taster session.

"I am really grateful that I found Nicola at exactly the time when I needed to explore all these new and different avenues. Without her help I would probably still be directionless or hopping from one mode of work to the next, worrying about when the next payment would hit my bank account." Anne, an image consultant and tutor

Click here to read Anne's story.

Try out a life coaching exercise at home for £2.99.

Work out what you want from life and sort out your priorities with a copy of "What do I want from my life?" emailed to you within 24 hours. This costs £2.99 and is redeemable against the cost of your first fee-paying coaching session.

You can also sign up for a free introductory half hour telephone coaching session. Click here for free taster session.