Coaching
Beyond The Noise
Hello and thankyou for visiting my site.
I am Victoria and I am a dedicated coach.
I am also Senior Leader at GSK and have 25+years experience as a woman in science.
Beyond the career I am a mum to two girls, a loyal friend, a wife, a bereaved daughter, an annoying big sister, a slightly obsessed runner and the list goes on.
Despite any appearances to the alternative, I do not have it all sorted out and I don't believe that anyone does. But I do know that I am enough as I am.
And so are you
My coaching style adapts to your needs with an emphasis on looking at a whole person using positive psychology approaches.
- I meet you where you are.
- I believe that you are your own best expert.
- I believe that you have limitless potential.
- I will listen and support you to find your true voice beyond the noise.
I am often asked what "type" of coach I am. I've never been one for fitting into a box.....
You may choose to approach me as a Life Coach, an Executive Coach, a Career Coach a Leadership Coach or a.n.other type of coach.
However you approach me I will work with you as an equal, a meeting of perfectly imperfect humans. With this approach the changes you experience will be transformational, impacting every area of your life.
Always remember that...
"Wherever you go, there you are"
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Welcome to your next chapter!
It's time to invest in you
We are all complicated humans with many different roles in life. We are all incredible beings; full of potential, bursting with unique gifts and talents.
Coaching can help you discover, embrace and unlock all of your brilliance and maximise your personal and professional success, however YOU choose to define it beyond the noise.
I offer coaching in 1-2-1 or group formats. Explore this site or contact me to discuss how we can co-create an approach to meet your needs. I am looking forward to it!
There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself.
It is the only true guide you will ever have.
Howard Thurman
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What is Coaching 'Beyond the Noise'?
I believe that we were all born truly whole and with all of the answers we would ever need. And then
the noise
started....
I believe that we all know intrinsically what is right for us and yet over time our voice of truth gets drowned out by all of
the noise;
the stories we tell ourselves, our limiting beliefs, "the rules". Add to that the endless advice, opinions, assumptions and expectations of other people.
I believe that via coaching we can get beyond the noise and learn to really celebrate and accept who we really are; to reconnect, rediscover, learn from and build on all of our many life experiences and 'wins'. To realise that our voice matters just as much as anyone else's and we have a choice of what other voices to listen to and which we will comfortably ignore.
Using a coaching approach I will work with you so that you are able to find your way beyond the noise; to connect with, hear and follow your true voice once again. The voice that was always there and will guide you to become the very best version of yourself.
Contact me now for a free 30 minute consultation
About Me
- I am an open book; after half a century on the planet I have accepted that I am enough as I am (as are you). It doesn't mean I feel 100% fabulous all of the time. I continue to be a work in progress.
- I have worked for more than 25 years in a global Pharma company. I progressed from the bench to Senior Director level. I have learnt about people and relationships from my colleagues across Pharma and Academia and I absolutely do not 'have it all sorted'.
- I am a mum to two girls with multiple miscarriages in between. I use my more 'negative' life experiences to count my blessings and empathise with others.
- My eldest has given me a long list of reasons to question who I am and what I am doing with my life. As mum to a beautiful child with complex special educational needs (ADHD, ASC, OCD) I have chosen to question all of my assumptions and look very hard beneath the layers of
noise.
- I used to be a 'middle lane/grey area drinker'. A year ago I became alcohol free - it is the gift that keeps on giving. It is true FREEDOM.
- As a coach I have found real meaning. With each coaching experience I learn and grow as much as the client does. I am truly blessed.
- I am a fully qualified coach and hold a Diploma in Coaching and Positive Psychology. The course is triple accredited by three global coaching professional bodies; The International Coaching Federation (ICF), The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and the Association for Coaching (AC).
“There is great skill in knowing when to pause and leave silence and to make someone feel at ease with it which for me allowed real reflection on what I was saying without the pressing issue of ‘what to say next’. That comfort comes from authenticity, warmth, compassion all of which are felt in your presence.”
Faye
Occupational Therapist
"I achieved everything I wanted to. I got that clarity with Victoria's guidance and it really helped me to just plough on with confidence".
" Victoria held me accountable for actions to take, and that was instrumental in me being able to get that clarity".
Zahra
CEO,
Life Sciences Industry
"I came to coaching as I needed time to slow down, reflect and determine a path of action related to my career"
"Victoria knew how to listen, probe and challenge when I tried to skirt the issue. I found it helpful that she would pull together key themes, question alignment across work/life priorities and keep me focused"
"I found it was easy to trust Victoria and be open".
S
NHS Professional
Clophill
Bedfordshire, UK