The thing is, nobody needs a coach. You’re smart, thoughtful, self-aware. You’re perfectly capable of reading All The Books, taking steps and over time, maybe figuring things out. But it’s really hard to see the way forward when you’re sitting in the middle of it.

It makes complete sense if you find it hard to ask for help. Alongside socialising women to put everyone else’s needs first, our culture is obsessed with the lone-wolf-do-it-yourself-hero. Both of these narratives can make us feel wrong for wanting support.

But what would it mean to you to be able to stop procrastinating on the work that matters to you, to no longer believe you have to wait on the sidelines until you feel ‘ready’ (spoiler: this almost never happens), or to speak to yourself with compassion and encouragement? What would it mean to make tangible progress on your goals? What would it mean to have your own back, no matter what?

Choosing to work with a Self-belief Coach will help you shortcut through the obstacles and challenges.

When it comes to self-doubt, mainstream coaching focuses on managing the symptoms of self-doubt (we call these the Six P’s: procrastinating, perfectionism, proving yourself, paralysis, passive behaviours and people-pleasing). These approaches don’t tend to result in long-term change or help you to grow robust self-belief.

Self-belief Coaches are experienced practitioners (coaches, therapists, counsellors and mentors) who then complete the six-month Self-belief Coaching Academy programme. This is an evidence-based, trauma-informed framework based on Sas Petherick’s original research into the experience of self-doubt, and coaching with hundreds of clients over the last decade.

We believe self-doubt is an entirely understandable response to psychological risk. It has nothing to do with capability or destiny and everything to do with the ways we have learned to preserve our sense of safety and belonging. Self-belief Coaching is about creating the conditions for you to create a braver, joyful and more fulfilling life.

We are interested in helping our clients to:

• heal the root causes of their self-doubt.
• feel resourced to respond in healthy ways, when self-doubt is activated.
• own their innate strengths and gifts.
• cultivate self-belief, self-acceptance, self-worth and self-trust.
• be braver and ultimately, to live in a way that brings more fulfilment and meaning.

It’s amazing what we DO spend money on in the hope of cultivating self-belief!

Investing in coaching, is an investment in your well-being, your potential and the future you want to create.

When you make the choice to consciously invest in your growth and development, you are doing something really courageous. You are saying to yourself that you’re ready to try new things, to ask for help, to take responsibility for actively participating in the creation of your life. Amazing things will happen from that deceptively simple, life-changing decision.

For some clients, the insights and new perspectives from our first session mean positive change starts right away. We have specifically designed the Velocity Session to provide you with an immense amount of value in one 90-minute session. We’ll help you prepare and guide you through the process.

For most of us, unpacking the beliefs and behaviours that hold us back need time and change is a slower process. Over the course of three months of Self-belief Coaching, you’ll notice shifts in both the external reality and internal experience of your life.

The outward changes are usually tangible and involve progress towards whatever you bring to our work. The unseen changes are less easy to measure but are powerful and long-lasting. You think and feel differently about your life. You’ll have deeper levels of self-awareness, self-belief, and self-trust, and you’ll be armed with new resources to support yourself.

Self-belief Coaching is for people who are mentally well and focuses on growth and development. It’s about allowing more of YOU into your life – your emotions, your natural strengths, what you value, and helpful beliefs about yourself and your life – for the purpose of helping you create what you want.

Generally, therapeutic interventions help people who are experiencing psychological disharmony and often involve diagnosis and treatment. Sometimes clients like to work with a therapist in tandem to coaching. Sometimes we find that coaching might not be the best thing for you right now.

It’s completely understandable to feel hesitant about what coaching might reveal to you. But coaching is not about opening a ‘can of worms’ or confronting memories you find upsetting, difficult or traumatic.

Instead, we bring your self-doubt along – by making sense of the very good reasons for your self-doubt, you can begin to work with it instead of constantly resisting it.

We’ll go at your pace. It might be helpful to know that clients often say this work is way more fun than they expected!

Our Self-belief Coaches are so happy to answer any questions you might have! You can book a free 20-minute call with any coach to talk more about coaching.