The Inner and Outer World
Exploring what it means to be human in changing times
International Depth Coaching based from Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, UK
Holding Space For Transformation
Exploring the inner life in the context of working and living in a changing world -
informed by depth psychology
The Work
We are living through a period of profound change. Political and economic orders are shifting, institutions are under strain, and familiar ideas about success, progress and life as we have know it are being called into question.
Yet the outer world is only part of the story.
How we navigate it is shaped by our inner worlds: our beliefs, fears, values, relationships and sense of purpose. Understanding one without the other leaves important questions unanswered.
How do you make sense of the times you inhabit? What can you hold onto? What needs to be reconsidered? How do you find your bearings when old certainties no longer serve you?
We can question the systems surrounding you and us without assuming it is always the problem. We can be curious about your inner life without pretending that every difficulty can be resolved by changing yourself.
My approach to coaching partnership is informed by a former twenty year career in international corporate HR and over thirteen years as a psychotherapist. It is for people who want to think deeply about where they are, who they are becoming and how they want to participate in the world. You might be asking how do I live, lead and contribute meaningfully within systems I can see increasingly clearly but no longer align with my values?
Drawing on psychology, and as appropriate historical, political, economic and spiritual traditions, our work creates space to identify recurrent patterns, challenge assumptions and see beyond habitual ways of thinking in service to your needs.
Sitting behind and with me is a 20 year corporate career in international HR working across Europe, MENA, India, Russia and South Africa in high growth SME tech, media, and professional services environment. This in addition to my arabic heritage means I have deep insight into cultural diversity and challenge at work. I have first hand experience leading HR strategic and operational initiatives alongside partnering country Managing Directors and regional C-Suite Executives.
As an Executive Coach, I am currently Accredited at Coach Practitioner level with EMCC Global (European Mentoring & Coaching Council) while undertaking Senior Practitioner Coach Accreditation. I have a Psychotherapist training and I am a fully Accredited & Registered member of the BACP. I work in a clinical capacity at Oxford University while my private work now offers a depth coaching service.
Psychotherapy
It’s natural to try and avoid painful feelings and seek out more pleasurable distractions in life. The way internal struggles tend to be handled is often due to momentary learnt coping mechanisms in early life.
Whilst it might have served you well then, you may be receiving signals that it no longer serves your emotional and psychological needs today.
So, when a persistent unhelpful response grows and starts impacting your behaviour, thoughts, emotions, self-worth, lifestyle or relationships, you know when it's time to take a different approach.
Depth & Executive Coaching
If you are questioning the path you are on, feeling the tension between your values and the way the world works, or sensing that familiar definitions of success no longer tell the whole story, individual work with me offers dedicated space to think deeply and honestly together.
We can examine what is keeping you stuck, broaden your perspective, strengthen your capacity to navigate uncertainty and identify practical next steps that feel meaningful and genuinely your own.
So if you'd like support to make changes to you job or experience as a leader at work, I invite you to get in touch to explore how we can work together.
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