‘Jen is the coaching superhero
you didn’t know you needed until now’
After 15 years coaching senior leaders, I’ve learned something that most leadership development programmes won’t tell you: the thing getting in your way usually isn’t a skills gap. It’s the emotional weight you’re carrying – the difficult boss who left a mark, the restructure you held your team through, the creeping sense that everyone else has it more together than you do.
I know this because I’ve lived it.
In December 2008, I was a manager with a strong track record, a capable team, and a big event to deliver. I also had a boss who didn’t trust me, a restructure to hide from my people, and one Thursday in a Caffè Nero, with supportive peers around me, I broke down under the sheer stress of it all. That moment was a starting point. After taking redundancy myself, I moved into learning and development, trained as a coach, and started doing the work I was actually meant to do: helping leaders like you figure out what’s really going on – and what to do about it.
Since then I’ve worked with senior leaders in organisations such as the UN Refugee Agency, HSBC, the Department for Education, law firms, tech companies, and the charity sector. The contexts vary. The underlying challenges: navigating difficult relationships, rebuilding confidence, managing the emotional demands of leadership, are remarkably consistent.
My approach combines coaching, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), and Resilience Dynamic® to help you process the past, get clear on the present, and lead with a lot more ease. It’s practical, evidence-informed, and, I promise, not as woo as it sounds.
If you’re a senior leader who’s good at the job but carrying more than you should have to, you’re in the right place.
I’ve been coaching since 2011, which means I’ve accumulated well over a decade of experience working with leaders caught in the middle: directors, heads of service, and CEOs navigating complex board relationships, organisational change, and the particular pressures that come with senior roles.
My qualifications span leadership, team and career coaching, neuroscience, mental health first aid, and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT – also known as tapping). In 2024 I became an accredited Resilience Dynamics® practitioner, adding a powerful framework for helping clients manage energy, reduce stress, and create environments where people actually enjoy their work – and get things done.
I hold the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) — one of the most respected accreditations in the profession — and work within their ethical code, attending regular supervision. I also mentor coaches working towards their own qualifications, and am a guest lecturer at Sheffield University Management School, where I work with postgraduate HR students.
If you have questions about how coaching works, what’s involved, or whether we’d be a good fit — for you or someone in your team — get in touch. I’d love to hear from you.
And if you’d like to hear what other people say about working with me, [click here].
Strategic Communications and Global Brand Manager
Head of department in the public sector
My sessions with Jen have been nothing short of amazing. Before each session I begin feeling like I have a huge mountain to climb but at the end I come out with a clear map and a way around the mountain that feels much easier to navigate. From channelling my inner super hero to learning about EFT there are so many things that Jen has taught me that I can now keep in my coaching toolkit to help me prepare for those difficult conversations or meetings. Jen is the coaching superhero you didn't know you needed until now, she can help you recognise and unleash your very own set of superhero skills so you can be prepared for whatever the world of work may throw at you!
Head of Marketing
