Helen Townshend
Personal and professional coach

Time to think differently

Executive and personal coaching for the challenges, choices and transitions that shape our working and personal lives.

Sometimes we know exactly what we want to change. Sometimes we simply know that something isn't quite working.

You may be feeling stuck or frustrated at work, facing a new challenge or transition, questioning what you want next, or wanting to feel more confident about the choices you make.

Coaching gives you the time and space to step back, make sense of what's going on and think about what really matters to you. Together, we explore where you are now, where you want to be and the different ways you might get there – turning new insights into choices and action.

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How I can help

Executive Coaching

Our working lives can be a huge source of fulfilment – and some of our greatest challenges.

I work with people who want to develop their careers or themselves as leaders. You may be looking for your next role, stepping into a more senior position, thinking longer-term about your career, or navigating the challenges and relationships that come with leadership.

Coaching gives you space to step away from the immediate pressures of work and think about where you're going, how you want to lead and what you want to do next.

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Personal Coaching

Sometimes nothing is obviously wrong, but something doesn't feel quite right.

You may be at a point of change or transition, questioning what you want from the next stage of your life, or simply experiencing a sense that what has worked for you until now may no longer quite fit.

Personal coaching gives you space to explore what's going on, understand what matters to you now and make more confident choices about how you want to move forward.

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A little about me

Hello, I'm Helen. I'm an Executive and Personal Coach with over 25 years' experience of organisational and business life.

Before becoming a coach, I worked in senior marketing and consultancy roles across corporate, SME and not-for-profit organisations, and founded and ran my own online fashion business.

My longstanding fascination with people – what makes us tick, what matters to us and how we navigate the challenges life and work throw at us – eventually led me into coaching and, later, to complete a Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring at Oxford Brookes University.

Today, my coaching is informed by both my experience of organisational life and my research into coaching, values and the challenges we experience at work.

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What clients say

“In times where I felt lost, disheartened or overwhelmed, her intelligent, positive and articulate approach saw past the waffle and helped me navigate a way forward... I finished my coaching with more focus in my career path than I've had in a couple of years.”

Elaine, Marketing & Brand Director

“Helen has a gift for listening and reflecting things back to you with new clarity. She is also practical and pragmatic, supporting coaching sessions with tailored recommendations for useful resources and tools. My coaching with Helen has been vital in helping me reflect during a time of change and build towards what’s next.”

MH, Career Transition

“I'm excited to move into the next stage of my personal and professional life with a better understanding of myself and my relationship to those around me.”

OC, Music Industry

Interested in coaching?

Choosing a coach has to feel right for you.

An initial conversation gives us the chance to meet, talk about what's bringing you to coaching and see whether working together feels right.

There's no obligation to take things further.

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Book a free 45 minute sample session to find out how coaching can help you.
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Helen Townshend Personal and professional coach