1:1 Coaching for professionals embracing growth & change in their careers
Life is full of change, and as the years go by, we inevitably change. The person we are at 25, coming out of university, is different from the one we are at 35, and different from the one we are at 45.
Our personal circumstances change, our careers evolve. Overtime what we want from life & work changes. And over the course of our lives, we develop new parts of ourselves, we let go of certain ones and allow some others to blossom.
I’m passionate about the topic of transition: the underlying psychology of it, the mindset that underpins it, the resilience that one builds and the overcoming of fears to reach your desires.
Like many, I’ve lived several transitions. Moving countries, changing jobs and redirecting my career path.
I’ve crafted by coaching programmes based on my own experience and that of my clients. It’s a privilege to accompany others on their own growth.
Two coaching programmes tailored to your needs
A short & focused coaching programme for senior professionals who've outgrown their current career path but haven't yet made the move
This is for you if:
You know deep down that the career path you’ve been on doesn't fit you anymore, but the comfort zone is hard to leave and there’s a lot at stake
You haven’t had the bandwidth yet to think about your career options and you don’t know where to start
You want structured thinking time to think about what you want from your career
You want to work with someone who will challenge you and help you expand your thinking
You want to walk away with something concrete to act on and set yourself in motion
A 6 to 12 months customised coaching programme for senior professionals navigating a significant transition in their career.
This is for you if:
You are going from corporate to freelance or entrepreneurship or you are pivoting to a different professional area, and you want to work with someone who understands what such a big transition actually feels like from the inside
You are realising that change requires more than putting together an action plan
You are ready to work at a deeper level on your values, your beliefs, your fears. You want to develop to your fullest potential and you are open to challenging your thinking
You want to develop new tools and new mindsets to help you manage the transition
Hear it from my clients
“I have been working through a career change with Laurence and she has helped me to find clarity in an area which often overwhelms me.”
“Laurence’s coaching helped me navigate the complexity of moving countries, facing visa challenges and managing a long, uncertain job hunt filled with tough choices. Her support brought clarity and confidence when everything felt overwhelming, enabling me to balance work”
Career Direction Deep Dive
A short & focused coaching programme that gives you the space and structure to kick-start your thinking about where you’d like to take your career next
On paper, it all looks good. Your title, your progression, your salary, the recognition of your peers.
And yet, the Sunday dread is getting harder and harder to ignore. It’s not a vague frustration. It’s an embodied feeling that you’ve been able to brush aside for quite some time but keeps coming back.
Deep down, you've known for a while that something needs to change. The career you took so many years to build, that used to bring you a sense of satisfaction, even perhaps fulfilment, doesn’t nourish you anymore in the same way it used to. And the path you’ve been on all these years doesn’t look so appealing anymore… and that’s a painful realisation.
Yet between the demands of your current role and a busy personal life, you've never managed to carve out the time and space to actually think it through. And the months keep going by and you stay exactly where you are, and that feeling is still there.
This programme exists to give you this thinking space that you have been missing. It’s designed to kick-start your thinking about your career path in a structured way, expand what you could consider next and bring you the momentum you need.
Programme structure
A total of 3.5 hours, structured as:
A 2.5-hour Deep Dive Coaching Session — we will work together to understand where you feel limited in your current career, what’s changed for you over the years and start ironing out potential options you could consider, as well as concrete next steps
A 1-hour Follow Up Coaching Session - we will reconvene four weeks later, once you've had further time to think and started putting a few things in motion
You'll receive a workbook ahead of the Deep Dive with career coaching questions to help you prepare for the session.
What you leave with
You will leave the Deep Dive with a mapping of potential career options and clear actions you can take immediately to help you build momentum in your career direction
You will also leave with more clarity on the reasons underneath your current frustrations and a better understanding of what would need to change for you to feel alive again in your work
In the Follow Up Coaching Session, we will reconnect to see how you’ve been progressing, what’s been working (or not) for you and examine new thoughts you’ve had since the Deep Dive.
Why I created this programme ?
Because I’ve lived this situation.
I know what it feels like when you have outgrown a role and a chapter of your career but the comfort zone is too comfortable and there is too much at stake to leave. I know what it is like to have built a career and reached a certain level of seniority only to realise years later that what used to bring you fulfilment and satisfaction doesn’t anymore.
Many of my clients experience this as well.
I created this short programme to act as a catalyst: my hope is that you come out of it with renewed energy, confidence and momentum, on your way to take back control of your career progression.
Career Pivot Coaching
A personalised coaching programme for senior professionals whose next chapter doesn’t fit the old template
You're navigating a significant shift. Maybe you're leaving corporate for freelance work or entrepreneurship. Maybe a linear career is not was drives you anymore and you're pivoting into a different professional area altogether. Either way, something that used to define you is changing.
Close friends and family may see the changes you are going through at surface level. But they don’t see what’s going on inside.
The inner conflicts between who you used to be and who you want to be.
The tension caused by outdated beliefs that are limiting your progress.
The loss of what used to be important to you such as a title, seniority, team members or a certain structure.
The emergence of new values, new mindsets, new behaviours and the permission to embrace them.
The search for new anchors of emotional safety and stability.
Change is a great teacher, though it is not always kind. Navigating change teaches you something about yourself. It encourages you to examine who you are, what you are ceasing to be and who you are becoming. It’s exciting and disorienting at the same time.
As a coach, I accompany you through the many aspects of your transition as you make sense of who you are becoming in this period of change.
What types of transitions ?
I coach ambitious women, men and non-binary individuals in the following career transitions:
Professionals who are pivoting from corporate to go into entrepreneurship or solopreneurship / freelance
Professionals who have been made redundant and are looking for the next opportunity, whilst learning who they are now without a role, a title and a work structure
Professionals who have built a successful linear career and seek to pivot towards a different area for more growth and more fulfilment
What you leave with
Greater understanding of the gap between the identity you’ve outgrown and the identity that is emerging
Greater awareness of the beliefs and assumptions that have shaped the way you thought about things in the past, and how these influence your behaviours and decisions today
A stronger fondation to implement new beliefs and new thinking patterns that are more helpful to your career transition than the old ones
Confidence in what you truly want and clarity on what to do next
Frequently Asked Questions
I’ve put together a list of questions I commonly get asked. Contact me directly via the button below to start your coaching programme or get further information to decide if coaching is right for you.
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Reach out to me (via the contact form) to schedule a free introductory call so we can get to know each other and discuss how a coaching programme can help you move forward.
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For the Deep Dive Coaching Programme, a single upfront payment of 250 pounds is required (it covers both the 2.5-hour coaching session and the 1-hour follow-up session and includes a comprehensive workbook)
For the Change & Transition Coaching Programme, each session is invoiced separately within 24 hours after the session took place. The current fee per session is 120 pounds (or 140 euros)
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I provide in-person sessions in Central London (Zones 1 & 2) or anywhere online (via Zoom)
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My standard working hours for coaching sessions are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 to 7 (London time).
For the 2.5-hour Deep Dive, I also offer slots on Saturday mornings.
If you are interested in coaching with me, but on a different time zone, or if your circumstances require different time arrangements, contact me and we will see which arrangement we could put in place
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Please contact me if you are interested in coaching and require certain adjustments based on your needs.
One of the first questions I ask new clients is : “How best can I coach you?” and I’ll be happy to accommodate your needs to the best of my ability
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You are not ready yet to put in the work ! As your coach, I will help you structure your thinking, prompt you and challenge you, provide accountability but you are the one doing the thinking and implementing mindset and behaviour changes. You are in the driver seat !