ithaca life coaching

my approach

Traditional life coaching is goal-centred. I encourage clients to formulate goals for us to strive towards but they serve more as a useful sense of direction. My focus is on the process along the way - the effortful striving, the bumps, the significant small wins, the self-discovery. That’s where the real value lies because where you build self-esteem and that is the goal to all goals.

For me, no one has defined it better than expert N.Branden as self-efficacy and self-respect. i.e…

• confidence in your ability to think and to cope with the basic challenges of life

• confidence in your right to be happy, feel worthy, assert your needs & wants, and live according to your values 

And that means self-esteem is the essence of resilience, anxiety-management, competency, connection, fulfilment, joy…

I offer a non-judgemental space for you to gain clarity on where a lack of self-efficacy and self-respect is holding you back.

I share neuroscience-based strategies to help you to manage critical thoughts, develop positive thinking, dismantle unhelpful mind-loops and limiting beliefs, build self-nourishing habits,  intentionally respond rather than automatically react.

I also share simple, effective practices of mindfulness for you to become more attuned to your body and its key signals.