Case Studies
Coaching for individuals
I have coached Kate for several years now, we see each other 4 times per year. For her as a freelancer coaching allows her time to reflect on her career and check in with her alignment to her values. When big decisions are needed, coaching gives her the space to truly understand her motivations and clarify the action required.
“Bettina is a wonderful coach, who brings warmth and a wealth of experience to every conversation. She listens with great attention, and has a wide range of coaching approaches/techniques available, to guide me through a range of areas of my work; from big sky thinking and long term strategy, to every day moments of being stuck.
Coaching has been the greatest investment in my career I have made to date. The process has helped me work through challenging work situations, better understand what I mean by work/life balance and how I want to apply it to my life and provides space to reflect on changes and growth. I’ve been working with Bettina regularly for 3 years and have noticed significant changes from her expert guidance.”
Kate McStraw, Independent Creative Producer
“I had reached a crossroads with my job and needed to speak to someone independent to help me understand why I was struggling with the decision to move onto a new job and understand what was holding me back. Bettina assisted me in my sessions with her in helping me to organise my thoughts and emotions around the decision to leave a job I had worked in for 6 years. Bettina’s coaching sessions quickly worked their magic. Not only was I able in the sessions to get clarity as to what was holding me back and how to move forwards to make the decision I had been struggling with, I also learnt something about myself in the process. Bettina is a joy to work with and worth every penny. She listens carefully to you and then finds ways to get you to break problems down which seemed insurmountable before coaching. I highly recommend anyone who is struggling in making life-changing decisions to work with Bettina, she helped me enormously and some of the suggestions she has made about self-care and looking after myself I am still using now. I realised that I rarely take time for myself as I didn’t have time and consider that to be self-indulgent but to function as a better parent and to get the most out of your work, it is essential. Bettina makes you think about more than just changing a job and gets you to slow down and think about everything in your life and the impact that has on you, your family and your work.
Solicitor in Brighton
Intensive & Time sensitive
In just 3 sessions in 3 weeks with daily prompts for self care & reflection, this client went from complete stuckness to making a big professional decision with confidence & clarity. Visualising how she wanted to resign, and then starting a new job, on her terms.
Interview Preparation
Several clients come to me as they are facing an interview. For some it might have been a long time since the last one. An interview can bring all sorts of unhelpful feelings to the forefront, which are shaping our approach to the task and get in the way of our progression. While I can’t guarantee a successful interview (every time), a deeper understanding of what is getting in the way, is a key to connecting to our true selves, and therefore our inner resources, which changes how we show up.
“Bettina was recommended to me by two friends who have visited her multiple times recently. One friend was going for her dream job and she saw Bettina before her first interview and then again for her final interview. I know that this really helped her with the interview process and she was successful and got the job! In the past I have struggled with the interview process and I was applying for a job I really wanted and so I saw Bettina. It helped me feel a lot more relaxed in the interview than I would have done otherwise and it gave me a different perspective and a greater sense of confidence. Bettina is very insightful and inspiring and well worth booking a session with.”
“Coaching with Bettina has been invaluable.
Our team walked away from the sessions with so much more confidence in their role and abilities.
Bettina did a great job of providing a safe and open space for our team to flourish and gain the tools required to be a successful creative.”
Tin Shed Theatre Company
Board Development
This energetic theatre company wanted to set the culture of its new board with consideration and encourage openness.
Two sessions facilitated by me to establish the direction and needs of the organisation as well as creating space for the needs of the individuals to be heard. And a few tools to establish a way of communicating that is open and non judgmental. As the director knew the benefits of a coaching approach, the company offered each director a 1:1 coaching session as a way of showing their appreciation.