Hi I’m Heather. Stephens, a trained and experienced life coach who uses a Gestalt based coaching style. I have a background across a range of public and private sector agencies. I have a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, a MSc in Management as well as being a qualified social worker and community development worker. I also undertook a two year Advanced Executive Coaching course with Colosseum using the PB coaching methodology(All in the UK). accredited by the European Coaching and Mentoring Professional Body.
For more than 30 years my focus was on management, coaching and management consultancy within the health and care sector in the UK. In South Africa I was able to apply my skills across other aspects of the public sector via working as a Technical Advisor for the National Treasury in a number of different National Government Departments as well as other public and private agencies through my own company, Isiqongo (High point).
I’m a firm believer in continual improvement of the self or in business. I have been through a life changing health journey myself and have found ways of using coaching to move past obstacles and to take responsibility for those areas in my life that impact on my wellbeing.
I want to work with you to look at ways in which you too can take control of all aspects of your life that will improve your general wellness or to work on specific areas of your life where you feel most stuck. This may be in the workplace, in your relationships, your health or even financial wellbeing. Coaching can help support change in any area of your life.
So that's the boring bit over - so why start a new Life and Wellness Coaching service now?
Quite simply I feel fitter and more healthy than I have felt since my early thirties! If I can do it for myself then I should put what I know into helping others work through any issues or situations that are holding them back from being fulfilled in the work, financial, relationship or wellness areas of their life .
Coaching is not therapy or counselling and it is not a substitute for medical care. What it is is a way of helping you process what is keeping you from improving your situation in what ever form that takes. How to get the best version of you and how to ensure that you are in control of what is important to you. It’s a way of making you think laterally, develop vertically, and to have the support to make change as and when necessary. I am proof that it‘s never too late to improve or to change.
I have studied a number of different psychological approaches to coaching and organisational change but the one I find most consistently helpful is the Gestalt approach. In very simple terms Gestalt coaching is based on a few fundamentally important areas - respect: non-judgemental engagement; sensitivity; support and courage. It's a way of building a connection in a safe environment through authentic dialogue from a holistic viewpoint.
I shall be writing weekly blogs that may be of interest to you but if you would like a more personal level of support then book a coaching sessions with me. I carry out sessions over zoom, Whatsapp chat, or Skype Where available one on one sessions monthly of two hours are offered too. Sessions are charged dependent on how often and how long they are. Support is also offered via email during the month. Face to face intensive sessions of 2.5 days are offered in a number of large cities. Monthly ongoing support is recommended with that option too.
All information shared is 100% confidential and will not be shared with anyone else. Companies can bring me in to coach an employee and then there would be a three way contract.
A first, short introductory session is free so that you can decide if this will work for you. Most future sessions will be 1.5 -2 hours in length but longer sessions and intensive workshops can be offered too. Day workshops can also be offered for teams.
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