Executive & Personal Growth Coach
If you’re looking for support:
✓ Dealing with challenging situations in a timely way
✓ Focusing on the big picture and setting realistic goals
✓ Building a fulfilling future
Hello and welcome!
You’re probably here because something in your life is stuck.
You might be seeking a better balance in life, ways to reduce stress and improve health & wellbeing, or help developing your career.
Perhaps you’re simply feeling overwhelmed with life. I help people understand and realise their potential.
Find out more about how I work here.
Without Julia’s encouragement to make that first leap, I would never have thought I could do that job.”
Kate Brintworth
Regional Chief Midwife for London
I’ve always wanted to make a difference to people
Before becoming a coach and building Achievingoals, I trained as a dental nurse, then as a general nurse. I later worked as a midwife and health visitor in North London, and went on to work in the community, delivering babies at home in and around East London.
Later I moved into NHS management and charity leadership. This experience, balanced with my healthcare background, gave me the strong foundations that, today, allow me to help my clients reflect and see new perspectives during our coaching.
In 2010, I became an accredited coach and, since then, I’ve supported hundreds of people dealing with real issues, leaving them with a lifelong set of simple tools that they use every day.
I used the TGROW model to discuss annual leave changes and it worked a dream! Starting with the reality was perfect.”
Marian
Coachee
Some things you might find interesting…
✓ When I’m not coaching, I can often be found trying new recipes via WhatsApp with my mentee with learning disabilities, Ilana (who’s a quicker cook than I am) …
✓ …or trying to find time for my spinning and weaving hobby.
✓ I once lived in Brunei, and have worked with the flying doctors in Australia.
✓ My favourite part of the day is my early morning walk with our Labrador Percy.
✓ Helping my clients through life-changing transitions that make them happier and more fulfilled never fails to motivate me.
I’ve had my own challenges
When a member of my family was diagnosed with chronic fatigue, we struggled to find the right help.
Eventually we worked with a multi-disciplinary team and, together, we looked holistically at the person behind the diagnosis. Slowly but surely, they began to recover, and I’ll be forever grateful.
During this time, I doubted myself and my ability to help. I took the difficult decision to leave the NHS after 36 years, and embarked on an NLP & Mindfulness course.
And I’m so glad I did. That decision opened up so many opportunities to me, including my own transition into career, health and wellbeing coaching, and to my work in the charity sector.
She’s a great listener. I’m who I am now, and I never felt that before I worked with Julia.”
Daniel Brierley
First year university student
I’m a coach and a coachee
I use my executive experience, my background in health and my NLP training in my coaching every day, and I’m continually energised by seeing the positive steps my clients make.
I have my own coach who helps me recognise what’s working well and what isn’t. He allows me to appreciate how far I’ve come, to celebrate what I’ve achieved, and to make sure I keep an open mind in my own learning.
I’d love to give you the space to start making the changes you want in your life.
Professional Member of the EMCC
(subscribing to their code of ethics)
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Professional Member of the EMCC
(subscribing to their code of ethics)
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