What is coaching?

Life is a journey and the quality of our journey depends on how willing we are to challenge ourselves, take risks and over-come the things that are stopping us from living the life we want to. Through personal or business coaching you will receive support during your journey whether that is helping you to identify the pathway you wish to follow, achieving your dreams, overcoming the personal challenges which have held you back, or simply improving a small aspect of your life which is having a significant impact on your happiness.

Wikipedia says "Coaching, with a professional coach, is the practice of supporting an individual, referred to as a coachee or client, through the process of achieving a specific personal or professional result. The structure and methodologies of coaching are numerous but are predominantly facilitating in style; that is to say that the coach mainly asks questions and challenges the coachee. Coaching is differentiated from therapeutic and counselling disciplines."

Coaching is about taking positive steps towards achieving something you want rather than simply talking about the problems that are stopping you from succeeding.

Why choose Gillian Ormston?

Gillian prides herself on providing a personal coaching service tailored to suit each individual or organisation she works with. She delivers a professional service which promotes excellence in you, as her client. Together, with you she will identify your individual needs along with helping you to identify innovative solutions to address the challenges you are facing. With a sensitive and intuitive, yet provocative, style means that she can help you to get to the heart of your issues quickly, so that you can start to address them and move forward. Gillian promotes choice, and will help you to find different strategies to support you in achieving the future you desire. Your needs, wishes and outcomes are at the core of the support and encouragement she gives through her coaching work with you.

Gillian works closely with you, as a client, in a thought provoking environment to identify stretching goals to ensure excellent results are achieved. A Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Master Practitioner, she is a member of the Professional Guild of NLP and is trained to International Coaching Federation (ICF) standards. Holding a Mental Health First Aid Certificate and she is also Volunteer Mentor for the Mental Health Charity MIND. Combining her professional training, as a PRINCE 2 Project Manager, with a wealth of experience in coaching, leadership, and problem solving she can guide you to realise your full potential and achieve the things you have only ever dreamed about.

With a results oriented, intuitive and creative approach Gillian instils a “can do” attitude and whilst using a provocative approach to create a sense of challenge she is also flexible, sensitive, and honest with you when identifying the barriers that are holding you back. Gillian creates an instant rapport, and use astute emotional intelligence to support you to not only identify the challenges holding you back but also to learn new behaviours and techniques to enable you to overcome these and achieve the success you desire.

What are some of the issues Gillian’s coaching can help you resolve?

• - Confidence and self-esteem
• - Stress management, health and wellbeing
• - Work life balance
• - Career progression
• - Business development
• - Relationships, Family life & Parenting
• - Fears and Phobias

By working with Gillian?

You will be:

• - Supported to focus on yourself, as a whole person, taking time to find out what is important to you.
• - Challenged to over-come the issues that stop you from living your dreams.
• - Championed and encouraged to step outside your comfort zone.
• - Provided with a non-judgemental, confidential and safe environment to allow you to investigate the professional and personal issues you face.
• - Able to hold yourself accountable and make sure you really live up to your dreams and your full potential.

What benefits will you see?

You will:

• - Grow your confidence and self-esteem
• - Take your issues and goals more seriously.
• - Spend less time wondering “what if” and take steps towards achieving your future immediately.
• - Identify your self-sabotaging behaviours and learn new positive behaviours
• - Deal with the issues that are holding you back from achieving your desires.
• - Identify what you need to do to achieve the goals you set for yourself.