About Me
Heya, nice to meet you!
I'm Cat - a coach since January 2019, I have helped dozens of women discover how to get more out of their lives - whatever that means for them.
For some it might look like changing a job or a situation. For others it'll be generally increasing their confidence and/or decreasing their imposter syndrome.
As a coach, I promise I will be there to
- Listen with an open mind
- Ensure a safe environment for you to relax and share easily
- Help you bring awareness to your conversation
- Gently ask questions which might get you thinking differently
- Co-create a solution and a plan that works for you and your life
I LOVE doing the mindset work - not only with my clients but on myself. I am an avid reader, and you can find my current top ten list of self-development books here.
In terms of qualifications, I am EMCC registered, I am a certified NLP practitioner, and am currently studying for my Professional Coaching Diploma with Optimus Coaching Academy which will allow me to become accredited with the International Coaching Federation. (I will be shortly looking for some pro bono client work to log for my Diploma so please get in touch here if you're interested and I will pop your name on the waiting list).
As a coach, I bring all my corporate and work experience over the years to my coaching - including running a software business with my husband since 2017. I am also an advocate for women in tech and am one of the co-founders of Women in Tech Cymru, one of the first groups to support, empower and promote women in STEM in Wales.
Having received coaching over the last few years, I KNOW from personal experience how much it can help, and I want to help as many women experience the transformation and realisations about life that I have.
I am a geeky girl coach who helps women get the absolute most and best out of themselves and their lives.
Having worked in all sorts of job over the years – from radio researcher and producer, welfare rights officer and agenda for change administrator for the NHS (look it up, it really is as boring as it sounds!)..
Always wanting more but not really knowing what that more actually was.
I was always reading self help books but not realising that I could apply the things I had learnt to use as a job(!). But 2017 was the year that changed everything…
I was persuaded to join the software company my husband had set up a year earlier, I felt a massive amount of imposter syndrome as I had very little experience in the male-dominated STEM industry. However, not one to sit on my laurels or feel sorry for myself, I co-founded Women in Tech Cymru in June of that year – a group for women who are working, studying or desiring to be a part of the STEM industry. A community of women was created – a network of women who supported, empowered and helped each other.
During this time, I also invested time and money in my own self development with a coach and joining Simply Sisterhood. Here was borne the idea that life coaching was a valid and enjoyable career that could enable to help her even more women, especially with imposter syndrome – something I had felt not that long ago.
Fast forward a few years later – I am now a NLP and Timeline therapy practitioner and registered with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). I am currently studying for the Professional Coaching Diploma to become International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited in 2022. Having worked with tens of women over the last few years I have helped women find their voices, make time for themselves, increase their self-worth and value as well as tackling that old imposter syndrome. Why Geeky Girl? Well, I, as woman in tech, have always been a bit geeky, even if I've hidden it well -😊 – The X-Files, astronomy and Alfred Hitchcock films are just a few of the things that I love.