Lofty Giraffe’ signals my approach to coaching – I bring humour, insight and creativity to my coaching. I am an original thinker, dedicated to using my knowledge, skills and understanding to enable others to thrive both personally and professionally. For me, the progression from a career in education, to a career as a professional coach seems to have been ‘meant’. I feel that coaching is what I was made to do – I absolutely love it and bring this sense of dedication, joy and fulfilment to my work. As a personal and leadership coach, I work one to one and with groups, helping those I work with to purposefully reflect upon their ‘now’, clarify their mission and design their next actions. My coaching enables a positive mindset, helping to build confidence and stride out to your full potential. I champion each individual I work with, supporting positive and dynamic change, be it focused upon career transition; resilience; personal influence and impact; strategic thinking; or wellbeing and self-fulfilment.Central to my work is the development of emotional intelligence; the ability to perceive, evaluate, and respond to your own emotions and the emotions of others. Through helping individuals to shine a light on their individuality and uniqueness, my coaching enables confident communication, reflective learning and curious, solution-focussed thinking. I encourage creative, new approaches and the brave exploration of ideas. To understand 'about' me properly, I think you should know that alongside a love of all things creative, I ride mountain bikes, climb rock faces, paddle my canoe and explore mountains. I love adventure and being outdoors. I find coaching outdoors creates movement and flow - ask me about this.Finally - why ‘Lofty Giraffe’? Well, alongside personal connections linked to my sister, niece and dad, giraffes are the most fabulous and beautiful creatures aren't they? They exude a calm and confident presence, they love being in groups and yet are perfectly easy with being in their own space... they are strong, with the strength to move fast – very fast - if they choose to…STAND TALL - GAIN PERSPECTIVE - STRIDE OUT.