Life & Professional Coaching

Coaching

Practical, forward-looking work to build confidence and capability, and to move toward the goals that matter to you.

Gina Riley smiling to camera, bronze statues in the background.

Where Coaching Helps

Coaching is future-focused. Where counselling makes sense of the patterns behind how you feel, coaching turns attention toward what you want to build - and the practical steps that get you there.

People often come at a point of transition: a new role or added responsibility, a decision they keep circling, a loss of confidence that doesn't match their actual capability, or a goal that keeps slipping out of reach.

My own background is in leadership. Across a thirty-year career I found the greatest satisfaction in watching colleagues grow in confidence and reach their own goals - which is what led me to train formally as a coach and mentor.

Who I Work With

I work with individuals, and with junior and mid-level employees and managers. I'm also glad to work with smaller organisations. I do not currently offer executive coaching.

Because I am trained in both coaching and therapeutic counselling, I can recognise when something sits deeper than a coaching goal. If you find yourself stuck and it isn't clear why, we can look at that honestly - and if a different kind of support would serve you better, I will say so.

Client Experiences

In Their Words

There is an opportunity for a more senior role within the organisation, and in terms of succession planning, I have been considered ready to take on additional responsibilities. My manager believes that I am ready and I have built a personal brand across the organisation, which is a testament to the fact that I have become more visible across the organisation, which was the goal when the coaching sessions first started. My team seems more engaged, open and productive, with objectives being consistently delivered.

Coaching client · Mid-level management
My coach offered me a safe place in which to try out ideas. There was no judgement, just gentle questioning and challenging of assumptions. At the start of the coaching, I was ready to throw in the towel. I felt out of my depth at work. I was stressed and unhappy, and I had lost confidence in myself.

Gina helped me to learn to cut myself some slack and focus on what was most important.

I am slowly feeling competent and collaborative again. I feel like my team members have also benefited from my leadership development, and coaching, because I am giving them space to deliver.

Coaching client · Mid-level management
To my surprise, I thought you would help give me the right answers on how to change the team environment, but in fact it turned out the other way: I changed. Your questions and the situations we explored helped me understand my feelings, and I became curious about myself. First, I had to realise that everything I thought about being a good manager and leader did not always work. I had to find myself first and identify who I am in this role, what leadership skills I have and then how I could work with my team to help them flourish.

Coaching client · Mid-level management

How Sessions Work

Sessions last 50 minutes and take place online or in person. Coaching is usually less frequent than counselling, and the rhythm adapts as you make progress - fortnightly or monthly often works well, giving you time to act between sessions.

You can work in a block of six sessions, and we review together as we go.

50 Minutes · Online or In-Person
Frequency Adapts to Progress
Blocks of Six Available

Ready When You Are

Take your first step with an initial Introductory Call

No obligation. Just a chance to see if we're a good fit and make sure I'm well placed to help you.

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