Proven psychology
for optimal performance
My passion is to help people to perform and thrive — in life, business and sport.
“Sarah has been instrumental in helping me achieve my gold medals in the most pressured environments of two Olympic Games”
Jade Jones OBE
Double Olympic Champion, GB Taekwondo
I am a HCPC registered Chartered Psychologist (Coaching and Occupational) with over 25 years’ experience of maximising performance at the highest level in elite sport and business.
I specialise in executive coaching and developing high-performing teams.
People describe me as someone who quickly establishes rapport, is empathetic, perceptive, and able to explain complicated principles in a clear and relatable manner.
I’m a highly effective listener and by doing so can get to the root of what is holding someone back and facilitate long-lasting change, skilfully balancing challenge and support along the way.
I like to develop long-term relationships so that we can fully embed new ways of thinking and working. We’ll discusses how progress will be measured and regularly review this to ensure the coaching is goal-focused throughout. Coaching packages will be tailored to the needs of the individual and the organisation.
“Coaching with Sarah had a profound impact on me both professionally and personally. I feel much more resilient, self-aware and accepting of myself and situations.
Coaching with Sarah gave me confidence to push myself to get another job and promotion. I definitely feel I had several mindset shifts while working together and feel capable to deal with challenging situations.”
“I – and the wider team – are delighted with the work together. The concepts used are robust, the sports/business crossover works really well for us and, most importantly, we all think Sarah is great.
She is intelligent, perceptive and empathetic, clearly adept in applying psychological theory, balances challenge and tact very well and brings a different perspective in a way that is relevant and insightful.”
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As a British Psychological Society Chartered Coaching Psychologist, I’ve worked as a coach at the highest levels across a range of sectors – including financial services, asset management, pharmaceutical, and aerospace – as well as elite and professional sports. I work with individuals at all levels of an organisation, right up to C-suite.
I am skilled at uncovering where you want to get to and what is holding you back. I can help you understand the neuroscience of the brain to enable you to get the best out of yourself and other people.
Understanding yourself and learning how to optimise your own mind is a great investment that leads to improvements in all areas of your life. Psychological principles grounded in research are used to get results.
I’ll provide support, challenge and hold you to account – leading to positive changes in behaviour and mindset.
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Teams want to perform at their best, but without conscious time and effort set aside for this, it is unlikely to happen by itself. This is where coaching comes in.
Problems I help to solve include:
Lack of clarity of team purpose and goals
Conflict management – avoiding tackling issues to avoid conflict, or too much conflict
Giving and receiving feedback to improve performance
Managing pressure and expectation
My process
Discover – When I work with a team, I’ll start by carrying out a discovery phase to explore what is working well and what might be holding the team back. To create the best solution, we need to get to the root of the causes of the mindsets and behaviours we are seeing.
Design – The next phase involves assimilating all the information gathered and designing a programme that will enable the team to meet its objectives. This is always a collaborative process.
Deliver – Programmes can be short and sharp or carried out over long periods of time. The delivery is designed to have the most impact and lead to long-lasting change in culture, mindset and behaviour. Delivery is designed to be experiential and interactive.
Review – A review period will take place to assess the effectiveness of the programme.
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I offer individual supervision sessions to coaches and psychologists to support and develop their practice. I am on the British Psychological Society Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors.
Coach/psychologist MOTs
To be the best coach you can be it is important to gather feedback from your clients.
I’ll collect and collate the feedback on your behalf, followed by a supervision session to help you digest and act based on the results. The questions and information collected will be tailored to your needs.
I follow this process myself and find it invaluable.
Benefits include:
A better understanding of your strengths and development needs
The feedback gathering is managed independently, increasing the honesty of the answers
Testimonials that you can use to market yourself.
“Getting feedback as a psych is essential. Not only does it help to ensure you’re delivering in a way that fits the needs of the client but it allows you to measure the impact you are having with clients. Although I know it’s important it’s hard to know how and what is the best way to receive feedback. Sarah offers a great solution by being one step removed, it felt much easier having Sarah send out and collate the responses than doing this by myself. Having a coaching session once feedback was received to talk through key actions was also helpful. I’ll absolutely use Sarah’s help to get feedback more regularly from clients.”
— Jess Thom, Chartered Psychologist
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I have delivered keynote speeches to large audiences for a variety of organisations.
I love sharing the neuroscience of the brain and providing practical applications to improve organisational performance.
I also share insights from elite sports performers that can be translated into tools for everyday life.
“Sarah delivered a brilliant session on managing pressure and having difficult conversations at a recent conference we organised for University Finance Directors. She was totally engaging and delegates really enjoyed being able to take away practical tips, as well as a better understanding of how to manage themselves. On the back of this, we have already proposed Sarah to several other clients and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking for a performance management speaker.”
— Assured Events
