People Coaching

Solid! For People

 "Sarah is an awesome listener - she has a compassionate and powerful way of listening that allows the answers to come." Vicky, London.

The quick view of what we offer:

• Personal coaching on a one to one basis.
• Small group coaching
• Personal Retreats
• Career Retreats
• Relationship Focus
• Coaching Skills for parents, grandparents, carers and workers supporting families
• Jelly Coaching packs– an accessible and affordable way use coaching for yourself, your children and one especially for young people.
• Confident Communication

Over the years I’ve learned different approaches to my personal development, learning and growth – as a human being, parent and in my work with people, families and groups.

I know from personal experience that life isn’t always straight forward – especially when you’re juggling different roles and responsibilities with career, family, home and personal relationships – time and energy to focus on your direction and what’s important for you can be limited.

Having time with someone who is objective, non-judgmental and confidential as well as having coaching skills, tools and techniques can help you re-focus and make a difference to your life, work and relationships.

If you want to change something whether it’s life changing or life enhancing, Solid! offers a range of coaching and training programmes to help you make the difference.

Solid! Personal Coaching

Personal Coaching helps you:

• Focus on your thoughts, needs and aspirations.
• Create time and space to think about what’s going on in your life and what’s important to you.
• Discover what you really want to achieve or change.
• Re-gain control over your goals, interests and choices.
• Build your confidence and identify your strengths.
• Explore and overcome real or perceived barriers to your progress.
• Achieve a sense of clarity, purpose and direction.
• Gain new perspectives to live your life peacefully and in harmony with those around you.

Training for people

I offer a range of half day and one day workshops so you can have the chance to learn the tools and techniques to support your development and have the life you really want. You’ll also be able to use the skills you learn to support other people in your life - whether it’s children, friends or family.

Open Training Programme

Personal Retreat Days - giving you the chance to take time out of the stresses and strains of everyday life to reflect on what you really want, plan changes that give your life some zest, relax, gain perspective and motivation.

Relationship Focus  - time to explore relationships that seem difficult whether it’s partners, children, family or friends. Learn techniques that will give you fresh perspective and transform difficult relationships.

Confident Communication - Enhance your day to day communication to get your message across with confidence and integrity.

Coaching Skills – Develop coaching skills, tools and techniques to use with family, friends and children.

Career Retreat – time away from day to day demands to focus on your career development. If you’re looking to make a career change or want to move up the career ladder - this is the day for you!

Network Days – keep on track with your goals, tips to keep you going. A confidence boost and motivational shove! A chance to hear new speakers and learn new skills.

Coaching Skills programmes

For parents and carer

We have a range of courses for parents and carers to develop coaching skills to use with their children, family and friends. The course covers the role of parents, needs of children/teenagers, principles of coaching, listening skills, questions that encourage and inspire, giving praise and feedback, techniques to build self esteem and self belief, goal setting and most importantly – looking after themselves.
The course can be tailored to the needs of the parents in your group and to suit organisational budgets. There is also an additional section of training to enable parents to develop a co-coaching parent network for continued mutual support and personal development.

For teams and workers supporting families

This course is aimed at teams supporting families in the community. The course covers the role of a coaching approach, principles of coaching, values and beliefs of a coach, the coaching process, listening and questioning skills, models and techniques, how to challenge self limiting beliefs, giving inspiration and motivation and developing co-coaching team support.

Coaching is a positive approach to developing people’s potential. It is a process that enables people to focus on positive outcomes, understand and change self-limiting beliefs, overcome negative thoughts and behaviour, build satisfying relationships and feel better about themselves and others.

Jelly Coaching Packs – Three specially designed activity packs for young people, parents and carers to use for themselves and with children for self discovery and personal growth. The packs cover: building self esteem, goal setting, developing self belief, understanding what you really need, qualities and skills, self-limiting beliefs, self-talk, understanding other people.

Coaching Skills Programme

For parents, carers, grandparents
For all workers supporting children and families
The course covers:

• the role of parents
• needs of children/young people
• principles of coaching
• listening skills
• questions that encourage and inspire
• giving praise and feedback
• techniques to build self esteem and self belief
• goal setting
• Looking after yourself
• Developing co-coaching support networks

Courses can be tailored to your needs and budgets.

Jelly Coaching Packs

Three specially designed activity packs for young people, parents and carers to use for themselves and with children for self discovery and personal growth.

Coach’s experience

I am a qualified master practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming and have a Post Graduate Certificate in Personal and Business Coaching. I’m also a member of the Coaching Circle and the National Council of Psychotherapists and am committed to their codes of ethics.

I’m an experienced trainer and have worked for the last 17 years developing leaders, teams and projects in the Theatre and Entertainment Industry and the Community, Voluntary and Public Sector.

Role of the Coach

The role of the coach is to support your learning and development and to enable you to achieve the positive change you’re looking for. You are ultimately the one who must take the necessary action and be responsible for your choices and results. The coach will use a range of techniques to support and challenge your thinking and actions. The coach will:

• Create a safe, positive and supportive environment.
• Provide a confidential and non-judgemental service.
• Adhere to coaching code of ethics.
• Think the best of clients and be a true thinking partner.
• Be supportive, encouraging and positively challenging.
• Enable clients to explore their current situation, priorities and goals.
• Hold clients responsible for their lives.
• Ask incisive questions and use a range of techniques and models to support your learning and development.
• Help you build your confidence and motivation.
• Support you to think the best of yourself, set achievable goals and overcome barriers.
• Monitor and check on progress.
• Enable you to evaluate the coaching process and your achievements.

I’ve coached clients who have been able to change their lives, see and fulfil their potential and build their confidence and motivation to achieve what they set their hearts on.

What clients say

“The experience has been rewarding and exciting. I have begun to challenge areas in my life which were previously firmly entrenched. I have begun to see potential which I was unable to see before. Perhaps most importantly I have begun to value myself in quite a different way.”  A, Birmingham

“Practical tasks given for homework work well - doing rather than thinking.
It’s a challenge to think of the positives about myself, but rewarding.
My energy is up and I’m on top of my workload.
Overall, being coached is a positive experience. C, Birmingham