Coaching – Helen Timbrell

I typically work with CEOs, Directors and Heads, supporting individuals over a period of several months. My coaching style is integrative, meaning I draw on a range of coaching models, theories and tools, and I adapt my approach to best meet the needs of the particular client I’m working with. I have an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change (with distinction) and a Post Graduate Certificate in Coaching and am a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).

Example coaching clients

An Executive Director seeking to progress to a CEO role
A former Head of function stepping into an interim role and working at Director level for the first time
A Director transitioning back into full time work following maternity leave
An experienced Head of Volunteering who had recently moved into a much larger and more complex charity
A first time Head of function

Client feedback

“The experience was valuable and increased my confidence, it has really helped me to develop as a leader. To believe in myself, be true to who I am and not be afraid to show this. This has enabled me to progress to an interim CEO role. I don’t think I would have felt confident to take this on without the coaching experience.”

“I really do feel like I made significant strides forward in terms of challenging myself and some of my less helpful learnings/behaviours, developing my leadership ‘toolkit’ and boosting my confidence in my leadership style and abilities. And those changes feel sustainable.”

“It’s benefitted me enormously. It encouraged me to be much more open to a range of possibilities... It helped me to see things from other people’s perspectives rather than just my own and gave me practical tools to ‘check myself’ before I get sucked into a pattern of unhelpful thoughts or behaviours. It was sometimes challenging to unpick some of the themes that came up during the sessions, but it was definitely an enlightening experience. “

“This was one of the best decisions I have made in giving me a level of support that created the environment that helped me flourish, personally and professionally. It has been one of the most valuable investments I have made in myself, and I am really grateful to myself and you for doing it.”

“Having Helen as a coach throughout this (significant restructure) has given me the tools and thinking behind how I’ve led and actions I’ve taken. I believe it’s having believed in myself more, and having the self-confidence to execute decisions which I may have floundered with previously, that has been most beneficial.”