Transition Coach
ICF Approved Coach - ACSTH
What do I do?
As a Transition Coach I accompany and guide individuals dealing with significant life changes, like a reliable map for a traveller. I help reframe and navigate their new situation. In doing so, help them gain control by finding clarity in confusion, envisioning themselves within this new situation, setting goals to thrive beyond the initial step and finding the incredible strengths built through experiences to identify the most efficient way forward.
Whether you are planning or facing a big change and feel unsettled, let’s have a chat:
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Hello, I am Chris, Certified Personal Development coach, trained in the United Kingdom. My baggage contains 3 career changes, 4 international relocations, 1 divorce, a life changing health issue, a bereavement and a few other twists and turns. So I am no stranger to changes and transitions to new beginnings! Some of those changes were welcomed, others not so. The processes that followed those changes - physical, emotional and social - and the choices I made, have made me who I am now.
No stranger to change...
What if...?
I hadn’t relocated 9 times? Been made redundant? Divorced… If I hadn’t lost my mother far too young? Changed careers, the truth is that, I will never know and because of those events and the choices then, I am who I am today. As a result, I have two kids I adore and that have changed my life in multiple ways, I have a loving husband, I speak 5 languages, I have become aware of my non-negotiable values, like my family and integrity, I have learnt a ton of new skills that allow me to have fun, develop my curiosity, help others in many different ways and I may even be able to save your pet’s life!
Could it have been easier?
​I admit, during some of the major transitions in my life, I have often felt lonely, lost, confused, scared, angry, excited, happy, worried, physically sick… you name it. Frequently letting those feelings take over, prevented me from seeing the massive opportunities (and risks) that laid ahead of me, as well as my own amazing capabilities and the support around me. That is what going through transition alone can feel like, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
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If you feel that way, a sound head with tons of experience and training on the matter can only help you succeed.
"The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us; our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load"
Queen Elizabeth II - May 2011 at Dublin Castle
I’d never thought of engaging a coach. I thought I just needed to find the time and get my act into gear. I never did and my procrastination on various projects just got worse. Chris was immediately a great help. Non-judgemental and very easy and open to talk to. [...] The first session I found a bit daunting but I soon realised Chris wasn’t there to give me the answers but help me find them within myself, which in itself builds confidence. [...] Chris is a calm yet passionate coach and has the approach and personality that has made a massive impact on the way I approach things.
P. A. Bird. Barcelona, Spain