About Helen
A career shaped by learning, leadership and change.
For more than 30 years, I have worked across education, leadership, coaching, learning design and organisational development.
I have supported individuals navigating significant transitions, leaders stepping into new responsibilities, teams working through uncertainty, and organisations building the capability to flourish through change.
Today, I bring these disciplines and experiences together through a connected practice.
At the heart of my work is a guiding question
How do we create the conditions for people, leaders and organisations to flourish through change?
My story
The experiences that shaped my work.
My career has moved through education, teaching, leadership, coaching, learning design and organisational development. Across each chapter, I have remained interested in the same thing: how people learn, grow and find a way forward through change.
Alongside this professional journey, I cared for both of my parents through terminal illness and experienced the grief that followed.
Those years deepened my understanding of what change asks of us. They taught me that growth rarely comes from having all the answers. It comes from creating the conditions to pause, reflect, reconnect, learn, experiment and begin again.
Those experiences did not change my direction. They deepened my purpose and strengthened my curiosity about what helps people adapt, grow and find a way forward when life changes.
What guides my work
- People flourish when they have the space, support and confidence to keep learning.
- Leadership is less about having all the answers and more about creating environments where people can think, contribute and grow.
- Wellbeing and sustainable performance are connected. Both need to be taken seriously if people and organisations are to thrive over time.
- Meaningful conversations and strong relationships create ripples across people, teams, organisations and communities. The quality of these connections shapes how we navigate change and flourish together.
The foundations
Evidence, experience, integration and impact.
- Evidence
- My work is grounded in research across coaching psychology, positive psychology, education, leadership, learning design, organisational development and wellbeing.
- Experience
- More than 30 years of professional practice have given me a deep understanding of the realities of learning, leadership, responsibility and change.
- Integration
- I bring these disciplines together around the people, context and purpose of each piece of work.
- Impact
- The result is work that helps people develop greater clarity and confidence, leaders strengthen their capability, teams improve how they work together and organisations build the human capability needed for sustainable change.
The signature framework
ME → WE → US
Over time, I began to notice the same pattern.
When individuals grow, relationships change. Those relationships shape teams. Teams influence organisations and communities.
ME → WE → US is a practical framework for understanding how change moves from personal growth to collective impact.
Supporting evidence
Qualifications, training and professional memberships
My work draws on more than 30 years of study, professional development and practice across education, psychology, including positive and coaching psychology, leadership, learning design, organisational development and wellbeing. This multidisciplinary background helps me see challenges from different perspectives and bring together approaches that fit the people and context.
I continue to develop my practice through research, reflection, supervision and ongoing professional study.
Academic qualifications+
- MEd Practitioner Research
- MA Educational Management
- CIM Postgraduate Diploma
- BSc (Hons) Business Management and Psychology
- Postgraduate Teacher Certification, Secondary Education
Coaching and positive psychology+
- Stillpoint Impact for Change Coaching Programme
- CTI Co-Active Coaching Programme
- Certificate in Wellbeing within Organisations and Communities
- Coach and Trainer, Discover You
- Happiness Coach and Facilitator
- Positive Psychology Practitioner
Psychology and therapeutic development+
- Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy
- NLP Practitioner
- NLP Practitioner of Hypnosis
- NLP Coach
- Time Line Therapy Practitioner
- EFT Practitioner
- Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner
- Reiki Practitioner
Wellbeing, resilience and neuroscience+
- Diploma in Stress Management and Resilience Building
- Mindfulness Practitioner
- Certificate in Applied Neuroscience and Brain Health
- Certificate in Somatic Stress Relief, Levels I, II and III
Movement and body-based practice+
- 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, Whole Self Yoga
- 40-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training
- Yoga Therapy for PTSD
- Certified YOGABODY Breathing Coach
Professional memberships, accreditations and licensed tools+
- Master Practitioner, European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
- Fellow of the Society for Education and Training
- MTQ48 Licensed User
- Member of the Association for Coaching
- Member of the International Positive Psychology Association
- Member of the General Hypnotherapy Register
- Member of the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council
- Member of the National Council for Hypnotherapy
- Member of Yoga Alliance
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Beyond the work
Away from work, you will usually find me walking, swimming in the sea, practising yoga, playing tennis, reading, travelling or spending time with friends and family.
Movement gives me space to notice, reflect and make connections. Many of the ideas I explore through Walking Wisdom and my wider work begin there.
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Reflections from The Playground.
Occasional reflections, research and stories exploring leadership, learning design and human capability.