I have over 25 years’ experience of providing outcome focused developmental services. These include: staff development; management development; leadership development; organisational development; service development; change management; partnership working; groupwork facilitation and coaching.
I spent 16 years working in the criminal justice sector in the UK and Ireland. My last position was as a senior strategic manager in the Probation Service. During this time, I continued to focus on my own learning and development and established a private practice as a facilitator and coach.
Since 2008, I have worked as an independent consultant, trainer, facilitator and coach. I work across sectors and industries, across the UK and internationally. My unique skills are focused on development and change, on understanding people, teams, organisations, processes and systems.
Specialist areas include:
Consultancy: organisational work-force development
Facilitation: teams, boards and multi-agency groups
Training: programmes include; Emotional Intelligence; Emotional Resilience and Stress Management; Diversity and Cultural Awareness; Confidence at Work; Persuading and Influencing Skills; Essential Leadership Skills; Introduction to Management; Effective Communication & Interpersonal Skills; Performance Management; Motivational Interviewing; Self-Management; Time Management; Team Development; Problem Solving & Decision Making; Presentation & Facilitation Skills and a range of other effective developmental training programmes.
Training and Qualifications
- Diploma in Criminology (DipCrim) – 1997
- Licensed NLP Practitioner (ANLP) – 2011
- Emotional Intelligence Practitioner (IANLPC) – 2013
- NLP Emotional Intelligence Practitioner Coach (IANLPC) – 2013
- Motivational Interviewing Intermediate and Advanced Training – 2017
- ILM (Institute of Leadership & Management) Accreditation – the UK’s leading provider of leadership, coaching and management qualifications and training, part of the City & Guilds Group (pending June 2019)
- NCFE – a national awarding organisation recognised by the qualification regulators for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (pending June 2019)
- L.C.H. Diploma in Coaching (diploma in progress).
Current Work Experience
I work independently and as an Associate with a number of consultancies.
UK clients include: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS); Notting Hill Genesis HA; London Training Academy; Southwark Council; SHP; Dods Group PLC; London Probation; Homeless Link; MTCTCL; Signposts Luton; Sitra; Haringey Community Safety Partnership; Enfield Council; Winchester City Council; Westminster City Council; Nacro; Penrose HA; St Giles Trust; SPEAR; SP Solutions and private coaching clients.
International clients; include; Qatar Petroleum (QP); Qatar Steel (QASCO); Qatar Aluminium (QATALUM); Qatargas; QAPCO; Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC); REPOA (Tanzania); the Tanzanian Forestry Service; Kenya Ports Authority; Escom Malawi; Bank of Tanzania; Dolphin Energy; and Oman LNG.
Current projects include: the design and delivery of a suite of training to support Local Government (LHAs) with the effective delivery of the Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA); culture change project for a large housing association; management and leadership development programmes; a person-centred practice development programme for PIE (Psychologically Informed Environments); team development; and the design and delivery of a range of staff development programmes for both UK and international clients.
Previous Work Experience
| May 2008 – To date | Independent consultant, trainer, facilitator and coach |
| May 2008 – To date | Independent consultant, trainer, facilitator and coach |
| Sept 2003 – May 2008 | Strategic Partnership Manager with London Probation. |
| Feb 2001 – Sept 2003 | PACE Dublin (in partnership with the Irish Probation and Welfare Service). Service development, service delivery and staff management. |
| Sept 1998 – Jan 2001 | Partnership Development Officer with London Probation. |
| Sept 1992 – Sept 1998 | Various roles from Project Worker to Service Manager with The Griffins Society who then merged with DCC to form Equinox (VCS) – developing and managing services for offenders and people with complex needs. |
| July 1981 – Sept 1992 | Professional actress and drama coach. |