ABOUT ME

“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think of yourself”

 

Maya Angelou

To tell you about my career we have to start when I moved to England aged eighteen and worked as a carer at a residential care home whilst studying Social Policy and Public Policy and Management at university.

 

After a rewarding career with a large care home provider in Hertfordshire, I moved across to Local Government where I was very lucky to be seconded to work in a specialist mental health team for older people and decided to study Social Work. This led to a number of roles  in direct practice and management for public and private sector services, in Hertfordshire,  Barnet, Cambridgeshire and most recently in a local council, where I work as the Safeguarding Lead and Principal Social Worker. 

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Working with people in crisis in health and social care and my skills as a social worker have allowed me to tune into the importance of skilled conversations in helping people. My interest in coaching started five years ago and has been increasing ever since, encouraging me to take courses over the years that then led me to undertaking formal training as a wellbeing coach, which I do on a part time basis.

 

I am deeply passionate about people and in particular the need to support public sector employees, their contribution is essential and invaluable, ensuring that they have they have tools and are supported in their own wellbeing is crucial.

 

My professional life has provided me with the skills and tools necessary for coaching but they do not come close to the learning from my own life experiences, where I have found useful ways along the way to thrive and not just survive!

 

I was brought up in a small village in the Basque region of Spain, so I adore being outdoors, travelling and good food. The most important people to me are my two beautiful boys and our dog Mr Flash so…. in my life loads of mud, sticks….and much fun!

 

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