Neil Lawrence
I am a life coach that helps people who are struggling with life’s most challenging transitionsNeil Lawrence My Story
Mental health has been a big part of my life- from an anxious creative teen to a ‘people pleaser’ with a 25-year career in education that led to PTSD, I have learned to take self-care and care for others seriously. By becoming a Well-being and transformational coach and developing a deep practice of mindfulness I have many tools that help me thrive and allow me to help others. Once, as a teacher, I used to ‘tell’ people what to do, but now as a coach, I get to share in their journey as an equal which I really value. By collaborating as a team, the plans we come up with get people on their feet. I am an accredited Practitioner level Transformational Coach administered through the EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council). I also hold a masters in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy although I do not practice as a counsellor. I am currently gaining a Health Coach qualification, again through the EMCC.
My Values & Beliefs
Being Real
Labels can be useful – for example I’m Gay, Jewish, Disabled, and a Neurodiverse man living with PTSD and Fibromyalgia. Labels help to raise my awareness. But I strongly believe we are far more than our labels. Labels should not be boxes. We should know who we are beneath.
Compassion
I see many people (myself included) often try to push themselves too hard, all in the name of progress. However, we need to be able to have compassion for ourselves and know how to hold the same for other people.
Purpose
Many of the people I work with feel lost and out of touch with their energy. Knowing what we want to do with our lives can make a huge difference.
Neil has been an excellent source for mindfulness tools, thinking methods and books/online – resources to help me on my journey of self-compassion and achieving my goals
Through another of Neil’s inventive approaches I was able to identify the values that were most important and congruent with my ways of being and used the results to set up a focused job search that reflects integrity
I know the values I want to live by and stay true to in everything I do or decide to do. As a result of this, I feel like I know myself better and I can be myself more
Helping you navigate life’s bumps
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My Approach
We set up goals and create tasks that help you feel better. We do this by prioritising Wellbeing, and encouraging you to experiment with tools that help you thrive. By using these tools, you will understand yourself better, and create the right plan for your goals. After the sessions, you will know more about who you are, what you see, and feel strongly about how you want to live your life. We can work on Zoom, Teams, Facetime, phone, or face to face.