Bill Gordon

148 Highbury Road Kings Heath Birmingham West Midlands B14 7QS View map
0121 444 6113 / 0776-0159-799 http://lifevisioncoaching.co.uk/ Click here to Email me

Profile

I am a personal life-coach with training in NLP specialising in life transitions and personal transformation…including career, retirement and relationship coaching.

I also offer Christian spirituality and 12 Step Recovery Coaching.

I focos on what is called life-transitions. We find ourselves ‘in transition’ when we become aware of any significant change in our lives or circumstances (welcome or unwelcome) and realise we now need to do something about it.

My coaching sessions are not just therapeutic conversations: they are conversations that will also inspire you to take specific actions to change or remedy your current situation.I will coach you through a successful transition from where you are today to where you want to be tomorrow.

My role as your personal life-coach

My role is to help you to articulate your dreams, formulate specific goals and plans related to that and to support you as you follow these through to the kinds of changes you want to make and to achieving the goals most important to you.

So the coaching agenda is entirely up to you and will depend on what is most important to you and the specific context within which you are seeking change.

For more information about my approach to that please have a look at my website.

Some key transition areas which provide opportunity for growth, change,and personal life transformation are -

Work, career and financial challenges

Redundancy, early retirement and... retirement

Physical or mental health issues

Challenges in personal relationships at home or at work

Inner spiritual awakenings or a crisis in the meaning and purpose of life

Challenges associated with recovery from chemical dependency (drug or alcohol addiction)

More about me

I have wide experience as a qualified mental health nurse, counselling and sponsorship within the context of 12 Step Addiction Recovery Programmes, project innovation and development. I have also worked in the context of Christian pastoral care and spiritual direction. I have extensive experience working with people of all ages and from many different backgrounds and walks of life.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications

1. RMN (Mental Health Nursing)
2. Post Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Studies University of Birmingham
3. Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching from The Coaching Academy
4. Certified Practitioner in NLP (NLP Academy)

Professional Background

Over the past 30 years I have worked on and off within the NHS as a qualified psychiatric and mental health nurse with extensive experience in clinical practice, project management nurse training and supervision.

I was the founder and for 17 years the director and project leader of Hebron Trust - a 12 Step residential treatment centre specialising in helping women make the life transforming journey from an addiction to drugs or alcohol into the freedom of a recovery oriented life-style.

Areas of life coaching I deal with

Other areas of life coaching I deal with

1. 12 STEP SPECIFIC RECOVERY PROGRAMME COACHING.

I offer recovery coaching within the framework and ethos of the 12 Steps of AA/NA. I work the programme myself and have been doing so for over 20 years

2. CHRISTIAN COACHING FOR PRACTISING CHRISTIANS (HOWEVER DEFINED)

I believe that God is already active in your life (whether you are aware of that or not) and that you can take personal responsibility for your life and destiny and solve your own problems, with God's help much better than I can.

What you may need most is for me to believe in you and to provide you with the support, encouragement and accountability you need as you begin to act on what you already know .

I believe in the active presence and gifting of the Holy Spirit and in the importance of prayer.

Fees

MY FEES

My fees are from £50 - £100 per coaching session, the amount left to the clients discretion.

We will initially work together for a block of 6 sessions (the first of which is free), for which I will receive payment in advance. Thereafter we can negotiate further sessions, but normally these will be in blocks of 4 or 6 with payment in advance. You may cancel at anytime -- but I ask that this be in writing [by e-mail or letter]. I will then reimburse the cost of any sessions not taken.

Further Information

Confidentiality:

I recognize that anything you share with me will be confidential whether it be of a personal, or a business nature, the only exception being if, in my opinion, the information clearly indicates that someone is at serious risk of harm.

Nature of Coaching:

Coaching is in no way to be construed as psychological counselling or therapy. Coaching results are not guaranteed. You should enter our coaching relationship in the full understanding that you alone are responsible for creating your own results.

Online, email or telephone life coaching available
Face to face life coaching available