Bill Gordon |  |
Profile
LIFE TRANSITION AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION COACHING
What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
I will coach you through a successful transition from where you are today to where you want to be tomorrow. You are "in transition" when you become aware of a significant change in your life or circumstances (welcome or unwelcome) and realise you need to do something about it such as.
WORK, CAREER AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES:
getting fired or promoted, organisational changes at work, taking on and managing a new project, retirement, redundancy, increase or decrease in income, your career advancement is blocked, you are unemployed, starting up a new career, working from home, work/life balance etc.
CHALLENGES IN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
personal loneliness and isolation, domestic tension or conflict, divorce/remarriage, bereavement and loss of a loved one, children leaving home, after years as a house-parent you are returning to work etc.
SPIRITUALITY AND INNER TRANSFORMATIONS
a spiritual awakening, baby boomer destiny malaise, mid-life crisis, changes in personal identity or values, discovery of a new dream/ambition in life or abandoning an old one, finding your true calling and vocation, recovery or loss of religious faith etc.
Life change coaching recognizes that meaningful life transitions begin with an ending.
We have to let go of the old thing before we can pick up the new - not just outwardly, but within ourselves, where we keep our connections to the people, places, and beliefs that have acted as definitions of who we are.
The whole process of change can, if we let it, open up a new direction and purpose to our life.
I specialise in helping people negotiate those challenging 'transition' in life by using recognised coaching and NLP techniques (like the GROW model and 'reframing') while at the same time drawing on my extensive life experience, and my background in mental health, and 12 Step recovery programmes.
My job as a personal life coach is to stand with my clients and coach them through whatever challenging circumstances or process of change they are in to a successful conclusion or outcome that is aligned with their highest values, hopes and dreams. The context may be either that of work (career), the wider life journey or both at the same time.
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
EXPERIENCE
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 and nurse training.
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)
As a practising Christian myself I believe that God is already active in the lives of others and that they can take responsibility and solve their own problems much better than I can. What they need most is for me to believe in them and to provide support, encouragement and accountability as they begin to act on what they 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 normally £80 per coaching session, although I am happy to offer concessionary fees depending on peoples circumstances and ability to pay.
My policy is that I initially work with clients for a block of 6 sessions, the first of which is complimentary, for which I will receive payment (i.e. for 5 sessions) in advance prior to the second session.
Thereafter further sessions can be negotiated, but normally these will be in blocks of 4 or 6 with payment in advance. Clients 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
- Online, email and telephone life coaching available
- Face to face life coaching available
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