About me
Do you ever feel as though you’re living successfully - but not yet living deeply?
From the outside, life may look good. You’re capable, intelligent and getting on with things. But somewhere beneath the career, responsibilities and everyday conversations, you sense there is more.
You think deeply about life. You question things others seem happy to accept. Perhaps you’re becoming increasingly curious about meaning, purpose, consciousness or spirituality, and you want to explore where that curiosity might lead. But who do you talk to about that?
Perhaps what you’re looking for isn’t another coach, another set of goals or someone telling you how to improve yourself. Perhaps you’re looking for someone you can finally have a deeper conversation with.
Your colleagues may not understand. Your friends might think you’re overthinking things. You don’t need therapy because there’s nothing necessarily wrong with you, and another coach asking about your goals isn’t what you’re looking for either. Perhaps what you really need is a different kind of conversation.
Working with me
I offer personal mentoring for intelligent, thoughtful people who want to explore themselves and their experience of life more deeply. Personal development, for me, isn’t about endlessly fixing or improving yourself. It’s about discovering more of who you already are, and what becomes possible when you begin to understand yourself and life differently.
Together we might explore:
- Purpose, meaning and direction
- Identity, consciousness and self-awareness
- Personal and spiritual development
- Career, business, retirement and life transitions
- Relationships and what you really want from life
I bring over 15 years of professional experience in coaching, mentoring and psychotherapy, together with considerable life experience of my own. My approach is grounded and practical while remaining completely open to the deeper dimensions of human experience. You don’t need to share my beliefs. You don’t even need to know what you believe. Curiosity is enough.
Perhaps you’re not looking for another conventional coach. Perhaps you’ve been looking for someone you can finally have this conversation with.
If you recognise yourself in these words, I offer a free initial conversation to see where it takes us.
Mentoring for Life is about exploring what it means to be fully alive.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy.
- NLP Practitioner Certification.
- Master NLP Practitioner (NLP Life and Paul McKenna Training)
- Three Principles Coach, Mentor & Facilitator/Trainer
- Mindfulness Based CBT Diploma
- Mindfulness in Eight Weeks Certification
- Christian Coaching Certification
- Over 15 Years practical experience working with individuals and groups,
- Over 15 years in Career Coaching and Mentoring.
- Life Coach Training and Mentoring
- Three Principles Practitioner Training and Mentoring
As well as working with personal clients, I have provided Psychological Training, Coaching, Therapy and Mindfulness Sessions for the following organisations/well-being centres:
- Thurrock Council, Essex.
- Havens Hospices
- Housing Dilemmas
- Kingsland Community Church Centre, Colchester
- Home Partnership Estate Agency, Chelmsford
- EIG (Estates Insurance Group) London
- Business Referral Network (BRN) Essex
- Ford Motor Company Dagenham & Dunton Essex UK
- Ashfords Solicitors London UK
- Palmers Solicitors Basildon Essex
- CHP & Delta Housing Chelmsford Essex UK
- CLT (Central Legal Training) London
- Birkbeck University London
- Women in Social Housing UK
I have authored & published two books, "Stress Reprogrammed" which is an NLP guide to overcoming stress and anxiety, and "An Inside-out Revelation" which is a 3 Principles guide based on Bible teaching.
Member organisations
The Association for Coaching is one of the leading professional bodies for Coaches and Organisations.
The Association is made up of a number of different membership categories, e.g. Associate Member (AMAC), Member (MAC), Accredited Member (AC Accred), with the different categories standing for different levels of training and experience. Accredited Members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
The Association has a Code of Ethics & Good Practice and a Complaints Procedure.
Areas of coaching I deal with
My specialisms
All areas
Other areas of coaching I deal with
- Spiritual Development, renewal and re-focusing
- Executive Coaching & Mentoring
- Divorce and breakups
- Health & wellbeing
- Overwhelm & overthinking
- Confidence
- Self esteem
- Stress
- Identity after leaving corporate employment
- Consciousness & self awareness
- Confidence
- Personal Change
- Motivation
- Purpose & meaning
- Career Coaching
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Upcoming events
Fees
£60.00 - £125.00
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Additional information
In-person mentoring sessions:
- £125 at Heart of Holistic Health in Chipping Ongar
- From £90 in Brentwood.
- On-line/phone from £60 per hour.
Mentoring: Premium Package 90 Day Refocus/transition programme including WhatsApp mentoring, foundation sessions and half day intensives. This is an accelerator programme for those needing to really get to grips with a crisis of career, relationship or personal health.
It's best if we discuss your budget - I'll do my best to keep this affordable because I really love doing this work so I don't want cost to be a barrier for your life change. I will send your a secure link for you to pay by card through Squareup or bank transfer.
Ask about custom packages tailored to your needs & payment options.
When I work
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Further information
Client Testimonials (All confidential)
"David had been an immense help in navigating some of the inevitable challenges life has thrown my way. His empathetic style, combined with straight-talking, practical advice was just what I needed. As a fellow male with so much life experience himself, he was able to share his wisdom and I really felt this helped maximise the impact of my sessions with him. He's a legend - what more can I say?" Client Craig B, Wickham Bishops, Essex
"David instantly made me feel at ease in our 1st introductory call and in our further appointments I found David very easy to talk to and he listened to me with empathy and no judgment. What he has taught me has helped me so much personally and it has also helped with my close relationships and with my business too. I was heading for burnout and now that has disappeared! I highly recommend David". Client Debbie H, Counsellor, Clacton Essex
"I would just like to say thank you for all the help and support over the last few months. You have helped me to understand that I am capable of doing something I enjoy and not just stay within my comfort zone. Your guidance has helped to see the positives in everything I do and not focus on the negatives, and this has helped me to start the journey of setting myself up and start my new career path. I have spent half of my life working a job I don't really enjoy, just because I know it and can do it well, but now I am able to see that I can do more and have a more fulfilling career and enjoy what I do". Client MW, Suffolk, UK
"You have helped me profoundly with my career, relationships and sobriety. It's been life changing." Client Lewis R, Central London
"I don't get anxious any more, I'm not scared of my thoughts any more. I used to get caught up in this panic, it would last for ages, I'd wake in the night, jump up and pace around the bedroom but now I know it will pass so I'm not scared of that experience any more". Client Chris F, Chelmsford UK
