Donna Burgess

Hello & Welcome. 

If any of the following resonate for you, then you're in the right place...

• At a career crossroads, feeling drained or stuck, unsure what’s next
• Stepping up or into a leadership role, wanting to succeed & thrive
• Facing challenges and wanting something different. 

I partner with people navigating significant transitions, stepping into bigger roles, redefining their identity, or facing unexpected change. I combine practical coaching with psychological insight to help people build confidence, resilience and clarity, enabling them to thrive without compromising their wellbeing. I have particular experience supporting mid-career professionals, aspiring executives and neurodivergent clients.

I’ve successfully changed careers four times, taken sabbaticals, and navigated more of life’s curveballs than I care to recall. I’ve spent 25+ years working with people in Tech, HR, and Leadership roles. And been immersed in psychological enquiry: Why do we do the things we do? - for almost as long.

And because integrity matters to me, I’ve trained extensively. This mix means I understand both professional pressures and the emotional reality of humaning in a messy world. 

I believe you have the capacity and agency to effect meaningful change in your own life and work. Often these things are entwined. 

What you bring to Coaching is explored with curiosity. What you leave with is a deeper understanding of yourself, greater clarity on your challenges, and crucially, practical next steps. This is an active, collaborative partnership and transformative process, psychologically informed, with you as the focus. 

Next Steps: 
Let's have a chat. No obligation, no pressure. Just an opportunity for us to connect, understand what's going on for you, and figure out if coaching is the right path for you. 

https://calendly.com/donnaburgess/connection)
Or send an email: hello@donna.burgess.co.uk

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

Career Coaching can help you

• diversify your skillset, change careers, find a new job, return to work, get promoted, become a leader, or start a business.
• make the most of your current role, without making any big moves.
• handle work-related anxiety, work-life balance, confidence, organisation and workplace relationships.

Leadership Coaching can help you 

• strengthen confidence, gravitas and impact
• hone communication, negotiating & influencing skills
• understand how personal life experiences impact Leadership
• explore the alignment between values, strength and work
• map out career and learning roadmaps and actions

Focus on Future Leaders:
Whilst I work with a diverse range of people, from graduates to CEOs, I am particularly interested in supporting mid-career professionals and those aspiring to Senior or Executive Leadership. I believe that skilled, emotionally intelligent and creative leaders are essential for our collective good. 

How I work:
I employ thoughtful coaching techniques and tools. Fuelled by a plethora of business and psychology training. Informed by 20+ years of leading teams, 10+ years of Executive/Senior Leadership, and Board experience with technology and charitable organisations.

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COACHING

Maybe you’re stuck... navigating a transition... dealing with a difficult situation... want to start something new... have an important decision to make... know something needs to change... need a confidence boost... are seeking a new community... considering moving to a new location... want to travel the world.

Maybe you can't put your finger on what you need, but you'd like to explore what might be possible and what you need to do.

I help Individuals navigate Transitions, Decisions, and Challenges. This includes Confidence, Anxiety, Relationships, Self-Doubt, Burnout, Motivation, and Neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism & AuDHD). 

Together we'll:

• Clarify your personal values and explore how your life and work meet them, or where attention is needed.
• Talk through your current challenges, transitions and decisions, and what changes you are hoping for.
• Identify your strengths and growing edges, passions and aversions, successes and struggles. 
• Explore patterns, beliefs and blind spots that might be getting in your way.
• Experiment with tools, techniques and different ways of being and doing.
• Map out actions, resources and next steps.

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Next Steps: 

Let's have a chat. No obligation, no pressure. Just an opportunity for us to connect, understand what's going on for you, and figure out if coaching is the right path for you. 

https://calendly.com/donnaburgess/connection)
Or send an email: hello@donna.burgess.co.uk

Coming in late 2026: Lower-cost Counselling and Psychotherapy, in-person in London and online.

Please see individual coaching programme pages on the website:

> Leadership Coaching for Mid-Career Professionals (packages from £1,150) 
> Personal Coaching (packages from £568. open-ended from £255 pcm) 
> Hogan Assessments

Coming Soon
> 100 days allyship for SME/Scale-Up Executives/Founders

My Approach

My approach is integrative, drawing from a selection of coaching techniques and psychological modalities (humanistic, CBT, psychodynamic, person-centred, gestalt).

I believe coaching, at its most ethical, is an act of service. And so:

• I collaborate with you to tailor coaching sessions to your needs.
• I coach actively with compassion, championing and gentle challenge.
• I offer observations, invite reflection, and ask questions to help you navigate blocks and move towards what is meaningful for you.
• I trust in your abilities and agency.
• I hold space for you, your challenges and your needs.

Multiple small steps lead to sustainable change.

NEURODIVERGENT INCLUSIVE COACHING 

I am a certified Neurodivergent Inclusive Coach, offering strengths-focussed and support-sensitive coaching for neurodivergent folk.

This covers:

• Language and Communication
• Emotional Regulation & Impulse
• Executive Functioning and Task Initiation
• Organisation Planning and Prioritisation
• Systemic Considerations
• Access-to-Work application support.