Marc Kirby from Stress Management Plus
About me
The aim for me in our coaching relationship is to help you to clarify and understand your present situation, encourage you to develop new ways of dealing with this going forward and help you to work on a positive action plan to achieve the result you want. The results for you may include improved personal awareness and effectiveness, increased motivation and resourcefulness, a better sense of personal direction and what is really important in your life, improvement in your relationships and ability to influence your outcomes positively.
Whether you’d like to learn new ways of thinking about and approaching situations, so that you can achieve more positive results or improve a specific situation in your life and achieve specific goals I can offer you a unique kind of support, focusing totally on your own position, in an unconditionally supportive and non-judgemental way, and giving you a genuine commitment to your well-being. This will involve a combination of questioning, listening, feedback and goal-setting.
The areas I specialise in/have helped previous clients with include
- Preventing stress
- Resilience
- Relationships (personal/professional)
- Communication skills
- Emotional intelligence
- Motivation
- Confidence
- Assertiveness
- Mindfulness
- Anxiety
- Self-compassion
- Dealing with negativity
- Change and uncertainty
- Maximising potential
- Optimism (and dealing with pessimism)
- Self-acceptance
I normally offer all prospective clients a free assessment interview, which gives both of us the opportunity to consider whether we wish to work together. It is important that you feel comfortable with me and that I feel able to work with you.
I have been training and developing people for over 35 years through roles in workplace counselling, stress management, coaching, training and teaching. My interest is in promoting wellbeing and resilience and preventing and managing stress so that both individuals and organisations can maximise their potential personally and professionally.
I have extensive experience working with groups and individuals, both in the private and public sector. I am the director of Stress Management Plus, based in Reading, Berkshire, with clients UK-wide. I am committed to continuing professional development.
In addition to 1-1 coaching, I deliver group trainings in emotional intelligence, stress awareness, resilience skills and communication skills.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Advanced Certificate in Employee and Organisation Support (accred. Middx Univ)
- Diploma in Stress Management (Centre for Stress Management)
- Certificate in Training Practice (CIPD)
- City and Guilds Certificate in Adults Learning
- Diploma in Coaching (NCFE) and Certificate in Coaching (Centre for Coaching)
- Certificate in Mediation Skills (OCR)
Member organisations
Association for Coaching
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
Fees
£50/£60 per hour
