Michelle Bayley

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PCC, Career, Life & Executive Coach
Available for new clients
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Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Whether you want to change your career, increase your confidence, feel less stressed (or all of the above), you probably know it’ll be easier to make changes with someone supporting you.

I help people to find fulfilling, enjoyable work, progress in the career they have and improve other areas of their lives, supporting them to get unstuck and into action.

With 20 years' experience as a fully qualified coach, I specialise in career coaching. Down to earth and approachable, my background is in leading communications teams in Government, so I understand the busy, pressurised environments that many of my clients are working in. 

Coaching with me has helped my clients to:

  • Change career to work that's fulfilling and enjoyable for them
  • Improve their relationships with partners, family, friends and colleagues
  • Increase their confidence and their ability to deal with their nagging “inner critic”
  • Gain a promotion and make their mark quickly in their new role
  • Enjoy their free time doing activities they love, without feeling guilty
  • Recover after a relationship break up

I specialise in career coaching - helping people find fulfilling work that's the best match for them, and taking them from confusion to clarity.  And I've trained hundreds of other coaches to do this too. Because I spent a long time feeling that my own career wasn't the right match for me, I know what it's like to feel frustrated about career direction, so I particularly enjoy helping my clients to overcome barriers to finding the work they love. The process I use is great for personal development as well as career development.

About me and what clients say
Here’s what one client has to say about career coaching with me:

“I was unhappy in my work and desperate for a change but had no idea where to turn. Career coaching with Michelle helped me re-focus on what I really wanted from work and how to get it. I’ve now found a great new position that chimes with my values and that is much more than a 'just another job' for me.”

And here's what another client has said about life coaching with me:

"Michelle has been a Godsend. She has helped me realise that I was extremely stressed, bordering on manic and unhappy in my current role. She instilled in me the confidence to look after myself and to stop the people pleasing. She probably saved my life in all honesty, as I managed to slow down and evaluate what was important to me before I got seriously ill. Michelle’s manner is warm, approachable yet action based. Everybody needs a Michelle in their life – money well invested!"

Until the end of 2020, I combined career coaching and life coaching with co-leading busy communications teams (as a jobshare) in government departments and agencies for 18 years. My last role was head of communications and other roles included head of comms strategy and leading on press and PR for ministers.  As well as working with my private clients, I work as a corporate coach, helping leaders to be as effective as possible in their roles.

How I work
I work with people online and face to face.  The number of sessions people have depends on what they want to get from their coaching but to create real, lasting change, I recommend a minimum of six life coaching sessions over two to three months. And for career coaching, the minimum number of sessions varies from six to twelve.

Find out more
To find out if I could be the right coach for you, drop me a line (michelle@findyourwaycoaching.co.uk) or give me a call for a free no-obligation consultation or to arrange a free coaching taster session.

Training, qualifications & experience

Professional Certified Coach accreditation (PCC) - International Coach Federation (2010, 2013, 2016, 2019)
Pursuing Mastery - Newfield's Somatic Coaching Intensive (2009)
Organisational and Relationship Systems Fundamentals (2005)
Licensed Firework (TM) Career Coach (2004)
Certified Professional Coach, Coaches Training Institute (2004)
Post Graduate Certificate in Education to teach 11 - 18 year olds, University of Keele
BA (Jnt Hons) English/Communications and Cultural Stuidies, University of Birmingham

Member organisations

ICF
UK International Coach Federation (ICF)

The International Coach Federation is the professional association for personal and business coaches worldwide.

Coaches can become accredited by the ICF, who have three grades of membership: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Master Certified Coach (MCC), with the different categories standing for different levels of training and experience. Master Certified Coach's have achieved a substantial level of training and experience.

Members of ICF are accountable to a professional code of ethics.

Other areas of coaching I deal with

Career change
Career transition
New career coaching
Career change coaching
Career transition coaching
Career coach
Work coach
Work coaching
Executive coaching
Leadership coaching
Executive coach
Leadership
Leadership coach
Personal development
Staff coaching
Work life balance

Fees

£90.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session

Additional information

My fee is £90 per hour but session length varies depending on the type of coaching you have.  Please see details on my website.

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Daytime and evenings Monday to Wednesday; daytime Thursdays and Fridays. Saturday mornings can also be arranged for induction sessions.

Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Adults
Older adults
Organisations

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