My Story

My Story

My journey took a big change of direction back in 2013. I had begun to lose my work life balance; I was dealing with difficult situations at work and for the first time I felt out of control. After some tough decisions, I took a step back and started working with a career coach. This is when I began to get back to being 'me'. Having someone not connected to my work or home life to listen, support, and guide me was exactly what I needed. Ensuring others don't have to go through tough times like this alone is my number one mission.

I also know it's not all about the bad times. Things can be good, but you just need someone to challenge you and give you a push forward. As I've got older, I've realised I really thrive on that feeling of achieving something others or I thought would never happen. I like to set myself challenges like climbing Machu Picchu or parachuting out of planes - don't worry if that's not your thing! I've found balancing my time and energy equally is not more difficult, as they require consistent and deep change to my thinking and my self-confidence. So, more often you will find me walking with my friends, topped off by a cup of tea and a slice of cake at the end of it.

Back in 2019 I started a new journey to becoming a person centred counsellor. This fitted in really well with my business as I was meeting lots of clients who had either had some counselling and were ready to move forward with coaching or weren't sure if they needed counselling before having coaching. I am a big believer that having someone there who listens and helps you work through any issues is a positive move.

Offering both areas enables everyone to have a clear choice but training to be a counsellor only gave me even more skills which I now implement into my coaching business.

For some people going straight into coaching is perfect but for some people they may feel it is best to have come counselling first. Sometimes having counselling is all they need.

It doesn't matter how big or small the challenges are they are all important. I believe getting the right support can make anything you want possible. As my journey continues to grow and move forward, I can't wait to support others in theirs too.

My Story
Sarah Hickling

Accredited with EMCC as a Practitioner - To find out more please click here.
Member of BACP as a Therapeutic Counsellor - To find out more please click here.

I help organisations get the best performance from their workforce.

I'm available to work on fixed-term projects or longer-term retainer contracts, and as I work online, there are no location restrictions.

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Please contact Sarah to discuss what I can do to help you

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