My Story 

I was born in Tanzania, went to school in the UK and studied at Manchester University before moving to Bremen, Germany. My husband's job took us to Berlin for five years, then to Baden-Württemberg, followed by eight years in Greece and Indonesia. We returned to Stuttgart in 2001.

So I know what it feels like to build, keep and grow a sense of self when you don't speak the language, feel isolated and have to adapt to a different culture or even a different town.

Nursing taught me that real care begins with listening. Living abroad showed me how much it means when someone truly meets you – without judgement and without hurry. That's what I offer my clients today.

As a nurse, Business English trainer, life and language coach, and mother, I have come to recognise that, most of the time, we can actively decide how to respond to the situations we find ourselves in.

As a recreational scuba diver, I also know how much happens underwater, out of sight. It's easy to forget that there's a whole world waiting to be explored below the surface. All we have to do is choose to take the plunge.

Coaching is a supportive partnership that helps you do what the brain finds hard to do on its own: take that plunge and see what's happening below the surface of your life.