Side quest safety

Everyone has their own definition of safe spaces. A space is only safe if everyone in it helps to shape it and owns it.

As your coach, I’ll work with you to set up an environment that is safe for both of us. We’ll create an open, understanding space for you to explore who you are, what you've been through and where you want to go now.

I welcome you to do what makes you feel comfortable and encourage anything that allows your thoughts to process as you need them to. That might mean you want to get up and move, fidget, whistle, or provide a random fact about sheep because that is your current hyperfocus!

We will take time to understand each other’s communication style, the words and phrases that you find helpful and supportive and those you want to avoid. 

Coaching offers the opportunity to challenge limiting beliefs that you may be holding on to. I will never question the truth of your story or experiences. 

Inclusion is at the heart of everything in the Side Quest Coaching space. 

I work with people from all walks of life in ways that are meaningful and productive for them. Central to my practice is respecting intersectionality and how our own mix of identities impact and inform our experience of the world. I recognise the Minority Stress Model - how those of us with minority identities experience stress from our experiences of stigma and discrimination in society.

Much of my client work has been within the queer and neurodivergent communities. These are my spaces too, which enable me to have a deeper understanding of the client’s experience, whilst respecting our individual paths.