Coaching at The Magnolia Therapy Centre, Nottingham

What is coaching?

Coaching is a process where a coach supports you to make a change, learn something new or achieve specific skills and goals, often at work. A key belief that underpins coaching is that we already have the answers we need within us. A coach’s role is to help you find these answers. This is done through a number of conversational techniques including questioning, active listening, observation and reflecting back.

When these techniques are used, you gain greater self-awareness and often an insight you hadn’t seen previously. Having a non-biased, non-judgmental person available to provide focused attention can give you the opportunity to better assess strengths and weaknesses and gives you space to understand how to develop areas and move forward. If you’re feeling lost or unsure about something, coaching can provide clarity, direction, and focus

Some coaches will use NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) techniques in their work, and some will use tools such as journaling and meditation to support the conversational work. To ensure progress is being made, coaching often focuses on goal setting. You will typically be encouraged to create a list of action points following a session, so you know what steps are needed to keep moving forward.

Coaching is a skilled activity, which should be delivered by people who are trained to do so.

Coaches aren’t required to have mental health training, and therefore may not be able to help with specific conditions. Coaches can, however, be a great support for your overall wellbeing aspirations, helping you manage stress and move forward in life.

If you want to improve skills in one area, a life coach can be a good option. But if you want to change deep-seated beliefs and heal past trauma, a therapist might be a better option for you.

Sindy Kaur : Support through life transitions, burnout, and personal growth

Sometimes life looks “fine” on the outside, but inside something feels off.

You may be feeling overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, emotionally drained, stuck at a crossroads, or questioning what you really want next. Maybe you’ve been through a major life or career change, are navigating redundancy or divorce, or are just exhausted from holding everything together for everyone else.

Many people today are also struggling with burnout — feeling constantly tired, anxious, unmotivated, emotionally flat, unable to switch off, or no longer feeling like themselves. I’ve been there myself.

I offer a supportive, non-judgemental space to press pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself underneath the pressure, expectations, and roles you’ve been carrying.

You can work with me in the following ways…

1 Hour Support Sessions – £99

These flexible one-to-one sessions are designed to support you with whatever you are currently navigating.

Sessions can help you:

Gain clarity around a situation or decision
Work through overwhelm, stress, or burnout
Rebuild confidence and self-belief
Explore what’s no longer working in your life or career
Better understand yourself, your needs, and your values
Create practical next steps that feel right for you

You can book sessions on a pay-as-you-go basis, with no pressure or ongoing commitment. Some people come for a single session, while others book ongoing support as and when they need it.

2 Hour Values & Clarity Session – £399

This deeper session is ideal if you are feeling lost, disconnected, or unsure of your direction.

You will leave with:

A tangible understanding of your top 10 Values, and clarity on what you need at a deeper level to feel happy in work, life, and relationships
Insight into what drains or energises you
A stronger understanding of yourself and your patterns
Practical tools to help guide future decisions
A clearer sense of what may need to change

Longer-Term Coaching Support £2000

For those wanting deeper transformational work and ongoing support, I also offer my Your Power Behind the Mask coaching programme — a guided, tailored one-to-one journey to help you reconnect with yourself at a deeper level and move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and alignment.

About Me

I qualified as a life coach in 2005 after leaving the corporate world, and since then I’ve worked with people from many different backgrounds and walks of life through both the corporate and charity sectors, as well as through my own coaching practice.

My approach is warm, honest, non-judgmental, and gently challenging when needed. I understand how quickly life can change, and how easy it can be to lose ourselves beneath pressure, responsibility, burnout, or major life transitions.

Sometimes we just need space to think, feel heard, reconnect with ourselves, and work out what comes next.

If you’d like to explore things in a supportive and confidential space, you’re welcome to book a one-off session, or a free introductory call to find out more.

Lindsey Shepherd: Grief Coaching & General Life Coaching

Grief Before Loss Service
Anticipatory grief is the profound emotional pain experienced prior to a loss, often brought about by a loved one’s diagnosis of a terminal illness, dementia, or end-of-life transition. You may feel deep sorrow, confusion, physical exhaustion, or struggle to function while supporting others. These responses are valid and speak of the depth of your love.

This service offers a safe, confidential, nurturing space to explore emotions, develop a self-care plan, receive grief education, and access healing therapies. You’ll also be supported in navigating difficult conversations and moments leading up to your loss, helping you find strength, clarity, and balance during this tender time.

Healing Heart Service – Support After Loss

Are you struggling with the pain of a recent bereavement and finding it hard to access meaningful support?

In the acute stages of grief, physical and emotional symptoms can feel overwhelming. You might be tearful, restless, weak, nauseous, confused, forgetful, lonely, angry, numb, in shock, isolated, or heartbroken.

You may also find yourself:

Avoiding friends, family, or colleagues
Feeling dependent on others
Unable to manage tasks or care for yourself
Struggling to express how you truly feel
Feeling judged or misunderstood
Neglecting your own wellbeing

The Healing Heart service offers a safe, confidential space where you can talk freely, offload emotions, and be truly heard. There is no pressure and no agenda, just compassionate care, deep listening, and grace to support your healing. You will be supported with some appropriate grief education to help you understand that what you are feeling is normal. We will also create a self-care plan to help you each day.

Sometimes the greatest relief comes from speaking with someone independent, someone who can meet you in the depths of your pain with empathy and understanding, and offer support and healing that helps ease the weight of your grief.

Life After Loss Programme – Reclaiming Purpose and Vitality

This 12- session tailored programme supports you in regaining identity, confidence, purpose, and self-esteem after experiencing a significant loss. Whether that loss involved a loved one, a relationship, a pet, a career, or even a sense of yourself, this space is designed to guide your healing journey.

Life After Loss helps you stand back up and step forward once more, in a way that feels authentic and right for you. Blending Coaching/NLP with energy healing, the programme moves you from a place of feeling paralysed or lost into one of renewed strength, clarity, and momentum.

Each session offers a compassionate space to reflect on where you’ve been, process your emotions, and find gentle pathways to rebuild. It supports you in adjusting to life post-loss, slowly and intentionally, honouring your unique journey.

This programme is ideal if you’re in the final stage of the widely accepted grief cycle, acceptance: a place of emerging peace, where the fog begins to lift and glimpses of hope and direction return.

If you are newly bereaved or in the acute phase of grief, please explore the Healing Heart Service. If you are anticipating a loss, the Grief Before Loss Service offers the support you need.

General Life coaching:

Are you fed up with feeling stuck or don’t know where you’re going in your life?
Are you lacking in confidence is differing aspects of your life? Do you believe yourself to be less than you actually are?
Are you struggling to make important decisions?

Then coaching just may be what you are looking for…

I coach people who really want to make a change in their lives. I work with people who are motivated to become the best versions of themselves. So if you wish to gain clarity around your destination, to see a pathway around or through your challenges, to transcend your limiting beliefs, to build your confidence and live your best and most authentic life, then contact me to arrange a discovery call to see how we can work together.

Gentle Grief & Energy Healing

A gentle, supportive session for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. This offering combines compassionate conversation with soothing energy healing to support both your heart, your nervous system and grief.

What the session includes

A compassionate space to speak about your loss You’re invited to share whatever feels present – your loss, your emotions, your overwhelm, or simply the weight you’ve been carrying. There’s no pressure to speak in depth; you can share whatever feels manageable at the time. This grounded, gentle conversation honours your grief with understanding, and may include light‑touch grief education or simple coping techniques.
Energy healing to soothe your nervous system Using Reiki and intuitive healing, this part of the session supports emotional release, calms overwhelm, and helps your body settle into steadiness and safety. This is especially helpful when grief feels heavy, exhausting, or difficult to navigate alone.

Who this session is for

This session is ideal if you are:

grieving a recent or past loss
feeling emotionally or energetically depleted
wanting gentle support without a full grief programme
drawn to healing but needing someone who understands grief
longing for a quiet, nurturing space to rest and be held

You don’t need the right words. You just need to come as you are.

If you’d like to explore whether this session is right for you, you’re welcome to get in touch for a clarity call.

For a more detailed Guide to Grief Support with Hocokah Wellbeing, take a look at Lindsey’s Digital Brochure