Life Coaching

Confidence. Resilience. Success.

Helping children believe in themselves and achieve their best.

Meet Abbie

Abbie is a dedicated educator and inclusion advocate with extensive experience supporting children and young people with SEN and diverse learning needs. With a Master’s in Forensic Psychology specialising in Adverse Childhood Experiences, alongside expertise in safeguarding, alternative provision and higher education, she brings both professional knowledge and personal insight as a parent of a neurodivergent child. Her work is centred on promoting inclusion, building confidence and helping every child reach their potential.

Abbie provides one to one coaching for children to help them manage anxiety, build confidence and develop practical strategies for exam success and beyond.

Coaching is a positive, future-focused process that helps children unlock their potential and achieve their goals.

Abbie is an ICF Accredited Coach (Level 5) with the International Coaching Federation.

She is also:

Part of the team that created the Coaching Department at Coventry University, as the first of its kind in Europe

Qualified to Degree and Master's level in Psychology

Abbie's Coaching Approach

Empowering children through conversation, tools and techniques.

Abbie uses a supportive, child-centred approach designed to help children reflect, understand their thoughts and feelings, and develop strategies that work for them.

Powerful Questions

Carefully chosen questions help children:

  • Reflect and think more deeply

  • Discover their own answers

  • Identify solutions they already have within themselves

  • Develop greater self-awareness

Tools & Activities

Worksheets and visual activities support coaching conversations, helping children:

  • Express their thoughts and feelings

  • Explore challenges in a practical way

  • Develop strategies that work for them

Practical Techniques

Simple, practical techniques can help children:

  • Manage anxiety

  • Regulate emotions

  • Cope with challenging situations

  • Develop calm and confidence

Examples include box breathing and other practical breathing techniques.

How Coaching Helps Children

One-to-one coaching supports children to:

  • Manage nerves and anxiety

  • Develop a positive mindset

  • Build self-belief and confidence

  • Learn practical exam strategies

  • Approach tests with greater calm and focus

Eleven Plus Success

Helping children prepare with confidence

One-to-one coaching can support children preparing for the 11+ and other tests, helping them develop both practical exam strategies and the mindset needed to approach tests calmly and confidently.

Coaching can help children to:

Manage nerves & anxiety
Develop strategies for managing feelings of worry and pressure.

Build self-belief
Develop greater confidence in their abilities.

Learn practical exam strategies
Explore techniques that can support preparation and performance.

Approach tests with calm & focus
Develop tools to help them feel more prepared and focused.

What our parents have said…

“We saw such a positive change in our daughter’s confidence. She went from worrying constantly about getting things wrong to approaching challenges with a much calmer and more positive attitude. Abbie gave her practical tools that she could actually use, and it was wonderful to see her start believing in herself.”

“Abbie helped our son manage his nerves and feel much more prepared for his exams. The coaching gave him strategies to deal with anxiety and helped him understand that he was capable of more than he thought. He now approaches tests with far greater calm and confidence.”

“What impressed us most was that Abbie didn’t simply tell our child what to do, she helped him find the answers for himself. He became more reflective, resilient and confident in handling challenges. The difference has gone far beyond exam preparation and has really benefited him in everyday life.”