Licensed Firework coaches

Life and professional transition coaching for midlife professionals looking to redefine fulfillment.

Warm, perceptive and practical - an empathetic straight-shooter who helps open up unsuspected options.

I am a certified Life Coach and Firework Career Coach helping Millennials who want to change career but aren't sure what they want to do instead. I'm also an actor and mum to two small children so I understand the juggle! We will holistically approach your life to see if the job is really the problem and, if so, find you a brand new pathway to start your new chapter...are you ready for your plot twist?

I am empathetic, warm and practical in my style. I am looking to build you up and find the joy in your working (and real) life. I will be straight talking when you need me to be, holding you accountable and keeping you on track.

I work with senior leaders who are feeling stuck but lacking the headspace (and sometimes confidence) to begin to explore what’s next for them. Typically, people I work with have been working for 20-30 years and have steadily built a respected and successful career. As they approach their fifties, they are beginning to wonder what’s next for them. They know they want and need a change but are not clear on what that change might look like.

I create space – both through 1-2-1 career coaching and through group coaching programmes – for individuals to begin to explore their strengths, relevant considerations (such as finances) and their purpose and values so that they can move into the next phase of their life and career with confidence, clarity and an open and more playful approach.

I draw on my own lived experience of making a significant career transition in my late 40s, moving away from a successful career as a charity CEO into a life that mixes self-employment with paid and non-executive roles within higher education.

My approach is warm, inclusive, straight talking and generous. I often provide useful resources, tools and frameworks that help clients make progress between sessions. I'm always happy to arrange a call to discuss whether I might be the right fit for you.

Are you a leader or entrepreneur who, despite all your success, feels misaligned and unfulfilled, and can’t quite tell what needs to change to feel that spark again? To make your work feel meaningful and exciting like it used to?

Together, we surface your personal blueprint for fulfillment: your zone of brilliance, your true values, what gives you meaning and purpose, and the non-negotiable needs that define the conditions under which you thrive.

We also analyze your mindset patterns to identify where you're out of sync with your authentic desires and needs. We spot and clear cognitive distortions, work with the parts of you that resist change, and access a deeper state of embodied self-awareness beyond the traps of the rational mind.

From there, you create a vision for the life and work you’re truly meant for — along with a plan to make it real. 

This isn’t just strategic career coaching. It’s identity work for super-logical people who tend to overanalyze and overthink. And who want to reconnect with themselves on a deeper, intuitive level to design their career in a way that aligns with their true nature and the life they want to live.

I help women who feel trapped in unfulfilling careers transition into meaningful work that aligns with their values and gifts. Many of my clients are called to healing professions—therapy, coaching, wellness, and holistic health—but don't know how to make the leap safely. I guide them through identifying their ideal career path, creating a financially secure transition plan, and successfully launching their new practice or business. Together, we turn their calling into a thriving reality without sacrificing financial stability.

I combine nurturing encouragement with no-nonsense strategy, using my intuitive gifts to tune into your energy and see what you might be missing while keeping you grounded in practical next steps. Think of me as your intuitive strategist—you'll get straight talk, actionable guidance, and those 'aha moment' downloads that help cut through the confusion and illuminate what's truly calling you, all delivered with deep care and a safe space to explore your deepest calling.
 

I specialise in supporting mid-life Professionals who have fallen out of love with their work.

If any of the following resonate with you, I'd love to help:

- facing a challenging situation which is impacting confidence, work and life enjoyment
- wanting to land a new job that enables you to realise your potential
- needing a career and life reboot...there's more to life than this

I know how difficult it is when you need someone to help but work colleagues, friends or family either don't understand or you don't want to share what's going on.

How would it feel to have a confidante to support you and act as a sounding board? Someone with coaching, management & professional skills development, mentoring and HR expertise, together with real life experience, for you to tap into?

My clients, from all sectors, have been able to take confident, decisive action and solve their working life problems.

"Working with Michelle has been transformative. Michelle’s guidance helped me reconnect with my confidence, clarify my career goals, and completely shift my mindset. Her support helped me get unstuck at a time when I felt uncertain and was lacking direction. Through her thoughtful motivating approach and practical strategies, Michelle supported me in rebuilding my confidence, recognising my strengths and identifying what I truly want from my career. I’ve come away from each session recognising my true value and skills again, something I had lost sight of, and feeling inspired with a renewed sense of empowerment, focus and readiness to move forward"

DH (Governance Specialist)

"Michelle has enabled me to transform my life! Landing interviews for the roles I thought were my dream jobs and not securing them left me disillusioned. Searching for a career and interview coach to help me land that ideal role, I came across Michelle. She has been a combination of a coach, friend and confidante. I find it so easy to talk to Michelle. She has amazing listening skills and a fantastic ability to ask incisive questions. She helped me identify my career motivations and the roles that appeal to me, as well as improve my interview skills. Within a month of meeting this extremely talented career coach I secured my ideal role. Michelle's guidance and support gave me the confidence boost I needed. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Michelle and would suggest to anyone considering a career move to speak to her."

Gaynor G, Operations Executive

I work with mid-career professionals who want more success and fulfilment in their careers.

My coaching is backed by science and positive psychology, balancing mindset, data and practical actions. I believe insight and awareness is crucial for growth, but that the real power comes from taking action.