Karen Conway

Biography

Experienced, qualified and passionate life coach, trainer, facilitator, manager and mentor.

Whether it is with groups or individuals, I love working with people to help make a real difference to their lives.

By creating and holding a safe space as well as offering some practical tools, I can help to foster confidence and clarity, being a catalyst for long-term, positive and sustainable change.

By helping people shift their perspective and change the way they think about things, they are better able to move and navigate through their blocks. More choices open up and become available, they start to believe in themselves, see new possibilities and can access new and exciting opportunities for themselves.

For me personally, coaching is about empowerment. I fully champion the idea that people have the capacity to find their own answers to the challenges they're facing - when the right conditions are created for and with them. In my experience, the less we offer direct advice and attempt to solve other people's problems for them, the more they can enjoy learning, growing and re/gaining trust and belief and confidence in themselves so they can fulfil their potential in life.

Ultimately I seek to enable others to take full ownership of their lives, nurturing their inner compass and authority, and in doing so they tend to become more resourceful, decisive, resilient and self confident with a clearer vision for how they want to be experiencing their life.

This whole process brings me so much joy!

Also an avid foodie, fitness enthusiast, traveller and choir member!

Experience

Expertise:
● Professional and personal development coaching
● Training delivery and group facilitation
● Event and project management
● Team management
● Cultivating relationships
● Building collaborative partnerships
● Strong administration and IT skills

Education:
● Youth Coaching Certificate, Animas Centre for Coaching, 2013
● Group Coaching & Facilitation Certificate, The Smart School Ltd, 2013
● Fundamentals Coaching Course, The Coaches Training Institute, 2011
● Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching (Distinction), The Coaching Academy, 2010
● NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Diploma, NLP Excellence, 2010
● Certificate in Performance Coaching, Stephen Palmer Partnership Ltd, 2010
● Coaching at Work course, The School of Coaching, 2004
● Coaching Supervision, The Coach Within (ongoing active group member)
● Diploma in Arts & Social Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University, 1999
● A-Levels: Sociology (A), English (C), Biology (D), Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School, 1995
● Ten GCSEs grade A - C, Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School, 1993

Experience:
Volunteering with a social enterprise Cooking Champions supporting the local vulnerable community with food provision. Applying to be part of their new academy training and educating people in the food industry to improve mental and physical health and widen employment opportunities.

Coaching Supervisor supporting coaches in their client work

Independent Personal and Professional Development Coach designing and delivering 1:1 and group coaching experiences.

Group Coaching Business Trainer and Mentor with Animas Centre for Coaching. Personal Development Worker at the charity Step Forward, providing 1:1 coaching and designing and facilitating workshops for young people on topics such as confidence.

Created and delivered a series of group workshops through

Meetup.com supporting people who are struggling with procrastination Careers Coach at the Careers Development Group UK, supporting the long-term unemployed.

Designed and delivered Introduction to Coaching Skills workshops for University Careers Advisers

Created and launched the East London Lifestyle Festival showcasing a variety of creative workshops to the local community

Designed and Facilitated career development workshops for students at King’s College London.

Active member of the Staff Coaching Support Service at King’s College
London providing coaching support to senior members of staff.

Coaching Programme Manager at The School of Coaching

Area Of Expertise