Ermine Benjamin
About Ermine
Ermine is also a teacher and she has been teaching dyslexic children for many years. When she is working with them, she uses her active listening skills to really hear what they are saying and adjust her teaching style according to their learning styles. Ermine also worked with individuals from the health and finance sector as well as education.
What Ermine likes about coaching is supporting people to move towards their goals, seeing those special moments when people get an insight that helps them to move forward in their journey and giving people the opportunity to set their own agendas. But most importantly, it’s the forward focus where clients are not dwelling on the past where things have gone wrong, they focus on their strengths to move forward.
When Ermine is coaching at her best she gives her clients her undivided attention, she is an active listener, asks questions that will encourage them to look more deeply at the issues they are discussing, feedbacks on what she has heard so she is sure of her understanding and they are reassured that they are being heard.
Gemma North
PhD in Social Work, MA in Social Work, and MSc in Social Research Methods
About Gemma
Gemma takes a strength based and person-centred approach to coaching. With expertise in neurodiversity and emotional wellbeing Gemma draws upon evidence-informed approaches including trauma informed practice and theories of change.
With a sensitive and creative style, Gemma also bringing humour and lightness to coaching sessions. Clients may leave feeling calmer and more clear thinking about how to progress with their goals.
Gemma has a background in social work and academia. Previous roles include lecturer, researcher, social worker, and substance misuse practitioner.
Gilda Westermann
BSc in Psychology
About Gilda
Gilda has an intensive coaching background and has worked with Genius Within for many years. In her private practice, she supports clients with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and attention challenges to overcome their issues and unfold their talents. She brings together a wide range of coaching and mentoring skills, with mindfulness practice and experience.
Gilda has 15 years of coaching and training experience in private practice and 5 years private practice as a specialist for Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and ADHD. Understanding dyslexia and neurodiversity has long been her focus. Since joining Genius Within in 2012 she has worked with a variety of individuals from age 6 to retirement age.
Gilda is passionate about neurodiversity at work, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, ADHD, Health and well-being, organisation and prioritising.
Gudrun Stolzenburg
About Gudrun
Gudrun has around 10 years experience in coaching. She is passionate about helping clients finding their own unique ways to overcome challenges and achieve their full potential. She has worked with a diverse range of clients, both on an individual basis as well as in groups. She loves Clean Language because the deep respect it affords clients and for the amazing solutions they come up with when they are enabled to.
Gudrun’s calm approach to coaching and her sense of humour make it easy to work with her and relax into the sessions.
Gudrun has had bouts of depression and anxiety, including post-natal anxieties and has experience in how hard these periods are and how much energy it costs to work your way out of them
Helen Jebb
ILM Level 7 Executive Coaching
About Helen
Helen is an experienced qualified coach supporting clients to see their potential and reach it. She has been enthusiastically working with neurodivergent clients in a wide range of employment settings with Genius Within since 2016.
She is passionate about professional development and personal achievement and has a real interest in difference and diversity. From a coaching perspective Helen is keen to develop ways of working which are client led and fit with their needs, focusing on strengths and using active reflective practice.
Clients describe the impact of coaching as “more capable, productive and happy than I was before” and having “made a massive impact on my life”!
Helen Johnson
PhD in the Social Psychological Process of Role Transition (Making Change) and Emotionally Intelligent Support and MSc in Public Policy
About Helen
Helen is an ICF credentialised coach to PCC level with 10 years coaching experience and an extensive background in coaching neurodiversity. She also has a Diploma in Integrated Energy Techniques (tapping and NLP) and offers ICF coach training for coaches, leaders, and change-makers.
Helen coaches by finding the hidden blocks to getting exactly where you want to be. She goes deep, but also focuses on making things lighter for you, creating more ease and enjoyment in what you are doing.
Helen has a wide range of knowledge and skills to bring to the table. Helen’s experience includes coaching and training executives, as well as working extensively with neurodivergent individuals to help them leverage their strengths while addressing their challenges.
Jo Lee
Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching
About Jo
Jo is a well-qualified and highly experienced coach, who specializes in supporting neurodivergent leaders & executives to achieve a better balance between their professional performance, high workload and personal wellbeing.
Jo favours a “talk ahead of tools” approach to coaching, preferring to keep coaching simple, flexible, intuitive and brave, balancing challenge and support in the pursuit of achieving transformational outcomes. Jo’s coaching is predominantly solution-focused in nature and, as needed, Jo introduces evidence-based models and approaches from TA, clean coaching and positive psychology.
Joe Ruddock
About Joe
Joe’s coaching starts with you, and understanding your unique strengths and challenges. From this basis, he works with you to create personalised strategies that empower you to thrive – personally and professionally.
Joe is an ILM accredited coach, specialising in working with neurodivergent clients – particularly Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia, to explore strategies and set goals which make a lasting difference to the individual’s life.
He also brings to sessions his background in sports psychology, teaching, and training to support clients in unlocking a powerful mindset of growth and change.
