Sally Chapman
About Sally
The work Sally does with clients is around building confidence, boundaries, managing burnout, prioritising, well-being and self-care. Many of the people that Sally works with often struggle with feelings of Imposter Syndrome, or not belonging/fitting in so she works with you on your unique strengths, where you add value and how you can shift mindset to support yourself, not hinder you. She founded our own business, Shine Coaching, in 2021 with the aim of making coaching accessible to everyone.
Sarah Louise Walsh
MSc in Organisational Behaviour
About Sarah
Sarah is an experienced coach specialising in supporting individuals with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and those seeking career development.
With a background in change, coaching, and transformation, they have a lot of expertise in guiding clients to meet their goals and identify strategies that work for them.
Sarah’s coaching style is reflective, relaxed, and purposeful, drawing on an extensive toolkit of resources and approaches to meet each client’s unique needs. They are both professional and approachable, creating a safe, reflective space where clients can explore their next steps with confidence.
Sarah Walsh
MSc in Psychology
About Sarah
Sarah thrives on helping others to overcome problems so they can succeed, particularly neurodivergent individuals and those with chronic health issues, as she has personal experience in both these areas. She decided to train as a coach after having coaching herself, which helped her to achieve things she’d thought were impossible. Her coaching style is firmly embedded in an evidence-based approach (she gives a serious side-eye to “positive vibes only” messages) as well as a lot of humour.
Sarah has a rich and varied career history, including work across the Tech, Healthcare, and Education sectors. Having had a “later in life” diagnosis of ADHD herself, she is
particularly keen to support recently diagnosed adults and those exploring the possibility of being neurodivergent.
Sarah Young
About Sarah
Sarah is passionate about developing people to be the best they can be. She is a highly experienced and enthusiastic mentor, coach, facilitator and workplace needs assessor. With extensive experience of working with neurominorities, and in the fields of mental health and social isolation. Sarah has a particular interest in supporting and enabling those most vulnerable to make the most of their abilities by understanding their unique qualities and strengths. She is highly adaptable and experienced in working in a variety of environments and applying various styles to best meet the needs of my clients. There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach for Sarah.
Simon Harris
About Simon
Simon, who is dyspraxic himself, coaches in order to help people get on in life. He enjoys helping people view their situations from different perspectives, breaking things down and finding strategies that will work for them. Coaching is often situational and Simon makes good use of reflective techniques that can be deployed in the future.
Having started out in career coaching, which Simon still loves, he is always keen to help people navigate the barriers that stop them progressing in the way they would like. Taking a person-centred approach he also enjoys helping people rediscover joy in what they do and moving away from problems or barriers that have confront them.
Sophie Doel
About Sophie
Sophie has been working at a coaching for genius within since 2014, working with the client to explore their neuro-diverse traits and support the client in understanding their strengths in the work place.
Sophie takes a whole person approach and blends from her experience in Coaching as well as Counselling to ensure the client is supported and the approach fits for the individual. In a post-pandemic workplace she will assist in helping the client to improve their self-awareness, personal confidence to reach their full potential.
Stephanie Benfield
About Stephanie
Stephanie is an ICF-accredited PCC coach with her neurodivergence of autism and dyspraxia. She specialises in supporting introverts, creatives, neurodivergent and quietly ambitious individuals to achieve their goals, increase confidence, manage stress and anxiety and gain clarity to move forward.
Stephanie’s coaching style is holistic, delving deeper to support understanding and awareness. It is also practical and focused, helping you get from here to where you want to be most effectively. As well as goal setting and planning, she will implement the accountability methods that really motivate!
Steve Gardner
MA in Education
About Steve
Steve’s approach to coaching is client-focused i.e., start where the client is; identify needs and offer suitable strategies. It gives him a buzz when he sees people making strides to tackle their issues. He encourages a positive approach, recognising you can’t control others, but you can control your own responses to situations.
Steve has over 6 years coaching experience with Genius Within, and over 20 years senior management experience at 3 different colleges, so he brings extensive experience of working with people at all levels of an organisation. He also has significant teaching experience so enjoys working with groups.