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
Gwen Tietze
About Gwen
Gwen is a coach rooted in the person-centred approach. She starts with where her clients are, adapting to their needs. She challenges and supports them to find creative solutions and build their resourcefulness, to achieve the change and growth they want.
Her work is neurodiversity-inclusive, trauma informed, anti-racist and LGBTQIA+ affirmative.
Her professional background is in the creative and cultural sector, third sector, and Higher Education. She is also a qualified integrative counsellor-coach and regularly works therapeutically with autistic clients and those with ADHD.
Gwen’s coaching approach draws on Egan’s Skilled Helper and Kline’s Thinking Environment. She is a particular fan of Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication. Gwen also coaches in German.
Helen Barnes
About Helen
Helen is a skilled and compassionate coach, coach supervisor and occupational therapist whose work is grounded in academic rigour and experience from working with a diverse range of clients. She has a deep curiosity and intuition about people and believes that a client’s narrative is the best way of getting to know them; where they are in the context of their lives and where they might be thinking about going.
Helen’s experience has been rich and varied working with all grades of staff across the European Commission in Brussels as part of their internal coaching programme, and more recently with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust on a project supporting adults with mental health conditions back into work. She continues to work with the NHS Leadership Academy as well as running her own coaching and therapy company.
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.
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.
Joshua Okunlola
About Joshua
Joshua Okunlola is an accomplished Coach, with a wealth of expertise spanning over 15 years. Joshua is deeply committed to fostering the growth and empowerment of individuals across the neurodivergent spectrum. His extensive experience encompasses collaborative work with young people, community members, and school leaders.
As a passionate advocate for neurodiversity, Joshua leverages his background in psychology to create a supportive and inclusive coaching environment. Joshua Okunlola is dedicated to helping professionals unlock their full potential. His coaching approach emphasizes building confidence, resilience, and essential life skills, equipping neurodivergent individuals to thrive in today’s dynamic world.
Joshua Okunlola is a Qualified Coach (ILM) with a strong foundation in Transactional Analysis, a field of study he has immersed himself in for the past 8 years. This deep understanding significantly informs his coaching practice, allowing him to tailor his approach to the unique needs of his clients. Additionally, as a proud member of the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA), Joshua upholds the highest standards of professionalism and ethics in his coaching journey, ensuring a supportive and transformative experience for each individual he works with.
Jules Sander
About Jules
Jules brings 25 years expertise in the creative industries where she was Head of Production and chaired industry body EVCOM. Her work has ranged from coaching and mentoring newcomers to the industry to guiding senior leaders of global corporations.
Jules has familial experience of autism and is dyspraxic, a discovery which led her to re-qualify in psychotherapy, counselling and coaching. She’s currently running an academic study focused on autistic individuals’ experiences of workplace counselling and coaching, enriching her understanding and practice. Her approach integrates techniques encompassing the whole person and the methods that will work best for them.
