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.
Gizem Gokcimen
BSc, MSc, MBPsS
About Gizem
Gizem joined Genius Within in 2019 as a coach in our employability team. She has a Master’s in Clinical Psychology and is completing her ILM Level 7 in Professional Workplace Coaching, as well as training to be a Chartered Coaching Psychologist. Gizem has worked with a wide range of clients from those looking for work right up to senior Exec Directors and Clinical Leads. She has experience of various industries including healthcare, finance, sales, consulting, pharma, technology, manufacturing, academia, marketing and more.
As an ADHDer herself with a late diagnosis, Gizem has really found coaching beneficial personally for understanding herself, for learning about when she works at her best and understanding herself more.
When Gizem is coaching at her best she is an active listener, she loves thinking on the spot and responding to her clients in the moment. She really enjoys watching her clients thrive, progress and taking action on their goals.
Gwyn Thomas
Master’s degree in Leadership and Management
About Gwyn
Gwyn is professional Executive Coach & Coach Supervisor. He has considerable experience in Executive & Leadership Coaching in support of enhancing individual, team and organisational performance as well as being a practicing leadership trainer, mentor and management consultant.
He is passionate about people and believes that valuing each person’s uniqueness is fundamental to improving their individual and leadership performance and that coaching is a key tool in enabling people to be the very best they can be.
Gwyn has a particular interest in working with people, who would like to improve their personal leadership performance effectiveness, gain clear purpose in their life aspirations, and develop their self-confidence and self–esteem.
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.
Jill May
About Jill
Jill is an experienced coach, working adults across a range of sectors, occupations, and experience levels. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the ICF, a Level 6 Counsellor and a Mental Health First Aider; and is currently studying for her Advanced Psychotherapy Diploma.
Prior to moving into full-time coaching and counselling, Jill spent twenty years as a commercial interior designer with roles in the UK and Australia, and more recently running her own residential design business.
As a coach, Jill is patient, empathetic, and attuned to her clients’ needs and concerns. She is observant and detail-oriented and uses these skills to tailor her coaching approach to each individual’s unique circumstances. Above all, Jill values integrity and ethical practice, and always strives to provide the highest quality coaching services to her clients.
Client coaching objectives include self-awareness & personal development, confidence, social and professional relationships, health and wellbeing, work-life balance, neurodiversity, and mental health.
