
A Genius Coach
About A Genius Coach
If you would like to book a coaching session, but would rather the Genius Within team select a qualified coach for you, just select this option and we will ensure that we provide the best matched coach to meet your needs.

Anita Hayne
Master's certificate in in Executive coaching and mentoring
About Anita
Anita is an accredited professional executive coach and qualified coach supervisor; she has been working with Genius Within as an associate coach since 2012.
Before qualifying as a coach, Anita worked in senior human resources roles for large international technology companies, including training and development. Anita was drawn to coaching because she enjoys the one to one focus and the depth of the relationship you can build. Anita identifies as neurodiverse, she has learned to value her own strengths and finds it rewarding to help others on their journey.
When Anita is coaching at her best she is really engaged in listening, she loves the creativity of finding the right question to ask, or the right coaching framework that suits the moment. Anita finds working with neurodivergent people keeps her constantly curious and interested, because each person is so different, and forges their own unique path.
Anita believes that by giving people space to explore different aspects through coaching they can develop their own potential and resilience to succeed.

Christoffer DeGraal
About Christoffer
Christoffer has built his career in helping people from all walks of life discover, understand and implement best practice changes. He is a coach, facilitator and musician with over 20 years experience in both personal development and group coaching, with qualifications in relational dynamics coaching.
Christoffer has experience in banking, professional services, defence, education, NHS and homelessness. Christoffer has lived experience of neurodivergence, managing long covid and supporting those seeking to destigmatise mental health. Christoffer has long been a proponent of the social model of disability, from his days creating art projects as a form of inclusive activism, touring Europe and South America. Christoffer uses creative tools to facilitate coaching conversations, as well as technology.

Linda Curran
BSc
About Linda
Linda’s background is in the social care sector, working to empower and advocate for and alongside neurodiverse adults. During her career she has mentored social work students
and coached and supervised teams these experiences developed her coaching skills.
Her passion lies in empowering people to reach their full potential by examining their strengths with them and enabling them to develop practice and use strategies in the workplace. She
uses various coaching methods to connect with clients in a positive way.

Steve Gardner
MA in Education
About Steve
My approach to coaching is client-focused ie start where the client is; identify needs and offer suitable strategies. It gives me a buzz when I see people making strides to tackle their issues. I encourage a positive approach, recognising we can’t control others but we can control our own responses to situations
I have over 6 years coaching experience with Genius Within, and over 20 years senior management experience at 3 different colleges, so I bring extensive experience of working with people at all levels of an organisation. I also have significant teaching experience so enjoy working with groups