About Alison

I am a Behavioural Coach, Psychotherapist and Facilitator with over 15 years experience in the corporate world and family roots in small business. I have personally been through many transitions such as career change, business start-up, emigration and motherhood, to name but a few! My passion is now to support individuals, teams and organisations to manage their personal and professional behavioural change in pragmatic ways, so positively impacting their lives, relationships and business results. I work to promote understanding of change, reduction of complexity and honest self-reflection, challenging my clients at all levels of the organisation to take personal responsibility for their life, career and performance.

In addition to my Coaching and Facilitation experience, I have a strong HR background and am a qualified Psychotherapist. Over the last 20 years I have held leadership roles with several leading organisations including Insurance Australia Group, Sainsburys Supermarkets, Boots the Chemists and Courtaulds Textiles.

I support and challenge my clients to grow their self-awareness and drive their own growth and development through holding true to the following values in my work:

Passion - A deep and boundless enthusiasm and energy to support change!
Integrity - An honest, principled and trustworthy approach to life
Creativity - Free and unrestrained expression
Being self - Being happy by doing what brings meaning to me
Growth - Taking every opportunity to learn and so move closer to being my best self

Sector experience includes:

Finance – Retail – Pharmaceuticals – Telecommunications – Travel – Hospitality – Manufacturing – Public Sector – Not-for-profit

Clients have included:

Foxtel - CGU Insurance – Crimestoppers NSW - British Telecom - Royal Bank of Scotland - Territory Insurance Office – Subaru Australia

I have a Masters Degree in Human Resource Strategies specialising in Organisational Change, from London Guildhall University. I am a qualified NLP Practitioner, Certified Coach and hold a Graduate Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy with additional Qualifications in Sandplay & Hypnotherapy.

I live on the wonderful Sunshine Coast of Queensland with my husband and young son and am passionate about spreading my message of Real Conversation® - helping people to talk about and deal with the real issues in their lives and businesses!