louise grocott coaching

How do you want to grow?

"You have a lovely manner as a coach, and you certainly earned my trust.”

About me

I trained as a personal and professional coach with Barefoot Coaching in 2017 and have been building up my experience ever since with individuals and teams. I’ve experienced first hand the benefits coaching can bring – both for me and my clients. Those lightbulb moments are like watching magic happen!

I’m also very proud to have worked for the NHS all my career. I’ve worked in communications for more than 20 years and am a facilitator for action learning with the NHS Leadership Academy.

As well as fantastic times, I’ve experienced many of the ups and downs that life can throw at us – bereavement, loss, relationship breakdown, bullying at work, domestic abuse and change of all sorts – and coaching has helped me through it all. In fact, I coach myself all the time now; it’s become second nature!

I believe coaching can be particularly beneficial when you’re going through a transition into a different phase of your life, whether through choice or otherwise. It’s also great for the times when everything is ‘fine’ but you feel as though you’re treading water and wanting more from life but don’t know where to start.

In short, whatever you’re facing, coaching can make the world of difference. Why not give it a go?

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What my clients say

“Thanks so much for the session. I drove home feeling elevated and have had a lovely weekend, thank you very much, all down to the fact that I felt like a weight had been lifted of my shoulders. You played a major part in me choosing teaching in the end. It helped me come to the conclusion that I want to try this and give it a go. And I wanted to thank you for that!”

“You provided a safe space to be open, helped me with clarity of purpose for my retirement, were non–judgmental, used techniques to help me understand my motivations, asked open questions, left silences, encouraged, helped me focus on important issues, gave me time, didn't rush, and gave me impetus to overcome procrastination.”

“Through careful discussion and questioning during the sessions I've been able to set up actions and monitor them. It's been good to get the input and praise when things have been going well and improved but also when things haven't been going so well there's been lots of encouragement and helpful input to get the improvements for the future. The sessions have helped me to talk through in a safe environment the issues and concerns I've had about moving on with my life and so it has been very productive. I would recommend it.”

“It was so helpful to have your guidance through a challenging period. You gave me permission and confidence to really own what I was feeling and experiencing, as well as the encouragement and tools to address challenges and move beyond them. You have a lovely manner as a coach, and you certainly earned my trust.”