Who am I anyway?
I qualified as a doctor in 2004 and began my career in Paediatrics before moving into General Practice, becoming a GP in 2012. I continue to work as an NHS GP today, with a particular interest in Neurodiversity as the Autism and Learning Disability Lead in my practice. I also hold extended qualifications in Menopause, Paediatrics, and Lifestyle Medicine.
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Over time, the increasing systemic pressures in General Practice left me questioning how I could influence meaningful change. That led me to join my local LMC - first as an elected representative and later, in 2017, as a Medical Director. In this role, I support General Practice across a population of 2 million people, working with our local practices and a wide range of clinical and system leaders.
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When I stepped into leadership, I had two children under five and very little time to think. Like many new leaders, I had to learn through stumbling, recovering, and asking for help. Those experiences shaped how I now design and run leadership programmes for local GPs, I have supported more than a hundred newly qualified GPs through courses and watched many progress into leadership roles.
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In 2022, I completed the Top Manager Programme with The King’s Fund, which sparked an interest in coaching. I went on to complete the Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School and am now registered with the EMCC as a Senior Practitioner Coach. Alongside my coaching practice, I continue in my GP and Medical Director roles.
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I coach working professionals in high stakes, high pressure environments. Work is demanding. Life doesn’t pause. Sometimes we need a space to slow down, reflect, and reframe. Coaching, and the development I undertook to become a coach, has profoundly improved both my working and home life.
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​I encourage you to take a moment and ask yourself what has bought you to my webpage? Take this moment to do just one thing to invest in yourself. Your future self will thank you for it.
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