Helen Brooks MSc

Coach Practitioner - European Mentoring and Coaching Council

I am passionate about helping my clients to succeed and thrive personally and professionally. I have worked with clients at a range of levels from middle management and emerging leaders through to senior executives.

Whatever your area of focus, I help you step back from the relentless urgency of a professional daily life, creating space for reflection, challenge and focus on your coaching goals. I provide a safe, trusted and appropriately challenging environment to help you build self-awareness, clarity and constructive next steps.

I understand that any plans and actions need to be practical for the environment and team you are in. Clients greatly value my breadth of professional experience and psychological insights.

I know what it is like to work in demanding roles. I was the first female consultant in my organisation to return to work after having children and the first person to work part time there, so I understand the importance and the challenges of effectively juggling family commitments with a thriving career. I really enjoy helping parents to navigate the balance of work and home life and have a positive experience returning to work.

Helen Testimonials

“I recently had a coaching session with Helen, and it was truly transformative. She created a supportive environment, encouraging self­-reflection and growth. Helen skillfully guided the conversation, offering thought­-provoking insights without being prescriptive.

I appreciated Helen's deep understanding and commitment to my success. The collaborative approach, coupled with excellent communication skills, made the session both productive and enjoyable. Her passion for coaching left me motivated and inspired.

In summary, I highly recommend Helen as a coach. The experience was enlightening, providing valuable insights and clarity. I look forward to future sessions.”

Customer Services, Stock Images

Helen has an incredibly high EQ and can quickly tune into the said and unsaid, to ask insightful questions that really get to the heart of the issue. Helen created a safe space, where I could be completely honest about how I was thinking/feeling and provided the right balance of both challenge and empathy.

Coaching isn’t about giving you all the answers, but when done well, really forces you to engage with your own internal rationale and preconceptions - in this way, I think is truly transformative. I highly recommend Helen to anyone who is grappling with a professional or personal challenge or transition point – I would not hesitate to ask Helen for further coaching support in the future.

Senior Management Consultant, Consulting

Executive coaching is about allowing you to find the answers yourself, rather than being advised on what you should do. Helen does this brilliantly, with a friendly and empathetic manner, providing the space to talk whilst still holding you to an agenda, providing challenge where appropriate, and keeping the discussion objective focused. There is nothing like going into a conversation feeling you have an intractable problem only to leave 90 minutes later having discovered you had the answer all along, with a clear set of actions to work through and renewed energy and excitement. I can thoroughly recommend Helen as a coach. You will not regret it.

Head of Architecture and Strategy, Global Investment and Insurance Company

Helen worked with me to articulate what the end goal was and to break down all of the obstacles, both real or imagined, that were holding me back from moving on. She was excellent in helping me to identify how I wanted to shape my career for the future, drawing out which aspects gave me fulfilment that I could continue to expand on. She helped me curate the change that I wished to bring about in a positive way to be able to move on with pride for what had been achieved, but a sense of excitement for what is to come.

I am grateful for the solid feedback, accountability, new creative ideas she provided which was always layered with positive support and encouragement.

COO, Global Travel Company

Professional Background:

For over 23 years as a management consultant, I worked as a trusted advisor to senior clients on their most complex challenges including strategy definition, organisational redesign, operating model development and programme delivery. I am fascinated by what makes organisations and the people within them become and remain effective. This interest has led to my focus on coaching with individuals and teams.

Through consulting, I developed a deep understanding of the complexities and opportunities of professional working environments. To this experienceI add strong knowledge of psychological theory and interventions from my studies in coaching and positive psychology. I use this combined expertise to help my clients attain their coaching goals through clarity of insight and deeper self-awareness.

Recent Assignments:

  • Parental transition coaching for management consultants, helping them effectively return to work and balance existing careers with new family commitments.

  • Individual coaching on the first 90 days for a senior IT professional transitioning to a new role and organisation.

  • Individual coaching for a travel industry COO helping them to transition to a new career.

  • Multiple workshops helping individuals and teams to manage impostor syndrome and create supportive organisational cultures.

  • Facilitating team development sessions with a newly restructured rail operations leadership team looking to build strong foundations from the outset. Included using MBTI profiling.

Accreditation and Training:

  • MSC in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology

  • Professional Certificate in Positive Psychology

  • European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Accredited Practitioner

  • Graduate member of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS)

  • Certified Gallup CliftonStrengths Coach

  • Certified MBTI (Myers-Briggs) Practitioner

  • BA (Joint Hons) in Psychology and Sociology

  • Mental Health First Aider