Life and Skill Coach

Hi, I’m Colette

Thank you for stopping by. At the heart of everything I do is a simple intention: I want to help people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, unsure of themselves, or quietly longing for things to feel lighter and clearer again.

My journey hasn’t been linear. In 2008, the birth of my daughter became a turning point and gently pushed me to rethink my future and what I wanted my life to stand for. At the time, I was working as a hotel receptionist, but I knew there was more ahead for me, even if I didn’t yet know what that looked like.

Returning to education as an adult learner wasn’t easy, but it changed everything. What began as a tentative step grew into a degree, a PGCE, and eventually a career in education, teaching, leadership, and mentoring. Along the way, I discovered a deep passion for helping people recognise their strengths and feel more confident in themselves. While qualifications shaped my professional path, it was always the human side of the work that mattered most to me: listening, encouraging, and walking alongside people through change.

Since 2024, I’ve brought this experience into my coaching practice, Coaching with Colette. Drawing on over fifteen years in education and personal development, my work now focuses on creating calm, supportive spaces where you can slow down, reflect, and reconnect with yourself, moving forward with greater confidence and clarity.

This approach also shaped my book, Learning to Stay. Written during a period of personal loss and reflection, the book explores presence, self-compassion, and what happens when we keep coping and functioning but quietly drift away from ourselves. It reflects the same values that sit at the heart of my coaching work: honesty, gentleness, and the belief that meaningful change begins when we feel safe enough to pause.

I do this work because I understand how it feels to be overwhelmed, unsure, or quietly carrying more than you let on. I’ve seen in my own life, and in the lives of many others, how powerful it can be simply to feel heard, without judgement or pressure to fix anything.

Often, people don’t need answers. They need space. Space to breathe, think, and remember who they are beneath the noise.

Through years of teaching, mentoring, and coaching, I’ve learned that meaningful change doesn’t come from being pushed. It comes from feeling safe enough to pause, reflect, and take small, manageable steps forward. That’s what I aim to offer through Coaching with Colette and in every page of Learning to Stay: a calm, supportive environment where you can reconnect with your strengths and move at your own pace.

I believe everyone deserves to feel confident in themselves, hopeful about their future, and supported through change. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, rebuilding self-belief, or standing at a crossroads in life or career, you don’t have to face it alone.

This work matters to me because people matter to me. And if I can help make things feel even a little lighter or clearer for you, then I know I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.