Coaching
Coaching for leaders and people in transition
Some moments in life and leadership can’t be solved by working harder or faster – even when you’re highly capable and effective.
They need a different focus — one that works with the whole person, and with the systems, pressures, and relationships they are part of.
I work with people navigating complex responsibility, identity shifts, or major change, where personal and professional questions are deeply intertwined.
My clients are skilful, committed people who:
- Are carrying responsibility across complex systems
- Feel stretched, depleted, or at a crossroads
- Sense that old ways of operating no longer fit
- Want to act with greater clarity, authority, and integrity
We restore energy, perspective, and agency, so change becomes possible without force. This particularly suits:
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Sustainability and ESD leaders carrying responsibility across complex systems and needing to lead with steadiness, clarity, and influence under pressure.
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Mid-life women rethinking direction, identity, or contribution – and wanting next steps that feel grounded and aligned with where they are heading next.
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People facing career disruption or reinvention and who need orientation, confidence for new ventures, and to create a viable path forward in uncertainty.
Change tends to connect the personal and professional, individual and systemic. If you’re handling complex pressures, significant change, or a turning point – personally or in an organisation – we can explore how a holistic, systemic approach can support your next steps.
DR ALEX RYAN
Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching
Coaching Services
PERSONAL 1:1 COACHING
Focused on what matters most to you – often where personal and professional change connect.
Focus might include:
- Navigating complex decisions
- Handling pressure, confidence, or fatigue
- Reframing identity and direction
- Designing next steps with clarity and realism
Suitable for self-funded individuals or institution-supported development.
EXECUTIVE COACHING
Typically funded by organisations – with benefits to individuals and the systems and teams they work within.
Especially effective for:
- Leaders stepping into new, expanded or high pressured roles
- Navigating people and culture challenges
- Strengthening influence across boundaries
- Leading change without escalating conflict or overload
GROUP OR TEAM COACHING
Coaching for peers, leadership groups, or project teams working on shared challenges.
Particularly supports:
- Cross-silo collaboration
- Shared sense-making in complexity
- Shifting entrenched habits or patterns
- Building trust and momentum around change
Often used as part of leadership or sustainability-focused CPD.
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COACHING APPROACH
My coaching is holistic and systems-aware. I work with:
- The whole person – not just defined goals or performance
- The contexts and structures shaping behaviour and choices
- The relationship between energy, identity, and decision-making
Drawing on mind–body practice, systems thinking, and 20 years of leadership and learning development in higher education and sustainability, I help clients shift how they perceive, respond, and act in complex situations.
Clients describe this approach as grounding, clarifying, and powerfully transformative – enabling change that lasts because it fits who they are and the realities they face.
Why this approach works for organisations
This approach to coaching builds leadership capability, supports resilience in high-responsibility roles, and helps people lead change more skilfully within complexity — complementing strategy and CPD with deep personal integration.
DISC PERSONALITY PROFILING PRACTITIONER
coaching testimonials
“Alex is unique amongst coaches. We all have elements of ourselves we cannot see, but she removed some layers to enable me to reach my true goals. Her collaborative style, skilled questioning, and ability to look beyond the obvious, made the turnaround a revelation – it felt as if doors had swung open!”
“Alex is an exceptional coach. She asks very powerful questions and raised my awareness to subconscious beliefs that were holding me back. This realisation moved me forwards professionally and personally and will have lasting impact. She is a skilled thinking partner and great at what she does!”
“After years delivering cutting-edge work, I was navigating a difficult company restructure and facing redundancy. It hit my confidence hard. Alex helped me rebuild my strength and I landed a great job aligned to my values, with the confidence to deliver it.”
Coaching contact
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