lisa stone careers and coaching
London
I provide coaching and careers guidance. I work as a freelance consultant, based
in Beckenham (in the London borough of Bromley). Here you can read more about me
and how I work. For many years I worked for Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery,
which in 2013 merged and became part of Health Education England. My work was
focused on careers, training and education for the NHS. I became a careers
adviser in 2009, gaining a PG Dip in Careers Education at the University of
Warwick. During this period, I mainly worked with doctors, either on a 1:1 basis
or in group sessions. I helped them choose their medical specialities, as well
as supporting them through a competitive interview process. Since the summer of
2017 I have worked as a freelance coach and careers consultant. I provide
business to business careers consultancy and also work with private clients. My
private coaching clients are mainly adults, from college students to people that
want to undergo a career change. I help with career choice, coaching and careers
guidance to improve any aspect of work or work/life balance. I also work with
people who need help and advice to set up their own businesses. How I work My
philosophy is to work with clients using ‘unconditional positive regard’ as the
foundation stone of my practice. Carl Rogers, a humanistic psychologist in the
1950s, first developed this as a concept. This means I work from a place of
having utmost respect for my client. I work in a holistic way, which helps the
client find their own learning and life and helps people who want to change. I
may explore with the client: questions relating to life purpose, the quality of
relationships (work and home), feelings, career and health. BPS qualified in the
use of psychometric assessments, I am trained in the Type Dynamics Indicator. I
am also on on the Careers Development Institute registered list of career
development professionals.
