Wellbeing coaching for challenging times

Join me in compassionate conversation to reflect, explore and create new ways of thinking, feeling and doing.

Hi, I am Sam Beal, a trained and accredited coach who works alongside individuals, teams and groups to support them to find ways to feel better and function better.

Why coaching?

We live in a messy, sometimes beautiful but always uncertain and changing world. Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed by what is going on inside us and what is happening around us. We don’t have to journey through complexity and challenge alone. Coaching can help to mitigate the experience of being in this unwell world and will draw on your strengths and experience.

Coaching provides connection, opportunities to sit with what is painful, strategies for coping and opportunities for small and big changes that make a positive difference to us and those around us. You decide what to focus on in coaching - it could be that you are going through a difficult transition, you have challenges at work or at home, perhaps you want to improve your wellbeing or find what it is you want in a new phase of life? Try coaching and find out what having some time and space focused on you, can do.

I have worked in education, provided workplace coaching in the public sector and now specialise in providing coaching to those working in education, the health service and the community and voluntary sector. I provide coaching for transitions including in midlife and menopause. However, I welcome working with all who are curious.

What I offer

  • Coaching for All

    Coaching is a potential source of support for all. I coach those who are ready to reflect, explore and make positive change in their work, career, relationships and or wellbeing. I work with individuals, groups and teams.

    I strive to offer an inclusive service and believe in the power of coaching for personal wellbeing and social impact.

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  • Wellbeing at Menopause

    Menopause is time of challenge, change and transition. Coaching can support with the management of symptoms and midlife challenges and a space for new perspectives. 1:1 and group coaching for wellbeing at menopause is offered.

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  • Wellbeing in Education

    Coaching supports personal and professional development. It provides time and space to reflect and build on strengths, explore and review practice and identify opportunities for improving wellbeing and mitigating the stresses of working in this sector.

    I work with individuals, groups and teams working in education.

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  • Group Coaching

    Group coaching provides an opportunity to learn about yourself from others and through being in community with others. Online group coaching for wellbeing and for menopause is offered. Bespoke group and team coaching opportunities can be provided on request.

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Words from people I have coached

  • GF (2024)

    I feel I was really ‘seen’ (not in a way that made me feel exposed), but in a way that gently promoted my own active involvement in coaching, supporting and nurturing myself, my ambitions, challenges and strengths. I did not expect that to be the case. I imagined that I’d be encouraged to do some ‘work’ in order to see results or outcomes associated with what we had discussed, but I don’t think I had predicted or expected that this would be less about making up for deficits and deficiencies and more about being positive and affirming who and how I am and how I can recognise and move forward with that evaluative, accepting understanding of myself or my traits.

  • CP (2023)

    Sam was just simply excellent. She never offered advice directly but enabled problem solving by asking questions that provoked me to discover my own answers and any possible solutions. I have gained so much from my sessions with Sam and cannot thank her for enabling me to have the realisation of my own capabilities and strengths- thank you, Sam!

  • SM (2023)

    I liked it that I could bring my own challenges and provocations to the session so that we could explore situations or feelings. I also valued the chance to discuss my visual metaphors and what those really meant in terms of my concerns or anticipation.

  • LA (2020)

    The sessions, through the questions you asked me, encouraged me to consider for myself options on how to tackle issues I was dealing with, and gave me head space away from other work to discuss and consider these options.

  • TW (Team coaching) (2022)

    The coach provided a strong sense of safety for exploring, without the need for a rigid structure. Lots of compassion and empathy and a lovely way of summing up and holding in mind what had previously been said. She allowed fluidity, wandering, wondering and also managed the time incredibly well. The questions really opened up possibilities and she held the space with care.

  • MW (2021)

    I wanted to increase my confidence in myself and I feel that this has very much been achieved by the fact that Sam left me lots of space to think things through and reflect resulting in me more often than not realising that I knew more than I thought I did. I found that she was always very much listening to what I was saying and would then bring in a very pertinent question that would enable me to elaborate more on what I was talking about often resulting in some great light bulb moments for me.

  • SM (Team coaching) (2022)

    I benefited from your sessions because I was able to ask for help which usually I would struggle with a lot so thank you very much. Secondly you’re one of the best listeners I have come across.