Welcome

Welcome to my website…..Thanks for stopping by!

I set up my business in training, facilitation and coaching in 2017, after over fourteen years working as an academic. I draw on my academic expertise and experience to offer training and consultancy around gender and LGBT equality and inclusion to organisations and groups in the private, public or voluntary sector. I gained a coaching qualification in 2017 and offer professional-development coaching within organisations as well as to individuals. I am based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK but happily work more widely.

I hope you enjoy having a look around the website. If you have any queries or are interested in working together, please get in touch. I look forward to our conversation!

Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead

 

Training

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What training do you provide? I provide training around gender and/or LGBT equality, diversity and inclusion to organisations and groups in the corporate, public and third sectors. Training is tailored to your organisational setting and needs. My training: Raises awareness Informs Identifies possible problems Provides ways forward Provides follow-up support and consultancy where appropriate Coaching… Continue reading Training

Facilitation

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What does a facilitator do? Facilitator: “a helper and enabler whose goal is to support others” (Ingrid Bens). This is very much how I see my role when helping organisations and groups discuss particular issues. What kind of facilitation do you offer? I offer facilitation both on areas aligned with my expertise in gender and… Continue reading Facilitation

Coaching

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What is coaching? Put simply, coaching may be described as a series of purposeful conversations. Coaching encourages and supports an individual to explore options, decide on ways forward and take action to attain their goals. Coaching can be a powerful tool in helping people to draw on their greatest resource: themselves. What kind of coaching do… Continue reading Coaching

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The focus groups that Julie facilitated were incredibly well managed. When discussing more sensitive topics the space always felt respectful, safe and engaging. All of us were able to speak, without feeling pressured to do so.

Focus group participant

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I enlisted Julie as a keynote speaker for a high profile regional coaching CPD workshop. Julie facilitated a hugely informative and participative workshop, succeeding to positively engage a group of over 35 HR professionals.  Whilst Julie is clearly an expert in her field, she is unassuming and warm with it.  All participants were comfortable to explore their own unconscious bias and share lots of personal insights with one another during the session, which made for a great learning experience.  The session evaluations were fantastic, reflecting the effort and approach taken by Julie. The only suggestions for enhancement is that people wanted more!

I would highly recommend Julie to anybody who is looking to develop individual and organisational understanding of gender and LGBT equality, she really is the go-to expert in this field and a genuinely lovely person to deal with.

Kate Shahid, Regional Events Co-ordinator, Association for Coaching