Katie is an executive coach (ICF-PCC), certified team coach, facilitator and trainer with a background working in leading international law firms.
She partners with her clients to help them become better leaders of themselves and others while navigating the many strategic and interpersonal opportunities and issues they face in their professional careers.
Katie is passionate about supporting professionals to create sustainable and enriching careers that they can enjoy for decades to come.
Prior to retraining as a coach, Katie was a banking and finance lawyer and partner of global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills LLP. She has lived and worked as a lawyer in Australia, London, and Singapore before settling in Auckland New Zealand, and founding her international professional development practice.
Katie’s approach to coaching is transformational. Her foundation training is in ontological coaching which is an extraordinarily powerful methodology for effecting change in individuals, teams, and organisations. Through her extended training as a health and wellness coach, she acquired expertise in behaviour change and motivational interviewing.
Areas of coaching expertise:
- Leadership development and navigating team dynamics
- Repairing, nurturing and developing internal and external relationships
- Creating sustainable and healthy work practices to maximise performance
- Formulating and executing your contribution to the broader organisation
- Improving communication and influence