I work with founders and high-performing leaders who've built impressive success and are now focused on leading in a way that's effective, intentional and doesn't lead to burnout.
My approach blends executive coaching and psychology to rewire the mindset, identity and patterns that determine how you lead, decide and scale.
Here's What I've Learned About High Performance
True leadership isn't just about what you achieve. It's about closing the gap between how impressive it looks externally and how sustainable it feels internally.
Most coaching focuses only on performance giving you tactics without addressing what's actually limiting your capacity.
Most therapy focuses on the past processing old wounds without building the strategic clarity you need for what's ahead.
I work in the space between.
Where rewiring your mindset creates the capacity for strategic growth. Where psychology meets performance. Where you don't just manage the pressure better you transform how you operate under it.
That's why leaders come to me when conventional coaching feels surface-level, when they know their bottleneck isn't tactics and when they're ready to do the deeper work that creates lasting change.
Schedule A CallMy Approach Is Different
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I'm not a business consultant who'll hand you generic frameworks.
I'm not a therapist who'll spend months in the past.
I'm the bridge between the two.
I combine clinical psychology with executive coaching to rewire the internal patterns capping your external growth. We address both mindset AND strategy because you can't scale one without the other.
My clients have tried conventional coaching and found it too shallow. They know their challenge isn't tactics it's capacity. They're ready to do the psychological work most coaches aren't trained to facilitate.
What this looks like:
We identify the unconscious patterns driving your decisions, the beliefs limiting your leadership, and the identity shifts required for your next level.
We work on what's in front of you now the decision keeping you up at night, the team dynamic that's not working, the next level that feels out of reach.
You get both psychological insight AND strategic clarity. Not just awareness, but a concrete roadmap forward.
Through years of training as an accredited psychotherapist and executive coach,
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I learned that exceptional leadership doesn't come from working harder. It comes from clarity, self-awareness and aligning your internal operating system with your external strategy.
The Elevation Method came from this realisation:
Too many brilliant leaders were hitting walls that had nothing to do with capability. They were operating at their edge, leading from adrenaline and their businesses could only grow as far as their current capacity allowed.
They didn't need more tactics. They needed to rewire what was underneath the high-functioning anxiety, the identity attached to being indispensable, the patterns that made rest feel impossible.
Today, I work with founders, executives and high achievers who are ready for leadership that doesn't cost them their peace.
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MSC Psychology
PG DIP Psychotherapy
Diploma inĀ Executive CoachingĀ
Advanced Diploma inĀ LifeĀ CoachingĀ
Advanced Professional Diploma in Integrative Counselling
Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapy
Diploma in NLP Practitioner
Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
IEMT PractitionerĀ
Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Accreditations
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European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)
British Psychological Society (BPS)
National Counselling Society (NSC)
National Hypnotherapy Society (NHS)
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I'm relentlessly committed to staying current with the latest research in performance psychology, leadership development and neuroscience.
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The strategies I bring to my clients aren't just based on years of training, they're informed by ongoing study and real-world application with high-performing leaders operating at multi-six to seven figures.
My coaching style is practical, solution-focused and collaborative.
I create spaces where leaders feel both supported and challenged. Where the work is rigorous but never rigid. Where change is designed to last, not just feel good in the moment.
I don't do fluffy motivation. I do deep work that creates real shifts in how you think, lead and operate.
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Book A ConsultationClient Success Stories
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"Nicola helped me shift patterns I didnāt even realise were holding me back like perfectionism, people-pleasing and I was always second-guessing myself.
Today, Iām more confident in my leadership decisions, Iāve secured a promotion and I feel calmer and more present outside of work."
Amira.K - Senior Executive, Financial Services
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"Working with Nicola gave me the clarity and confidence Iād been missing for years.
I went from feeling constantly overwhelmed in my business to leading with focus and ease.
Within six months, I grew my revenue by 30% and finally feel like Iām building success on my own terms."
Sarah.M - Founder & Creative Director
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"I used to tie myself in knots over every decision. No matter what I chose, Iād worry Iād made the wrong one.
I trust myself now, Iām calmer under pressure and my team has noticed the difference too, everything feelsĀ better and I am more focused."
Michael. A - Tech Entrepreneur & CEO
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Ready to Explore If We're a Fit?
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I offer private 1:1 Executive Coaching, the She Accelerates Mastermind for ambitious female founders and executives and bespoke organisational programmes for leadership teams.
Let's begin the conversation.
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