Career Coaching
Personalised Career Coaching for Progress and Fulfilment
Whether you’re feeling stuck in your current role, looking to transition into something new, or eager to accelerate your professional development, our Career Coaching programme is designed to help you move forward with clarity, confidence and purpose.
With one-to-one support from an experienced coach, you’ll work through your challenges, set meaningful goals, and take practical steps to achieve them.
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Thousands of Happy Customers
Dedicated Career Advisors with 60 Years Experience
Stuck in Your Role or Unsure What Comes Next?
Why People Get Stuck in Their Careers
Many professionals know they want more from their work but aren’t sure how to get there. The next step might feel too uncertain, or too daunting. As a result, they remain where they are, even when they know it’s not right.
Some begin to make progress, only to stall at the first obstacle. That’s where career coaching makes a real difference: by helping you overcome the mental, practical and strategic barriers to change.
Career Coaching Helps You Make Change Happen
Career coaching is a practical, forward-focused way to move from where you are now to where you want to be. Your coach works with you to define realistic objectives, break them into manageable steps, and guide you through each phase with clear focus and accountability.
Whether you’re aiming for a promotion, considering a new direction, or simply want to feel more fulfilled at work,we help you make it happen.
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Psychometric backed advice & guidance
Career guidance for all ages
One-on-one career advice & support
What to Expect from Career Coaching
Goal-Oriented, One-to-One Coaching
Each coaching session lasts one to two hours and is entirely focused on your objectives. Together, you and your coach will review your progress, tackle specific challenges, and agree on actions for the next session.
You’ll receive honest, supportive feedback, and a structured plan that builds momentum.
Explain how each session is structured, including the focus on agreed objectives, action points and ongoing momentum.
A Typical Career Coaching Programme
We recommend booking an initial block of four sessions, usually held weekly. Many clients continue for six to twelve sessions depending on their goals and the complexity of their situation.
There are no long-term commitments. We offer a flexible, hourly rate with no hidden costs, and we’ll never try to sell you more than you need.
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Career Coaching for Professional Development
Are You Making the Most of Your Talents?
Career coaching isn’t just for those looking to change roles, it’s also for professionals who want to thrive in their current career. You might be aiming for promotion, thinking of retraining, or simply wanting to boost your performance in your existing position.
Whatever your goal, our coaches will help you maximise your potential.
Common Career Coaching Focus Areas
- Leadership and people management
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Navigating workplace stress or conflict
- Boosting confidence and personal impact
- Assessing retraining or further qualifications
- Aligning your values with your work
Stay on Track in a Competitive Market
Today’s working environment is fast-paced and ever-changing. Our coaching helps you stay relevant, self-aware, and prepared, so you can make confident decisions about your future and stay ahead of the curve.
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How Our Career Coaches Support You
Fully Qualified, Experienced Career Coaches
Our career coaches are trained professionals with real-world experience. They’ve helped thousands of individuals progress in their careers by offering not only guidance, but the encouragement and structure needed to make long-term change.
Tailored Sessions Based on Your Goals
There’s no “one-size-fits-all” approach here. Every coaching relationship begins with understanding your personal circumstances, career history, and future hopes. From there, we build a plan that works for you, on your terms.
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Is Career Coaching Right for You?
Questions to Ask Yourself
If you’ve asked yourself any of the following questions, career coaching could be the right next step:
Am I progressing in my career as I think I should – how can I accelerate this?
Is the organisation I’m working for the culturally right for me?
Am I making the most of my talents, abilities, experience and qualifications?
Should I retrain or update my qualifications?
Are there areas, such as leadership skills, that are holding me back?
Is stress, anger or resentment an issue and restricting my progress?
- Programme: Career Change
John
“I had a useful broad ranging discussion with the consultant with helpful insights.
- Programme: Career Change
Pippa
Hi Leo, Many thanks for the report, it’s been really helpful. Thanks.
- Programme: Career Change
Jason
Thank you for your time this morning, I felt you made a really excellent assessment and feel encouraged that there is a way forward emerging now.
- Programme: New Career
Kate
Dear Leo and Sherridan
You will remember that Kate and I visited Sherridan at her home in February this year. You both asked to be kept informed of her progress.
I am delighted to be able to tell you that Kate secured a job on 19 March!
They are a lovely team and they have said they are so happy to have her, they really like her and she fits in very well. Likewise, she is loving the job, and most importantly it ticks all the boxes for her; ‘people skills, communication, information governance and attention to detail, very little travel cost, etc., etc. They told her at the interview that it’s a ‘job for life’ and so we told her to join the NHS pension scheme! In any event, I am sure that this could lead to other roles within the NHS in the future, if she got itchy feet.
Sometimes the missing piece of the puzzle just clicks into place perfectly. I am ecstatic. It has been so very hard for her, and her Dad and I. Most of all Kate has worked so hard for her achievements and she is conscientious and dedicated and deserves to be so happily employed.
Many thanks for your help and assistance along the way. It was very much appreciated.
Very best wishes to you both.
- Programme: New Career
Grace and Jonty
Dear Leo,
Just to say how delighted I have been with the career guidance service that you have offered to Grace and Jonty. Grace has made an application to train as a primary school teacher. The assurance of your analysis was absolutely key to this. Jonty is a year or two further away from the employment market place, but my hope was that you would give him ideas that were novel and out of the box – which you certainly did. Let’s see where he goes, but this experience will have been invaluable whatever happens.
I’ve left a review on Google.
Many thanks once again
Sebastian
- Programme: Career Change
Nicola
Several comments really rang true. I had thought counselling might suit me, but she advised against it and when I mentioned this to close family they agreed with the Career Analyst.
- Programme: New Career
Patrick
On 26th October I received my Career Analysts report. It gave me a lot of ideas on where to go in the future; I found the service exemplary and the staff efficient and friendly. I have enrolled in training courses that I have an interest in and that would be beneficial to my future career. I have been offered a job in a sector in which I can progress and exploit my full potential. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Career Analysts for the fantastic advice and service, helping me to finally get my career on the right path. Keep up the good work!
- Programme: Career Change
Richard
Dear Leo I thought I would drop you a quick note to give you some feedback on my experience with Career Analysts. I was particularly impressed with the Occupational Psychologist. She clearly understood my objectives and did a lot of research to make sure the advice she gave me was specific to my needs. This allowed my time with her to be productive and highly focused on what I wanted to achieve. The Occupational Psychologist’s insight into the specific job role I was looking for, combined with an uncanny ability to access my personality, was truly remarkable.
She helped me build confidence and understand what was driving me in my previous jobs. I constantly try to analyse my job skills and look at how I can improve myself. The Occupational Psychologist took that to a completely different level and within an hour with her it was clear I couldn’t see the wood from the trees. The net result was that within a matter of weeks I was able to secure a job in a completely different industry. I am extremely grateful to the Occupational Psychologist and Career Analysts for helping me understand my vocation and future path. I would not hesitate to recommend your services.
Regards Richard
- Programme: New Career
Sophie
My consultant was v. enthusiastic and understanding. Didn’t apply one formula – she gave me individual attention. The report arrived v. efficiently and was well laid out. The Career Analysts experience – it’s like holding up a mirror to yourself. The consultant gave me a lot of encouragement and really helped me see my strengths.
- Programme: Career Change
Casper
The Occupational Psychologist was very perceptive about my personality.
- Programme: Teenagers
Alan
The other day I stumbled across my assessment feedback from when I visited Career Analysts in 1986! My mum passed away last year and she had kept the papers, which was typical of her organisational skills. I just wanted to let you know that 20 years on the assessment has mirrored reality. It made uncanny reading. I am a Solicitor working in the private sector, I also work as a part time Member of the Parole Board. Some of the comments made in 1986 are as apt today as they were when I was 16!
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Harry
Generally this was an excellent day! The Occupational Psychologist was a very intelligent, confident, interesting person. I really enjoyed our conversation.
- Programme: Teenagers
Alex
Thank you very much for the report and the support that you have given Alex, she found her interview and report immensely useful and uplifting, just what she needed.
- Programme: Teenagers
Louise
The aspect that I found particularly useful was which career would suit me and what to study at university. If someone needed it, I would definitely recommend career analysts without a doubt.
- Programme: New Career
Oliver
The process helped me to understand my strengths and where my areas of interests lie. I feel like I have a better vision of what career I want to go into. Leo took the time to help me out and was very patient when dealing with me. The programme was structured well. Although it was quite challenging I felt as though I benefited from it. The report helped me to gain a better and more solid understanding of my career pathway.
I understood through this programme how I could utilise my strengths to serve a purpose. I feel it is better to follow your intuition than follow a course of action you are not familiar with. I found that working with the psychologist helped me to gain a different perspective on work. The experience also caused me to change my opinion on my career options.
- Programme: Career Change
Patrick
Would just like to inform you that I have just found employment as a Senior Intelligence Analyst working for a fraud investigation company in Gloucester. Thank you for all your help and guidance.
- Programme: Teenagers
John
Hello,
I thought you might be interested to hear how your advice worked out for me as a 52 year old Engineer Surveyor of 9 years following a 26 year career in the RAF as a Mechanical Engineer.
I came to you in January 1986 as my father was at his wits end with me about a career and my lack of enthusiasm for studying at school. I saw Melvin R Stockdale and he wrote his recommendations in the Career Advice Report dated 24 Jan 1986.
To be honest, reading this now is slightly unnerving, although how accurate it was as advice is ridiculous!
The line to take away for me is:
“The two main fields which I suggest you look at carefully in order to (a) find out what they involve and (b) to test your own feelings about them: Surveying and Electrical/Mechanical Engineering.”
Like I said that is EXACTLY what I have done and am still doing!
I hope you find this story of your business being absolutely on the money as interesting/funny as I do, I wish my Dad was still here to share this with him. I think I did him proud in the end and all his worry and frustration paid off in the end!
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Rhian
I just wanted to say thank you so much for the career advice and help I received from you; it has been absolutely invaluable.
As a little update, I am now 8 weeks into an MSc in Occupational & Organisational Psychology (Part-time, distance learning) at University of Northumbria, and am working part time at the events company below too that you found! I approached them even though they didn’t have any suitable vacancies at the time but then they got back to me and have created a part-time position for me!
I am also out of my toxic old job and so much happier.
Thank you so much, it’s absolutely changed my life.
- Programme: Teenagers
Sophie
I just wanted to say thank you to yourself, Sheridan and Leo for the help which you provided to Sophie. It enabled her to find a way through to the next stage and she has applied to study Liberal Arts at university as that does seem to be a good fit for her and something that she will very much enjoy. She’s had a couple of offers through and now just needs to get her grades! I don’t have Sheridan’s or Leo’s email addresses so please pass this message on to them. Thanks again. Michelle.
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Cath
A belated thank you so much for your advice and support last week – and for the comments/tips below. It was an extremely useful session, well-tailored to my needs and has helped to structure and focus my thinking; It has also enabled me to feel more confident about preparing for/addressing interviews.
- Programme: Career Change
Sophie
Some of the suggestions were things I had already thought of, but Mary had new ideas too + tried to wrestle with my myriad of issues! It’s been great for me to try and see why some ideas are no longer appealing (albeit work areas in which I have long-standing experience), and to have a really sound baseline of ideas for me to consider what I do next. Particularly useful was the discussion with Mary and the efforts she took to try and understand my circumstances. Her moral support for my current career / employment difficulties.
- Programme: Teenagers
Charlotte
I felt that everything I talked about with my consultant was relevant to me and how I want to work out my future at university and my career. The personality profiling and aptitude tests were particularly useful.
- Programme: Career Change
Emma
Just wanted to say what a lovely chat I had with Mary today. I felt like she took the time to really understand me and see how to tailor careers to suit me personally rather than trying to force anything on me, and I appreciated how at ease she made me and felt the overall experience was very rewarding so I look forward to reading her report further to the session.
- Programme: Career Change
Marie-Therese
I found the Career Analysts experience very pertinent. It has highlighted my frustration at work doing secretarial work. I also found the personality profile interesting. I know that I am determined and driven, but I did not realize to what extent i.e. I did not think I was more driven than other people and I see now how this aspect of my personality conflicts with routine work. I realize that I need to find a job that provides outlet for this. Hitherto, I have done this through studying.
- Programme: Career Change
Sophie
I haven’t had a chance to go through the official feedback process yet. I will though, but meanwhile must say how pleased I am with Mary’s report. It’s been such a helpful process and I’m delighted with the advice she has offered. I shall follow through with the proper feedback process ASAP.
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Career Advice Trusted Across Generations
For over 60 years, Career Analysts has helped thousands of individuals make meaningful progress in their careers. From building confidence to securing promotions or navigating major career changes, our clients consistently tell us that our coaching has made a lasting impact.
Many return to us at different stages of their journey, and often recommend our services to colleagues, friends and family.
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Whether you need direction, support, or the tools to accelerate your growth, Career Analysts is here to help you reach your full potential.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is career coaching?
Career coaching is a structured, one-to-one process designed to help you clarify your goals, overcome obstacles and make progress in your professional life. It provides practical guidance and accountability to help you move from where you are now to where you want to be.
How is career coaching different from career counselling?
Career counselling often focuses on identifying suitable career paths, typically through assessments and analysis. Career coaching is action-oriented, it supports you in achieving specific goals, such as getting promoted, improving leadership skills or navigating a career change.
Who is career coaching suitable for?
Our career coaching is ideal for professionals at any stage, whether you’re early in your career, mid-level and seeking growth, or exploring a new direction. It’s also beneficial for individuals returning to work or managing significant change in their working life.
How many coaching sessions will I need?
We recommend starting with a minimum of four sessions to gain traction, though many clients opt for between six and twelve depending on their goals. There’s no obligation to commit long-term, we work at your pace and on your terms.
What happens during a coaching session?
Each session is tailored to your objectives. You’ll review progress with your coach, address current challenges, and agree on next steps. Sessions typically last between one and two hours and are held weekly or fortnightly, depending on your needs.
Can coaching help with specific skills like leadership or communication?
Yes. Career coaching can focus on targeted areas such as leadership development, team management, communication, confidence, or handling workplace stress. Your coach will work with you to identify and strengthen the skills most relevant to your goals.
Is everything we discuss confidential?
Absolutely. All coaching sessions are confidential and provide a safe, professional space for honest discussion and self-reflection.