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Sarah Woodford
Sarah is passionate about learning and development, supporting individuals to make meaningful changes within their life, by living their values, so that life, work, and relationships can be more resilient and rewarding.
She is a gentle, kind and compassionate coach who will listen deeply to you and help you explore where you are and where you want to be.
Sarah is an Executive Coach, Coach Supervisor, Mediator and GP.
Sarah has primarily worked within the NHS, supporting executive coaching with the NHS Leadership Academy.
Sarah made me feel comfortable and safe in our sessions, she has great listening skills and through the very thoughtful conversation she was able to challenge my thinking, allowing me to gain a different perspective. She is the most amazing coach I have ever had. She is a very good listener, is very kind and very empathic. It is a difficult time but I have found my passion about my profession again.
NHS Leader
I am pleased to have had the opportunity to work with Sarah and grateful for each and every session we had as I feel I could be open, honest and use the sessions to reflect on different aspects of my personal and professional goals. I believe the sessions have made me a better Manager to my team and the organisation as I understand myself better and how others perceive me and my role. I feel I am more understanding of myself and my own values, beliefs and personality. This understanding has helped conquer some of the issues faced over the last year in my role.
Public Sector Leader
Key skills
Executive coaching, career coaching, motivational interviewing, ALS facilitation, mediation, appraisals, coach supervision.
Style
Sarah brings a broad and tailored range of communication skills built from years of experience working with people both at their best and in their most vulnerable moments. She has a curiosity for individuals and always has an open mind about what the future may bring. She uses reflection, encourages self-awareness, and facilitates individuals to identify,own and progress their goals. Sarah may use a range of tools and techniques to help individuals work through change and live their values, but mostly her approach is to offer a safe space to have a deep conversation. Sarah offers challenge to help individuals work through factors that limit their progress. She uses support to grow a client’s agency to be more effective and satisfied in and with their lives.
Professional memberships
General Medical Council Full Registration with a licence to practise; EMCC Membership.
Career background
Sarah started her medical career as a junior doctor in medicine and psychiatry, speciality training in Public Health and qualifying as a GP in 2005. She worked as a GP Partner for nearly 10 years, then moved to a portfolio career covering Quality, Safeguarding and Regulatory functions both within and for partners of the NHS, including Primary Care Development with the Royal College of GPs. She was supported to train as a coach by NHS England and has worked for nine years as a coach for the NHS Leadership Academy and as a Coach and Mediator for the RCGP.
Qualifications and training
EMCC Coaching Accreditation as Senior Practitioner. Foundation certificate in coaching (ILM 5). Mediation skills training (ILM accredited). MA Mammalian physiology; MB & BChir; Master’s in Public Health; Diploma of the Faculty of Public Health; MRCGP, Diploma in Occupational Medicine.
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We are
professionally and experientially qualified, regularly supervised and have appropriate professional memberships. CBC is a corporate member of the Association for Coaching.
We offer
individual coaching to executives, and leaders and managers of various levels as well as group and team coaching
We follow
professional guidelines, principles and competencies including the Global Code of Ethics for Coaches, Mentors and Supervisors