Choose your next work direction in 12 weeks – with real-world evidence, not more overthinking

Your life looks good on paper.

So why doesn’t it feel like yours?

I help thoughtful, ambitious women who feel stuck at a crossroads in their working life stop circling the decision, test what’s actually true, and take the first real step towards their next chapter.

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Life, Career & Money Mindset Coach Lauren

My Coaching Philosophy

I don’t believe coaching should be a series of nice conversations that leave you feeling clearer for a day, then stuck again by Friday.

The deeper work is changing your relationship with uncertainty.

Because if you wait until a decision feels completely safe, certain and risk-free, you’ll probably wait forever. Especially if you’re thoughtful, capable and used to getting things right.

A lot of intelligent people get trapped here. You can see every angle. You can make a case for staying, leaving, pivoting, waiting, retraining, applying, not applying. Every option carries risk, so your mind keeps trying to solve the whole thing before you move.

But clarity usually doesn’t arrive before action.

It comes from testing. From trying something small. From gathering evidence. From learning that uncertainty is not a sign you’re doing it wrong. It’s part of making a real decision.

My approach is evidence-led. Before coaching, I studied chemistry at Oxford and built a career as a product manager, where my work centred on testing assumptions, designing experiments and using real-world evidence to make better decisions.

I bring that same thinking into career coaching.

We won’t try to solve your whole future in your head. We’ll turn the thoughts, fears and “what ifs” into small, practical experiments, so you can find out what actually fits.

By the end, you won’t just have made one decision.

You’ll have started building a new way of making decisions: one rooted in self-trust, evidence and movement, rather than fear, overthinking and the impossible search for certainty.

Lauren came into my life at a real crossroads, and from the start she created genuine space for me to slow down and reconnect with what I actually want…
She asked exactly the right questions to help me envision my career not just as it is, but as it could be: idealistic but attainable…
I came away with more clarity, more confidence, and a genuine sense of possibility.

Maya, London

Who this Coaching is For

You might be in the right place if:

  • Your life looks good on paper, but privately you keep wondering, “Is this it?”
  • You’ve been thinking about changing something for months, but every option seems to come with a reason not to choose it.
  • You know what you don’t want anymore, but you can’t quite see what comes next.
  • You’re tired of asking friends, scrolling job boards, saving interesting roles, closing the tabs, and ending up back where you started.
  • You want change, but you don’t want to blow up your whole life to get it.
  • You don’t need someone to hand you an answer. You need a clear space to hear yourself think – and a practical way to test what’s true.

It probably isn’t for you if:

  • You want me to tell you which career you should choose
  • You’re looking for a quick motivational boost
  • You want someone else to make the decision for you
  • You’re not currently willing to question some of the assumptions you’ve been living by

You don’t need certainty. You need evidence.

My 4-Step Coaching Process

The Next Chapter is not just about making one career decision. It’s about learning how to make decisions differently, without handing your life over to fear, overthinking or everyone else’s opinion.

Each stage is designed to help you lower the emotional risk of change. We map what’s keeping you stuck, explore what you actually want, test possibilities in the real world, and use the evidence to make a decision you can stand behind.

01

The Stuck Map

We’ll untangle the expectations, fears, assumptions, money stories and “sensible” ideas that have been running the show — so the problem stops feeling like one big cloud and becomes something you can actually work with.

02

The Direction Shortlist

We’ll make space for what you want now, not just what made sense five years ago or what looks good from the outside. You’ll separate genuine desire from obligation, fear, habit and old versions of success.

03

Real-World Tests

Instead of trying to think your way to certainty, we’ll design small, practical experiments to gather evidence. Conversations. Research. Applications. Work experiments. Creative tests. Nothing reckless. Just enough movement to find out what fits.

04

The Next Chapter Decision

You’ll bring the evidence together, make a decision you can stand behind, and take one meaningful first step towards it.

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you’ll leave with

This isn’t about leaving with a beautifully completed workbook. It’s about leaving with something you can actually use in your life.

You’ll have:

  • A clear map of what’s actually been keeping you stuck — so it stops feeling like one giant fog.
  • A stronger sense of what matters to you now, not just what used to matter.
  • A shortlist of directions worth exploring, instead of a hundred half-formed maybes.
  • Real-world evidence about what fits, rather than another few months of thinking about it.
  • More trust in your own judgement.
  • A decision you can stand behind.
  • One concrete next step already taken.

CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES

From stuck to 2 job offers

One client came to me after several years out of work following a series of health setbacks. She’d started to believe the version of herself who had led a successful career was behind her.

We didn’t ignore the practical constraints. They were real. But we also looked at the story that had formed around them — what she was still capable of, what she was allowed to want, and what someone in her situation could reasonably expect.

Then we tested what was actually true through small, practical steps. Her confidence returned. Her social life came back. Her sense of herself began to shift.

Six sessions later, she had two job offers. More than that, she described it as showing up for her life again.

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Coaching Programme

The Next Chapter

A 12-week private coaching programme for thoughtful women at a crossroads in their working life who want to stop circling the decision, gather real-world evidence, and take the first concrete step towards what comes next.

The Next Chapter is a 12-week private programme starting from £2,000.

By the end, you’ll have chosen your next work direction, gathered evidence behind it, and taken one practical step towards it – not because you’re 100% certain forever, but because you’ve done enough honest testing to know what’s true enough to move.

Here’s how we’ll work together:
6 × 75–90 minute private coaching sessions
We’ll meet every two weeks, giving you space between sessions to reflect, test things in real life, and come back with evidence rather than more overthinking.

Between-session support
For the moments that can’t wait for our next call – the job advert that makes you doubt everything, the conversation you’re avoiding, the wobble, the breakthrough, or the sudden realisation that you might want something you haven’t let yourself want before. You won’t be left holding it all on your own.

Evidence-led experiments
We’ll turn your options into small, practical tests, so you can stop trying to solve your future in your head and start gathering evidence you can trust.

A personalised coaching journey
We’ll move through a clear process: understand what’s keeping you stuck, explore what you actually want now, test possibilities in the real world, and make a next move you can stand behind.

Limited private client spaces
I work with a maximum of three private clients at a time to ensure each coaching relationship gets the attention and depth it needs.

Because this is personal work, fit matters. After our first session, if either of us feels this isn’t the right coaching relationship, we’ll stop there. You’ll only pay for the session we’ve had, and I’ll refund anything else you’ve paid. No awkwardness or hard feelings.

Clarity Intensive

One 90-minute session — £200

For the moments when you know something needs to change, but you can’t quite see the path forward.
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of the future you want to create, the beliefs that may be getting in your way, and practical next steps to start moving towards it.

It’s also a chance to experience what coaching with me is like without committing to a 12-week programme.

If you decide afterwards that you’d like to continue into The Next Chapter, the £200 will be deducted from the programme investment.

About Lauren – career & life coach for women in London

I know what it feels like to stand at a professional crossroads, looking at a life that technically works and wondering why it still doesn’t feel right.

My own path has moved through science, product and coaching. I studied chemistry at Oxford, then built a career as a product manager, where I spent years designing experiments, testing assumptions and helping teams make clearer decisions with better evidence.

That background shapes how I coach. I’m not interested in vague “follow your passion” advice or forcing you into a shiny new identity. We’ll work with what’s real: your fears, constraints, hopes, money stories, old definitions of success, and the evidence you gather as you move.

Almost all my clients are women because I understand the particular pressures we carry – around confidence, self-worth, what we’re allowed to want. I believe these deserve to be named and dealt with directly, not worked around.

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Lauren is exceptional at what she does – she is thoughtful, a great listener, tactful and really competent… After just one session, I felt more confident and more grounded. It was a real turning point. I remember calling my friends afterwards and saying that, regardless of the outcome of the interview process, I had already gained so much.

Alex, Oxford

Frequently asked questions about career & life coaching in London

Ready to stop circling the decision?

I work with a maximum of three private clients at a time, so each coaching relationship has the attention and depth it needs.

If you’d like to explore working together, fill in the short application form. I’ll read it carefully, and if it feels like there could be a good fit, I’ll invite you to a conversation.

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