Introduction

Alanna as a Coach
Three words that best describe Alanna as a coach:

• Inventive
• Committed
• Results-focused

Style and Approach
Alanna sees her main role as collaboratively promoting change in the coachee’s process of learning and growth in achieving their goals. Her primary framework is Cognitive Behavioural Coaching – an active focused way of working that provides powerful strategies for positive change in behaviour, thinking and attitudes - although Alanna is comfortable and experienced in using a range of approaches adapted to the coachee’s learning style and individual requirements. Alanna works towards a coaching relationship that is both supportive and challenging, believing that this aspect of coaching psychology can add value.

Background experience
Following a career in the financial sector with 3i Group as an investment analyst and Fund Manager, Alanna trained as an applied psychologist. Her City background, coupled with a range of business, professional, clinical and life experiences bring a broad range of dimensions to her work as a coach. Alanna has worked actively as an Executive Officer and in a number of roles for the Special Group in Coaching Psychology since its inception in 2004 as a member network of the  British Psychological Society.

Qualifications
Alanna is a Chartered Psychologist, an HPC Registered Counselling Psychologist, a Coaching Psychologist, and abides by the Codes of Conduct, Ethics and Practice of the British Psychological Society, the Health Professions Council, the Society for Coaching Psychology and the Association for Coaching.

Alanna is also an accredited member of the Society for Coaching Psychology, and a full member of both the Association for Coaching and the International Stress Management Association UK.