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 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 sub-system of the  British Psychological Society.

Qualifications
Alanna has degrees in Psychology (BSc Hons) and Counselling Psychology (MSc), (Post-MSc Diploma). She is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, a Coaching Psychologist, and abides by the Code of Conduct, Ethics and Practice of the British Psychological Society and the Association for Coaching.

Alanna is also a full member of both the Association for Coaching and the International Stress Management Association UK.