Life Coach and Professional Coach Katherine Ashmore who has red hair wearing a black top, standing against a white background. Smiling gently and warmly.

Leaders, founders or senior professionals usually come to me because they know that something needs to change. They are successful and have got to where they are through focus and experience. More often they have reached a point where things are going well by most measures, yet something feels slightly off. Direction has blurred. A decision keeps getting deferred. The version of themselves showing up in certain rooms or in their relationships is slightly more managed than how they actually think, and they know they have more to give.

This tends to happen when the pace of transition or complexity starts to blur direction, decisions or identity and outrun the thinking space available to deal with it.

The work we do together creates that space and uses it properly.

Discovery Consultation

Every coaching relationship begins with a complimentary discovery consultation of up to two hours. A relaxed, unhurried conversation to explore what is on your mind, see whether we are the right fit, and give you space to ask anything you want to before making any decision. No obligation and no sales pitch.

The Unblur® Coaching Programme

One-to-one coaching for founders, senior leaders and experienced professionals whose thinking has been blurred by pressure, complexity or transition. This is the deeper sustainable work for those who want clearer thinking, greater trust in their own judgement, and a way of being less reactive, more active and proactive taking sustainable action.

The Programme runs for six months as standard, with a minimum of four months and up to twelve months for extended work. Two 90-minute sessions per month with support between.

Clients typically come for one of four reasons: they are at a significant crossroads and need to think it through clearly; direction has blurred and they can't see the next step or priority with confidence; they are performing well but something has crept up on them or slipped and they want to address it; or they know what needs to change and want the right thinking partnership to make it happen.

Sometimes what can be challenging is pivoting or adapting. What worked before is suddenly not there anymore. A different version of you is needed. That is the type of work we do together.

What tends to change is how clearly and decisively you think about things. That's where the shift happens.

The space between sessions is as important as the sessions themselves. Priorities are set fresh, so the session frequency and work moves with what's actually happening rather than sticking to a set agenda. The approach is designed for lasting change rather than quick goal achievement, the kind of progression that is sustainable when the pressure comes back.

Some clients come to the Programme after completing The Unblur® Leadership Identity Map® and want to continue at greater depth. Others come directly when the situation calls for deeper coaching from the start. It can take decades of experience to work these things out on your own. Six months of focused coaching gets you there sooner.

The investment is discussed at the discovery consultation with no obligation.

The Unblur Leadership Identity Map®

The Unblur Leadership Identity Map® is a three-session programme for founders and senior leaders who want to get clear on their leadership identity and strengthen it. The work looks at how it holds up under transition, complexity or pressure, where environments are more challenging. Built entirely around you, you leave with a specific awareness of your own leadership stance and how to move forwards with confidence and authority.

Investment is £3,500. A free consultation is available beforehand to test the fit before commitment.

The Unblur® Intensive

A focused 90-minute one-to-one session for when pressure, change or complexity has blurred your direction, priorities or focus and you need proper space to get clear without adding more to your week.

It is not a taster session. It is a complete, structured session that identifies what is going on underneath the presenting issue. It creates space to think it through properly and agree the important next steps. All with enough focus that you can act upon without adding pressure to your week.

Some clients use it as a standalone reset at a particular moment. Others find it becomes the starting point for deeper ongoing work through The Unblur® Coaching Programme or The Unblur® Leadership Identity Map®. Either way, you leave with something concrete and a clearer sense of where to put your energy.

The Unblur® Intensive is £495. A free 30-minute discovery call is available beforehand to ensure it’s the right fit.

The Confidence Accelerator®

For leaders, founders and senior professionals who want to address confidence, authority and how they show up under pressure, at the level that creates lasting change rather than temporary lift.

Most confidence programmes work on technique and performance. The Confidence Accelerator® works deeper than that, at the level of identity, belief and internal authority, the foundations that technique sits on. When those change, everything else follows.

The programme runs across three live sessions with workbook components, live interaction and follow-up support between sessions. Alongside it, there are online resources and focused courses available to go deeper on specific areas.

Available as a group cohort, a workshop or a bespoke one-to-one programme.

The investment is discussed at the discovery consultation with no obligation for one-to-one and £2,000 per person for a small group cohort of six to eight people, kept small by design. Workshop fees on application to discuss your requirement.

Keynotes, Talks and Workshops

For organisations, leadership gatherings and professional communities who want thinking that stays with you long after the event.

I speak and run workshops on themes including authority and presence, voice and influence, self-leadership, identity under pressure, decision-making and direction, and what it takes to lead well in transition. Sessions are direct, grounded in three decades of real-world experience and built for audiences who think for a living.

Previous clients include Havas, One Gate, Modern Woman and The Clinicians' Den.

Keynote fees start at £1,000. Workshops start at £2,500. Fees depend on format, audience size, bespoke requirements and location. Travel and accommodation charged separately.

For full details of talks, formats and previous audiences, download the speaker sheet.