About me

A man with glasses, a bald head, and a beard, smiling in front of a plain wall, wearing a white shirt with a blue floral pattern.

Hi, I’m Justin.

I am a Coach, Supervisor, Psychotherapist, and Clinical Lead.

You can find me listed and working in various places, and contact me here.

Coaching beyond the Surface:
Leadership Rooted in Psychological Depth

Most leadership coaching focuses on what you do. I focus on who you are - and the systemic forces that shaped you.

As a coach with a rigorous background in psychotherapy, I realised that traditional professional development often fails leaders, particularly from LGBTQ+ and minority groups. It ignores the "minority stress," the hyper-vigilance, and the internalised narratives that we carry into senior roles.

I extended my clinical practice to psychologically-informed executive coaching because I recognised the need for a space where high-achieving professionals could do the "deep work" without having to explain their identity or their triggers.

My Coaching Approach

I bring a trauma-informed lens to the corporate world. This means we don’t just talk about "executive presence"; we dismantle the barriers to authentic self-expression. We don’t just manage "burnout"; we address the systemic exhaustion of leading in spaces not originally built for us.

I’m here to ensure that your rise to the top is psychologically sustainable, authentic, and rooted in a profound sense of self.

Experience

In my private practice, I work with individuals age 18+, supporting them with a wide range of issues and difficulties. As a Psychotherapist I am particularly interested in working with our sense of self, identity, and personality disorders.

I have been working with people for over 20 years and have always enjoyed the inevitably unique nature of being human. Before working full-time in my private practice, I worked for national and local charities, delivering and managing services for young people, adults, and families.

I am a gay man and have regular and ongoing experience working with clients across the LQBTQIA+ community.

Professional Accreditation and Memberships

I am an Accredited Coach and member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and a Global Accredited Practitioner.

UKCP - I am an accredited Psychotherapist with UKCP

You can search the UKCP National Register for me, or any other therapist here.

BACP - I have been accredited with BACP from 2015 and currently hold Senior Accreditation MBACP (Snr Accred).

You can check the BACP Register for me, or any other therapist here.

Qualifications

2021 - MSc Integrative Psychotherapy

(Staffordshire University / Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute)

2017 - Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision (Level 6)

(CPCAB / Place 2 Be)

2013 - BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy

(Coventry University / Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute)

2012 - Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (Level 4)

(New College Nottingham)