Helping people find a way forward for over 38 years.
About Lorraine
For most people, asking for help isn't the first step.
It's usually the last.
My career has always been about people. I've supported them through change, challenge and uncertainty, and seen even the most capable — often the ones others rely on — reach a point where they can't see the way forward themselves.
That's at the heart of what I do: providing a calm, supportive and non-judgemental space to step back, make sense of what's happening and find practical ways forward.
“From the minute I walked into Lorraine’s office, I felt safe, supported and understood.”
Jane Wedlock
I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach.
I'll take the time to understand you, what's happening in your life and what you'd like to be different. I'll listen without judgement, ask questions that help you see things differently and, when needed, challenge you honestly and constructively.
No two people are the same.
My Approach
Our conversations are always supported by practical tools, strategies and actions you can take beyond the session.
My role isn't to tell you how to live your life. It's to help you recognise the strengths and resources you already have and use them to find your own way forward.
What matters to me
Kindness. Honesty. Respect. Dignity. Practical support. Accountability.
These aren't simply values on a page. They're at the heart of how I work with every person who comes through my door.
I won't judge you.
Whatever brings you to me, you'll have the space to talk openly and honestly.
I'll be honest with you.
Sometimes moving forward means being challenged as well as supported. I'll always do that with kindness and respect.
We'll keep things practical.
I want you to leave our sessions with more than a conversation — with greater clarity, useful tools and practical steps you can take.
I'll believe in you.
Even at the times when you may be finding it difficult to believe in yourself.
“I love seeing that moment when someone realises they can think and feel differently — and that they already have so many of the resources they need within them.”
Why work with me?
Beyond Coaching.
Decades of experience across one-to-one coaching, workshops, development programmes and facilitation.
A practical approach.
Our conversations lead to tools, strategies and actions you can use in everyday life.
Support with honesty.
A calm, non-judgemental space where you can talk openly, with honest challenge when it can help you move forward.
An approach built around you.
No scripts, formulas or one-size-fits-all programmes. Our work is shaped around you and what you need.
A broad range of tools.
A personal approach.
My professional training includes approaches across:
NLP Master Practitioner
Hypnotherapy
CBT-informed approaches
Transactional Analysis
This breadth of training gives me different tools and approaches to draw on depending on the person and situation in front of me.
I don't begin with a particular technique or formula. I begin with you.
From there, we'll use the approaches that feel most appropriate and useful in helping you understand what's happening and make meaningful progress.
My experience isn't only professional.
Like most people, life has brought its share of unexpected turns. I've experienced change, loss, redundancy, divorce, the closure of a business and the realities of raising a blended family.
I know what it's like when life doesn't follow the plan you had in mind.
Those experiences don't mean I know exactly how you feel — everyone's situation is different — but they have shaped the way I work and reinforced something I've seen throughout my career:
Things can change, even when you can't yet see how.
I'm human too.
If you're wondering whether coaching is right for you, you don't need to know exactly what you need before getting in touch.
Many people come to me simply knowing that something needs to change, but not knowing where to begin.
That's exactly what the Initial Session is for.
You don't need to have all the answers.
Initial Session
£80 · 60 minutes · Carluke or online
We'll explore what's happening, what you'd like to be different and what may be getting in the way.
You'll leave with greater clarity, practical next steps and a clearer sense of how to move forward.