Coaching, guides and intensives
Are you a female business owner in midlife who is confronted with having to rethink the very way you do business? Perhaps the menopause has hit you for six and your energy levels and tolerance have changed? Or maybe you are rethinking your business and wondering how you can do it in a more nurturing and sustainable way? The reality for many female business owners, as they hit midlife and beyond, is that they don’t want to keep doing the same old, same old.
My name is Paula Gardner and I am a business psychologist, author, coach, and psychotherapist, who has been through this midlife shift and out the other side. I’ve helped many women (and men) through it too. My work is grounded in evidence-based psychology, and focused on clarity, insight, and sustainable change, not quick fixes or surface-level advice.
The core of my work is a needs based approach to business. When our core emotional needs aren’t being met (and these include emotional safety and feelings of control), our relationship with our business begins to strain. This is when you often get resentment, confusion, a drop in motivation or just a desire to throw it all in and start a pottery studio in the back of beyond!
We start identifying our unmet needs and learn practical ways to fulfil them more effectively, not just through our business. We also look at sustainable ways to stand out and keep up in a world that can sometimes feel like it’s leaving us behind.
Through our work together, you’ll gain clarity on your business direction, reconnect with your motivation, and develop practical strategies to stand out. What’s more, you’ll do so in a way that respects your own energy and resources.
Ways To Work With Me
Guides
Coming very soon – written guides designed to help you build insight and skills around business strategies for any female midlife business owner. Examples include how to stop people pleasing, mental health for entrepreneurs and scaling down.
Coaching
One-to-one coaching sessions focused on your own goals. Coaching is structured, collaborative, and practical. My specialty is visibility coaching, where we focus on how to stand out without burning out.
Intensives
Focused half-day or full-day intensives for individuals who want to work deeply on a particular issue in a shorter time frame.
Why work with me?
I have over twenty years experience working with business owners, especially those going through transitions. What’s more, I bring my own midlife experience to the table where I moved from running a PR and marketing company to retraining as a business psychologist and psychotherapist. Additionally, as a therapist, I am also equipped to deal with any deeper issues that may arise.
Coaching sessions are £150 for 60 minutes, £200 for 90 minutes, or you can book a specialised visibility coaching package here. Book a no-obligation chat with me here or contact me here
Book a call with me to discuss.
“Paula’s ability to see the larger picture was evident from day one. I valued her collaborative and supportive process. I couldn’t recommend her highly enough.”
Lisa Orban, Golden Notebook.