Coaching for clearer thinking, stronger leadership and meaningful change.

Executive & Leadership Coach · EMCC Senior Practitioner

UK based · Coaching internationally
In English and German

A different perspective
can change what you do next.

Coaching is a purposeful conversation that creates space to step back and look at things differently. Through careful listening, thoughtful questions and challenge, it can help you explore possibilities, make decisions and find your own way forward.

What is coaching?

What kind of coach I am

I’m a developmental coach. I’m interested not only in the challenge in front of you, but in how you think, relate and respond to the world around you. My approach is client-led, reflective and appropriately challenging, with a strong emphasis on building a trusting relationship in which useful exploration can take place.

I coach people at different stages of leadership, from emerging and middle managers to senior leaders and executives. I also work with leadership teams, across corporate, public and third-sector organisations.

Who I coach

I hold an MA in Coaching & Mentoring with Distinction from Oxford Brookes University and am an EMCC accredited Senior Practitioner. I have been coaching professionally since 2017 and undertake regular supervision and ongoing professional development.

My qualifications

Experience and current work

Current work

I currently work as an associate coach with Fides Oak, PrimeCoach and We-Ace, delivering coaching within organisational leadership and development programmes. My work includes one-to-one coaching with senior leaders and extended leadership teams at Volvo, alongside coaching managers and high-potential emerging leaders across a range of organisations and sectors.
Alongside my associate work, I coach independently and currently work as a Director for a social enterprise forest nursery.

Experience

I have been coaching professionally since 2017, working across corporate, public and third-sector organisations. My experience spans one-to-one leadership coaching, team coaching, leadership development programmes, workshops and facilitated organisational development.
I also bring direct experience of organisational leadership as a founding director of Kinder Croft CIC, a forest nursery, giving me first-hand understanding of the responsibilities, relationships and demands that come with leading an organisation.

Who I work with

I work across different levels of leadership, from emerging and middle managers to senior leaders and executives. Clients may be stepping into a new role, developing their leadership identity, navigating uncertainty or organisational change, building confidence and influence, or looking to increase their impact.
I welcome further associate partnerships with coaching and leadership-development organisations looking for an experienced, accredited coach who can work confidently across different levels, sectors and organisational contexts.

"Dorian had been incredibly empathic and intuitive throughout the coaching process, meeting all of us where we all where and helping us see the path ahead more clearly. His approach was new and innovative. "

Alex

Testimonials

"The coaching with Dorian was semi-structured and felt accommodating to the needs of the team. Dorian knows how to follow the flow and make everyone feel at ease. The coaching was inspirational, and it set the tone for more processes and activities to come. I hope we can find a way to stay connected and for the team to learn more from Dorian in the future."

Viviana

"Dorian was a patient and generous facilitator, who knew when to give space for conversation and, conversely, when to guide or push us a little further. The approach of not being overly directional really helped and enabled each person in the team to chat and share freely. I felt that a non-judgemental and safe space was created, even when I was being helped out of my usual comfort zone. From the sessions with Dorian, I feel really positive that the change we wish to make as an organisation is possible and feel that the tools and direction is a lot clearer now than I felt before the coaching."

Cecilia

"Dorian is a truly gifted coach: over several months he created a space that was safe, creative and open, which allowed me to confidently explore different personal and professional paths I had been struggling to consider on my own. He helped me to visualise and articulate how I might move towards certain aspirations, and gave me the space to understand how it could feel if I achieved them. Toward our final sessions, I began taking concrete steps to try and make these imaginings a reality. I am finally in the career I always wanted, with a work-family life balance I cherish deeply, and Dorian’s gentle, careful and powerful coaching helped me get here."

Lorraine

"In each session, Dorian held the exact space that was needed. He knew just where to meet me to facilitate the growth and direction I was heading in. The reflective tools I have developed and connected with in our sessions have carried forward and been of great value. I couldn't recommend him highly enough. "

Spencer

"Dorian felt like a member of the team, and this is a reflection of his ability to make everyone relaxed and feel safe and comfortable in the space "

Sinead