Mentoring Services in Lancaster
“Why do I keep getting in my own way?”
“Why don’t I follow things through?”
“Why do I feel stuck?”
Sometimes you know that you want something to change, but actually making that change feels much harder. You may have goals, ideas or ambitions but find yourself procrastinating, avoiding opportunities, losing motivation or falling back into the same patterns.
Mentoring provides a supportive space to work out where you want to go, understand what may be getting in the way and begin taking practical steps forward.
When you feel like you’re holding yourself back
Self-sabotaging patterns can show up in many different ways. You might procrastinate over something that matters to you, talk yourself out of opportunities, constantly compare yourself to other people or struggle to follow through on the things you intended to do.
Sometimes stress, anxiety, low confidence or overthinking can make these patterns even harder to break. Over time, you can begin to feel frustrated with yourself and wonder why you keep repeating the same behaviours.
Mentoring isn’t about somebody else telling you how to live your life. It’s about helping you gain clarity, recognise what’s getting in your way and identify realistic steps towards the things that matter to you.
A personalised approach to mentoring
People comes for mentoring for different reasons, so sessions are tailored around you and what you would like to achieve.
You may want to build confidence, improve your public speaking, make a change in your career, become more motivated or simply gain some clarity about what you want to do next.
We use a solution-focused approach, looking at where you are now, where you would prefer to be and the manageable steps that could help you begin moving in that direction.
For example, I worked with a young woman who wanted to become a hairdresser but was struggling to move forward. Through our sessions, she was able to clarify what she wanted, build her confidence and begin taking practical steps towards her goal.
Mentoring and hypnotherapy
Where appropriate, I can combine mentoring with elements of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy.
This can be particularly useful when stress, anxiety, low confidence or unhelpful thinking patterns are contributing to feeling stuck.
The aim isn’t to force motivation or tell you what you should do. Instead, we work on creating a calmer and more focused mindset while identifying practical goals and actions that feel achievable to you.
Moving from thinking to doing
It’s easy to spend a lot of time thinking about what you should change without ever feeling quite ready to begin. Mentoring can provide structure and support while you start turning those thoughts into realistic action.
If anxiety, overthinking or confidence are contributing to feeling stuck, you may also find my pages on anxiety and stress, overthinking and confidence and assertiveness helpful.
Mentoring sessions can be arranged in person in Lancaster or online, allowing us to work together in whichever way is most practical for you.
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