Empower Your Life with Expert Coaching
Supporting women to find clarity, confidence, and purpose
About Laura Watkins Life Coach
Who I am
I came to coaching through my previous work, it was a key skill I developed as a leader and gained my Level 5 Professional Coaching qualification through my work as a Manager, primarily to better help and develop my team, this grew into something bigger as I moved forward to life coaching, working with women during transitional phases of their life, both personal and career. Helping them unlock their potential and realise their goals.
Like my clients I have, at times through my life, felt the weight of imposter syndrome when ever I have progressed, or, argued with the negative voice telling me I am not good enough, smart enough or pretty enough. Mastering these limiting beliefs, overcoming negative self talk, developing the tools to build confidence, resilience, self-belief and a positive forward looking mindset are some of the key benefits of coaching and the results of working with the right coach. It is a powerful, empowering process that really works get you where you want to be.
Watching my clients gain back their confidence, belief in themselves, self-trust and achieve their goals is the most rewarding job I have ever had.
What I do
I am dedicated to supporting women gain clarity, confidence, and direction by aligning their personal values with their life and career goals. I believe that lasting fulfilment comes from living with honesty, integrity and authenticity. Being who you truly are — not who you feel pressured to be.
My coaching focuses on working with you to uncover and understand your core personal values, how they show up in your life, relationships, and career. Together, we explore what matters most to you, identify areas of misalignment, and create practical strategies to bring your life and career into greater balance and purpose. This values-based approach helps you make decisions with confidence and move forward with intention.
Confidence building is at the heart of my work. Women often carry self-doubt, people-pleasing patterns, and limiting beliefs that quietly undermine their potential. I help clients recognise their inherent strengths, challenge inner criticism, and build self-trust. Through intentional reflection and practical tools, women learn to speak up, set boundaries, and step into leadership — in their lives and careers — with authenticity and courage.
I support women in overcoming obstacles, whether they are internal challenges such as fear, imposter syndrome, or burnout, or external challenges like career transitions, workplace dynamics, or major life changes. Rather than pushing through or ignoring these challenges, we work with them thoughtfully, turning obstacles into powerful opportunities for growth, resilience, and self-discovery.
My Philosophy, Values and Ethics
In my coaching practice I use a variety coaching techniques and theories to guide you during our sessions. These are tailored to your individual needs, circumstances and goals. I believe coaching should be a collaborative partnership with a focus on your growth, empowerment and development. Which ever methodology or framework fits best I ensure I always show up for you with the same core values and ethics under pinning my practice:
~ Integrity and Honesty and Respect
I operate with ethical responsibility, with openness, honesty, transparency and integrity. Respecting clearly defined boundaries, confidentiality, aligning words with actions. Acting without judgement or agenda, to respect the client’s autonomy, lived experience and choices.
~Compassion and Presence and Empathy
Creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel seen, heard, and understood — especially during vulnerability or transition.
Being fully attentive, engaged, and responsive in the coaching relationship. Deep listening is central to meaningful transformation.
~Collaboration
Coaching is a partnership. Progress comes from co-creation rather than instruction or hierarchy.
~ Empowerment
I believe my clients already have the wisdom, capability and potential in them to bring about the meaningful changes they desire and my role, as coach, is to guide and facilitate not to give answers, fix or rescue.
~ Alignment
Helping clients live and work in harmony with their values, strengths, and purpose rather than external expectations.
~ Accountability
Supporting clients in following through on commitments while maintaining compassion. Accountability is about ownership, not pressure.
~ Self-Awareness, Growth and Learning
Encouraging reflection, insight, and conscious choice. Coaching supports clients in understanding their thoughts, emotions, values, and patterns.
Viewing challenges as opportunities and believing in continuous personal and professional development for both client and coach.
A bit about Coaching
What actually is coaching?
A powerful intervention for moving your life forward too.
All of us have, at some point, declared we will start on Monday! or, every New Year told ourselves,.. This will be the year that... , and, often fallen short of those goals, not started at all, or allowed small inconveniences to derail us.
Life coaches offer a safe, confidential space for you to explore what is really important to you, understand your motivations, desired future state is and what is holding you back, From here we work together to define your goals and create meaningful actions to bring about the change, achieve your goals, and develop the skills needed for continued growth
Engaging with a life coach is the first step to really committing to yourself. Why? Good question
The process and relationship ensures you have the dedicated and focussed time with a clear purpose (no distractions or excuses) They will hold you accountable for your actions and goals, celebrate in your success, keep you focussed when it feels like its not working, they offer constructive feedback, without judgement, support you through what can be challenging thoughts and feelings as you confront whats holding you back.
As your coach I am here to help you see though on your promisees to yourself.