COACHING

Coaching Through Pressure, Performance & Transition

Have you been carrying a goal or a sense of “something needs to change” for a while, but haven’t been sure how to begin? I offer coaching to support people navigating pressure, expectation, and change, particularly women and young people in sport and high-performance environments. This isn’t counselling or therapy, and if that’s what you need, I’ll put you in touch with someone who can help.

This work is not about fixing people. It’s about helping them build clarity, confidence, and systems that support both wellbeing and performance.

Coaching for Women & Girls in Sport

I work with girls and young women navigating:

• Performance pressure
• Confidence and self-belief
• Identity and comparison
• Balancing sport, education, and life

The focus is on developing skills early, it’s not on not perfection, but self-trust, structure, and resilience.

What it’s like to work together

“A Performance Sport Student Mentorship program is in place in the King’s Hospital School to provide additional support to those students who excel at an early age and progress to selection for performance level teams/programmes. These students typically have a high demand on their time due to; training, competition and travelling load, and may therefore find it difficult to co-ordinate their school and other lifestyle commitments with their sporting commitments. Emma and I have conducted a series of individual meetings with a dozen performance sports students and their parents and every student left expressing a feeling of greater control over their own commitments alongside a series of action points in order to further minimise stressors and maximise performance. This programme would not be possible without Emma’s expertise.”

Derek Maybury, Director of Sport, The King’s Hospital School

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Coaching Through Career & Life Transitions

I also work with people at moments of career transition, decision-making, and reorientation. Sometimes that transition is planned. Sometimes it arrives unexpectedly. Either way, it often brings uncertainty, pressure, and a level of stress that quietly spills into work, relationships, and wellbeing.

I’ve spent my career working with high performers in sport, education, and leadership, and one thing is consistently true: people don’t struggle because they lack ability or ambition. They struggle because navigating change alone is hard, particularly when identity, confidence, and direction are in flux.

Support is available for:

• Athletes and professionals navigating change
• Identity shifts
• Uncertainty, burnout, or loss of direction

“I had only previously done as far as my Leaving Cert and wanted to go back to further my education. I was unsure of what avenue I wanted to go down in regards to furthering my education and got in contact with the PFA Ireland. Emma was a massive help and guided me through the process, setting up meetings and phone calls and couldn’t do enough to help me in any area I looked into. I am now starting my course in the next few weeks and the huge help I received was a massive part in my decision and can not speak highly enough of the brilliant assistance I received.”

Andy Boyle, Professional Footballer

Whether you’re facing a promotion, a change in role or location, organisational change, or a more personal sense that your current path no longer fits, I can help you make sense of what’s happening and design a way forward that is realistic and sustainable.

Support might involve:

• Clarifying direction during a career transition or “reboot”
• Structuring next steps when things feel overwhelming
• CV refinement and interview preparation
• Building systems to support focus, decision-making, and follow-through

The aim isn’t just to get you through the next step, but to help you develop the skills and structures that make future transitions easier to manage.

If you’re ready to explore what comes next — or even just to understand why things feel unsettled right now — you don’t have to do that alone.

Get in touch to book an initial appointment or discuss whether this support is the right fit for you.

“Emma is not only a hugely valuable mentor, but also someone whose energy, openness and positivity make her a joy to be around. Her attitude towards problem solving and helping others is impressive. I feel fortunate to know Emma and to learn from her each time we talk.”

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