Laura’s approach to coaching is to establish an authentic relationship of equals focused on you and your needs. Her coaching begins with the present, is concerned with the future, and rests on the premise that there is nothing wrong with you.
Laura listens carefully, taking you for who you are now and concerning herself with what you want next. She provides a compassionate, insightful and playful space in which to question priorities, interrogate habits, explore possibilities, and make confident decisions. Specialising in bringing coaching, mindfulness, and productivity techniques together, she offers a unique combination of possibility and pragmatism, heart and head. Laura is unafraid to ask difficult, even subversive, questions, and is entirely committed to helping you align your life with what matters most to you.
Why Laura?
While some coaches work from a formula, Laura brings her creative and analytical mind to bear on each interaction, with a skillset informed by her unique experience and background. Trained as a global historian, she reads between lines, connects dots, and synthesizes in unexpected ways – attentive always to narrative, context, and change over time. As a writer, she is attuned to language – the words you use and how they relate to each other. As a long-time meditator, she is fully present and comfortable with whatever arises, however difficult. As a trained educator, she is ever-attentive to objectives; as a feminist, she believes that each person has the right to choose which roles to take on in the world; as a gardener, she considers natural cycles of growth and rest; as an artist, she is both intuitive, and practical; and, as an activist, she believes in the possibility and necessity of change.
How does it work?
One-to-one coaching with Laura begins with a chat about what you are looking for. Next, she develops a set of customised reflection questions for you. These set a foundation for an exploration session, which is an opportunity to investigate your goals and determine the coaching agenda.
If you decide to work together, you agree on a series of regular sessions, with the exact formula and length of time varying from person to person. In between sessions, you undertake actions and inquiries that enable your intuition, strengthen your resolve, deepen your learning, and encourage your transformation. For some, coaching is an intervention which lasts for a fixed period of time and addresses specific goals. For others, coaching is an ongoing, iterative process that develops self-knowledge and supports a life lived with purpose and ease.
Laura typically works by Zoom, taking on a small number of clients at a time in order to provide focused attention to each. She works directly with individuals as well as within organisations that truly have their employees’ best interests at heart. Together, you and Laura develop the unique coaching relationship that works for you.
To arrange a free initial chat, email coaching@laurapremack.com.