Stress and overwhelm

Everyone suffers from stress at some time in their lives and can be particularly affected by significant events such as:

• Losing a job
• Bereavement
• Relationship breakdown
• Retirement
• Moving house
• Career and work difficulties

Symptoms of stress include difficulty in sleeping, constant tiredness, an inability to “switch off” after work, irritability, mood swings, a lack of concentration and excessive worrying about small things. Frequently such feelings are temporary and life quickly gets back to normal. However, when they persist for longer than a few weeks it is worth considering outside help.

Coaching is invaluable at times of uncertainty, crisis or when life seems overwhelming. By breaking the situation into smaller, more manageable areas and addressing the accompanying emotions, clients swiftly start to move forward and regain control of their lives.

Esprit Coaching offers specialist help for those experiencing times of intense personal challenge. Such clients can worry that difficult issues might emerge that a regular 'life coach' would be unable to work with. Clearly, referral on to other psychological services is always an option. However, our additional skills and broad experience in mental health means we can offer "coaching with a safety net" - clients feel secure knowing they can pause for a brief period of Solution Focused Therapy to deal with any such issues, before resuming their coaching journey in the shortest possible time.

If you are unsure if coaching is what you need or whether a different type of professional help would be better, then contact us for a free telephone consultation.