23 September 2025
The Coach for Women with High-Functioning Anxiety
I help brilliant, capable women regulate high-functioning anxiety without losing the ambition that built their careers.
I help brilliant, capable women regulate high-functioning anxiety without losing the ambition that built their careers.
Supporting high-achieving women to regulate anxiety and sustain success.
ICF-accredited coach • UKIHCA health coach • Somatic & trauma-informed training.
Reveal → Regulate → Rewire → Reclaim → Rise.
Tailored strategies that fit real life — built for boardrooms, not beanbags.
You over-deliver and under-replenish.
Your brain runs 200 tabs; your body’s at 2% battery.
You look “together,” but inside you’re braced for impact.
Rest feels “unearned.” Visibility feels risky.
You say yes, then resent it… and repeat.
You take a holiday and get ill, every time.
You never stop to celebrate your achievements, just in case it was a fluke.
HFA isn’t a diagnosis; it’s anxious physiology hiding behind competence. Together, we work with both body and behaviour, so success isn’t powered by panic.
You’ve always been “like this.” Excellence got praise. Hyper-vigilance got promoted. People-pleasing was often mistaken for “great stakeholder management.” Perfectionism felt like safety, not stress. You don’t need a personality transplant; you need a nervous system strategy.
Calm strategy > motivational noise. Practical tools, not platitudes.
Built for boardrooms, not beanbags. Everything works mid-week, mid- meeting.
Therapy-informed coaching. I blend coaching, health, and trauma-aware practice with leadership realities.
“I still lead hard, just without the internal shaking.” HR Director
What Typically Shifts in 8–12 Weeks
Sleep improves; Sunday dread drops.
Fewer adrenaline-powered yeses; more calm “no-for-now.”
Output up, self-cost down.
Visibility without the internal shake.
Deep self awareness and acceptance. You are perfectly ok as you are
“I still lead hard, just without the internal shaking.” HR Director
Bespoke plan, weekly or bi-weekly sessions, measurement that matters (sleep latency, “resentful-yes” count, HRV trends).
Weekly voice notes + micro-trainings: tiny levers, consistent gains.
Deep regulation + strategic decisions + re-entry plan. On request
No. It’s a practical term for anxious physiology masked by competence. We address body and behaviour, so success isn’t white-knuckling every minute of every day.
No. We keep your edge and remove the static, and your performance improves because your nervous system isn’t fighting you.
Many feel a shift in 2–3 weeks as you begin to recognise your patterns and learn how to self-regulate. Deeper patterns take longer; we plan for that.
Coaching with a trauma-informed lens. If therapy is the better fit, I’ll say so and help you.
Not sure where to begin? Book a 15-minute Clarity Call and I’ll help you map the one lever that will move the most, fastest. Or start solo with five 5-minute resets from the Calm Toolkit.
