Kathy Shaw

Specialises in working with healthcare professionals and nurses

Hamilton based coach helps clients to improve job satisfaction, overcome burnout and improve motivation and goal setting

And I love working with health professionals who simply want to feel better about themselves, their work and improve their overall well-being.

In my coaching, I use mindfulness, visualisation and acceptance and commitment therapy techniques. These will help identify, clarify and create a vision for what my clients want. This opens the client up to self-discovery and growth. I endeavour to help them explore what strategies best suit them to implement a plan of action based on their own goals, personality and vision using a value based approach.

I explore their deepest values, and help them to live their life through these. I understand the complexities of working in healthcare and the support that nurses require to get through their difficult times. More and more registered nurse are struggling with burnout and compassion fatigue, and are leaving the profession.

I provide a coaching service that recognizes the impacts that their work environment is having on their wellbeing. Through coaching, nurses will be supported to develop new coping skills or strategies to use to enable them to build resilience to help them in their work environments.

My Story

After working for the last 20 years in leadership roles in Heatlhcare I got to the stage where going to work each day became a chore. I realised I wanted more from my life and because I loved seeing the personal growth of my team members through my coaching and mentoring approach with them I decided to make a career out it.

I completed my Life Coaching course in July and left my full time employment in mid August to begin my own business.

It has been an incredibly exciting year. There have been some times when it has been really tough and I have doubted my decision to leave a well paid job. I know I have made the right choice for me and there is nothing else I want to do.

The feedback I am getting from clients reinforces to me the power that coaching someone can have, to get them back on track or start them on a new journey of discovery.

Service and Packages

I work face-to-face from my home in Hamilton, online using Zoom and I run online workshops, including a six module online programme to help people overcome burnout, especially those who work in health.

The specialist benefits I offer clients include:

• Professional and personal growth
• Improved satisfaction
• Self compassion
• Lifestyle changes
• Goal clarification
• Improved motivation to change

I understand my customers. I have worked as a Registered Nurse for many years and understand the complexity of the healthcare system. I know what its like to feel like there is something wrong with me. That somehow I don't fit in to a place. That going to work is hard. I am passionate about nursing and the difference they make to people lives. Our interaction can either heal or harm.

About Me

I love animals and have a miniature schnauzer. I have a passion for the outdoors and do many activities like mountain biking. water skiing. snow skiing, tramping and generally anything that involves water.