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“It's never the environment; it’s never the events of our lives but the meaning we attach to the events – how we interpret them – that shapes who we are today and who we’ll become tomorrow.” Anthony Roberts

About Claire Palmer

I’m a Professional Certified Coach (with the International Coach Federation ) and a qualified Coach Supervisor with a corporate business background.

I‘ve worked as an independent coach for over eight years and have another eight years’ coaching experience in my previous roles. I have extensive team leadership and project management experience both nationally and internationally. Prior to setting up as a Coach in 2000, I worked for American Express as Vice President IT for Card Services within Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). I was responsible for a major portfolio of successful technology investments within this global, matrixed organisation.

Since 2004 I’ve also worked for Lore International Institute as the European Coach Supervisor; one-to-one supervision of coaches on coaching engagements, reviewing the coaching process and providing the opportunity to reflect on the coaching progress and partnership. I’ve also taken a role as Client Manager for a global coaching contract; liasing with Talent Management and Human Resources to match coaches to clients, working with European and worldwide leaders and monitoring progress of coaching engagements.

I’m passionate about standards and ethics and have taken on various roles for the International Coach Federation both nationally and globally and worked with the other UK professional coaching bodies EMCC, AC and APECS to further the profession.

I work with people from a variety of differing industries taking an holistic approach to coaching and supervision focusing on all aspects of leadership skills, personal development and career development.

For my clients

My vision is to ‘Deepen Awareness, Expand Potential, Achieve Results’.

Coaching style

My clients tell me I’m professional and results-orientated, maintaining high integrity; pragmatic, supportive, intuitive and positive with a special blend of ‘lightness and focus’. 

On a personal note

I’m based in West Sussex, UK with my family – Graham and our three children and a dog and cat. I enjoy being outdoors and exercise; walking, yoga, tennis, skiing plus friends, good food & wine. A holiday combining some of these is my ideal with skiing being favourite!

Educational and professional credentials

• Graduate of Coach University (the largest global coach training institution).
• Post-graduate diploma in Advanced Executive Coaching and Accredited Professional Executive Coach with the Academy of Executive Coaching, London, UK.
• Completing a Masters in Coaching, Middlesex University, London, UK
• Coach supervision training, Centre for Supervision Training, UK.
• Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coach Federation (ICF)
• Certified Executive Coach, Lore International Institute.
• President UK International Coach Federation (ICF) 2006-07, board member 2003-06. Co-chair of the ICF Global Regulatory Committee, 2006
• Assistant Faculty for ICF and EMCC accredited training school, Academy of Executive Coaching.
• MBTI® certified, along with a variety of other executive assessment tools including 360 degree assessments and self-assessments.
• A volunteer mentor for The Prince’s Trust, a UK charity focusing on getting young people into work or their own business
• B.Sc. Mathematical Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK