You don’t have to carry the weight

Coaching is about giving yourself the time to focus and reflect on YOU.

If you’ve grown up in a home with addiction, you carry an invisible weight. Those early experiences can leave imprints that quietly impact your life, even if you appear high functioning on the outside. 

With gentle action and accountability, you can start laying down that weight, quietening your inner-critical voice, and being the person you want to be – inside and out.

1:1 specialist coaching program for adult children of addiction.
My 1:1 coaching program is designed for high achieving professionals who have lived around addiction. Having coached 100’s of hours I not only bring my lived experience as an Adult Child of an Alcoholic (ACoA), I have also studied extensively. My trauma awareness training and ICF accreditation means you’re in safe hands.

In 60-minute sessions (online or in person), we work together to untangle the biggest obstacles you’re facing in your life right now. Between sessions, you’ll have gentle actions to try out in real life (e.g., one boundary conversation, one new way to handle feedback).

In the past year I’ve helped my 1:1 coaching clients:
  • Speak publicly with confidence
  • Leave a toxic workplace
  • Define clearer professional boundaries
  • Gain a promotion
  • Feel better about a difficult family situation
  • Confidently leave a difficult relationship
  • Return to work after a break with a clear plan to avoid burnout
  • Stop overdelivering at work and find peace in the day-to-day

What my clients have to say…..

“Our sessions have had a ripple effect through every part of my life, my relationships, my confidence and my overall well being, so I can’t thank you enough!”

“I feel the sessions were transformative and gave me incredible perspective that was really valuable to my progress. I am so grateful for your professionalism, care and wisdom.”

“I had so many huge breakthroughs. From identifying my strengths, to understanding the concept of negativity bias and how it’s been colouring my thoughts. Learning that I can change those negative thought patterns -that they’re not truths, just habits – was empowering.”

“Working with Françoise is life changing.  I almost feel I wish this was around when I was little because it always felt like no one else could possibly know what it feels like.  She brings both professional skills and a deeply human understanding to her work.”

How is ACoA informed-coaching different?

General coaching often treats your patterns as simple mindset issues or time‑management problems. Therapy may focus deeply on the past without always helping you translate insight into everyday decisions in work and relationships.

What I offer sits in the middle. 

It honours the impact of your past, recognises the nervous system patterns at play, and then focuses on building new, more sustainable ways of leading a fulfilling life. 

Come with your individual goals and story. Leave with tools, insights and actionable steps to start achieving your goals and creating a more compassionate relationship with yourself.

Can you see yourself in the following statements?

  • You do more than is required of you at work, yet still feel like you are underperforming and an imposter inside.
  • On paper, everything looks fine – even impressive. Inside, it feels exhausting.
  • You struggle to say no, set boundaries and are highly sensitive to other people’s emotional reactions.
  • Your inner-critical voice is loud and ever present. 
  • You feel anxious around authority, hyper‑vigilant in relationships, or perpetually “on guard” around people you don’t know.
  • Your mind is always running away with itself, swinging between people‑pleasing and resentment, or between control and collapse.

If you recognise yourself in these statements, you’re not alone.

I offer a free confidential call where we explore:

  • What you’re struggling with right now.
  • How you want life and work to feel like instead.
  • Whether this kind of coaching is the right fit for you.

Are you excited by the prospect of change?

Together, we can set your change in motion.

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Have questions? Read our frequently asked questions about ACOA coaching.