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Coaching and workshops for adults who grew up around addiction or adversity

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Do you find yourself over giving at work or in relationships?

Are you excessively overthinking and unable to make decisions?

Do your stress levels increase when interacting with senior leaders or authority figures?

These are all signs of having grown up around addiction, chaos or any adversity in childhood.

You’re not alone…

Specialist ACOA Coaching can help you.

FIND OUT HOW

Hello. I’m Françoise, an ICF accredited life coach (ACC credential)

I work with people from all walks of life but specialise in coaching Adult Children of Addiction (AC0A).  If you want to start putting yourself first, you’re in the right place.

Qualifications 

ICF Accredited Coach - ACC (Associate Certified Coach)
ICF, EMCC and AC Accredited Diploma in Transformative Coaching
NLP Practitioner from The Coaching Academy
DISC Certified from The Coaching Academy

Frameworks I use

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (CBC)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
& a wide range of other psychology-based models and frameworks

Trusted by individuals and businesses alike…

What My Clients Say

“I would highly recommend Françoise. I felt the prompts and space I was given in our conversations gave me a chance to work through areas that had been real sticking points for me and that I had built barriers to unlocking by myself. She is consistent and warm, making it easy for me to talk and feel comfortable which really helped this process. I felt well informed throughout the process. During my first session Françoise explained the process and how our sessions would work each week. I found it really useful when I was promoted in advance to think about the outcome I wanted to achieve each session. Despite throughout the sessions in some cases my outcome would change to something I didn’t know I needed but that was far more beneficial than my original objective.”

GemmaSenior Category Manager
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“Thanks to Françoise I was able to put words on thoughts and feelings I'd been having but hadn't been able to make sense of. I think I have a clearer path forward than I did before the session.”

AnonymousDevex
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“Françoise has been incredible in helping me uncover and understand the root causes behind my confidence issues and my challenges around communication. She has a real gift for flipping the script and guiding me to see what’s truly going on beneath the surface. Her insights have helped me recognise the beliefs I’ve been holding about myself that were holding me back, and why they were affecting my confidence. She’s supportive, perceptive, and genuinely transformative to work with.”

AnonymousSlamcore
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“Françoise listened and let me offload all the thoughts I have been holding in, felt a release of stress as I shared away, looking forward to the next session”

AnonymousYuLife
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“My coaching sessions with Frankie have been extremely valuable so far - she helps me to make sense of my scattered thoughts and frame them in a more logical, less disjointed manner. Frankie has also been able to help me uncover truths about myself and identify limiting beliefs which are holding me back. Frankie is action-oriented and I leave each session with a clear plan of next steps.”

AnonymousHelloFresh UK

“I can highly recommend Françoise and her Coaching services, she is incredibly insightful, warm and challenges you in the right places. I have come away feeling more confident, positive and with a new bright energy, that Françoise has ignited – an absolute game changer. She made me feel very relaxed and comfortable, it was easy for me to open up and talk about challenging issues with her. Great memory - At the end of most conversations Françoise would summarise them and reflect on what we had spoken about. You can never invest enough time into one’s self, and talking through life situations and hurdles with a professional is very helpful. I was dubious that Zoom would not be as effective as face to face sessions, however I felt I gained a huge amount from each session.”

SophieChef

“Françoise is a committed and passionate coach who is eager to get the best result for her client. I found her easy and helpful to work with. She was able to really listen and hear what I was bringing each session and help me - with the use of some insightful questions - to focus my thinking and find ways forward.”

HelenDoctor

“I would recommend Françoise. She is really following the "coach concept" of asking proper powerful questions which helps her clients moving forward in their own minds. She has a clear voice and is on time, prepared and totally present with you and with what you are trying to accomplish. She double check if the goal is correct. I got a listening board , I got a place to vent my ideas, having time to be silent and process and think even deeper, I got powerful opening questions asked to me to help me think further. And also got a lovely chat on Monday mornings.”

EvaDigital Wellness Expert

“Françoise is an excellent coach who provided the right rapport, space and perspective to help me to explore my strengths and values, and make some important decisions. She creates a good rapport, making it easy to talk. She is a good listener and constantly reflects back what you are saying. She is unintrusive and gives you the space to explore and come to your own conclusions.”

AlexDigital Product Director

“I had 6 sessions in total and to begin with I had no idea where I was going with coaching. Creating Space is most apt for a description of the programme because it did exactly that! It gave me a space to think and grow. I have given myself more time to self - reflect and focus on ME. I am more self disciplined re activities for developing myself and I have become more aware of how my behaviour can impact on others”

RoslynTeacher

“I started working with Françoise while she was completing the coaching course at Animas and I was amazed at how professional and knowledgeable Françoise was from day one. She gave me confidence in the work we were doing together and allowed me to find and hone skills previously unavailable to me. Even though we had all our sessions online I instantly felt an intimacy and safe space to share with Françoise. From day one she carried herself with professionalism and with maturity that to me seemed that of a seasoned coach. Being able to listen without interruption gave me the space to listen to the words I was using and change them when they felt too negative. I felt supported and eld throughout. I would say the test of a good coach is someone that helps you find your inner coach and Françoise empowered me with that.”

CornelisFashion professional and Masters student London

“I'd highly recommend Frankie as a coach, she listens and hears you but also reigns you in when needed and gets back to a helpful task or topic. I liked having homework and things to think about for the next session. Also she lets you steer the sessions and choose what you think you need at the time. It was really helpful to have a structure to the session and for it be tailored to my individual needs. Frankie is patient and understanding and I aways looked forward to her follow up emails reviewing what we'd discovered in our sessions and exercises to move forward. I enjoyed our sessions and came away with lots of tools to work on myself and become better in my life.”

JoSinger
MORE ABOUT ME AND MY COACHING STYLE

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How Can Coaching Help You?

Grounded in coaching ethics and boundaries (this is not therapy) with a clear trauma‑informed, ACE‑aware lens.

Rooted in lived ACoA experience plus professional training, so you don’t have to waste time explaining the basics of what it means to grow up in a home shaped by alcohol or dysfunction.

Compassionate, honest and practical – we work at the pace your nervous system can handle, and always with your goals in mind.

I developed my program after years of struggling with people-pleasing, staying in situations I wasn’t happy in, self-sabotaging relationships, the list goes on – all traits engrained in me from being a child of an alcoholic. It’s a program I wish I had access to when I was doing the work on myself. 

It will help you:

  • Gain greater clarity on all aspects of your life
  • Understand yourself better
  • Release insecurities and limiting beliefs that are holding you back
  • Gain different perspectives on challenging areas of your life
  • Become more confident
  • Narrow down your ideas and make clear decisions
  • Take ownership of your life decisions
  • Feel energised and excited about your future
  • Reignite passions
  • Turn your life around
I WANT THIS

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