Profile of Joanne Dunham

An Acreditited, Experinced, Professional Coach....

A good coach requires extensive professional training, a great deal of life experience, and a continuous process of self-reflection......plus a balance of work and other interests and fun!

Here is a summary of my professional qualifications:

I am an accredited PCC coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF) and I fully endorse and work within their Ethical and CPD standards.
I trained with the highly respected Results Coaching Systems, part of the NeuroLeadership Group and an Accredited Coach Training Program provider with ICF.
In addition to the Results Certificates in Coaching Skills and Advanced Coaching Skills, I have completed the assessed programs for Executive Coaching and Team Coaching.
I am an acccrediated Master Practitioner and Trainer with Kirros Consulting, licenced to coach clients around their Resilience Quotient Inventory (RQi) and deliver their training to boost resilience.
I am a Positive Intelligence (PQ) Coach and have delivered several Mental Fitness courses incorpoarting the PQ app with its daily practice and the Saboteur assessment.
I am a certified Mental Health First Aider, trained to provide initial support for people wherever they are on the mental health continuum.
Having worked as an associate for Gateway Careers Management for a number of years, I am a trained and expereinced Career Coach, supporting people as they consider their next career move, or young adults to ascertain what they would like to do for a career.
I have been an accredited Evaluate Schools Educator, supporting teenagers in building their self-esteem and developing good decision making skills.
Many professional courses completed including Sales, Negotiating, Closing and Presenting Skills, Time Management, Business Writing, Stress Management and Myers-Briggs. I have worked with various psychometric tools, especially Insights Discovery, Belbin, MBTI and SDI.

I am continually developing my skills and knowledge by attending seminars and workshops relating to my specialism, and through self-study, evaluation and receiving mentoring.

I truly believe that learning and personal development are a continual part of life's rich adventure, with the journey as important as the destination.

...... with a Diverse Business Background......

I have a commercial background of working at a senior level in Sales and Marketing in the IT industry, providing software and services solutions to national and international corporations, employing various marketing models.

As a director of a successful marketing consultancy, I have experienced the joys and challenges of building and running a business during intense change in the economy and technology.

I have also worked in the not-for-profit sector as a Corporate Fundraiser for the NSPCC, and provided fundraising consultancy and training on a consultancy basis.

.......and Maintaining a Healthy Balance in Life

I enjoy walking in the Surrey Hills with my fox red Labrador dog, sailing in the Solent or around the Greek islands, and skiing in the Alps. But most of all I love being with my family and sharing the adventure with them.