I help people working in healthcare who feel stuck or unsure, gain clarity and build confidence.

People working in healthcare are often overwhelmed with the day to day firefighting of ward rounds, on calls, rota coordination and trying to carve out time for friends and family. This doesn’t leave much headspace to think about important decisions in their careers and lives.

I’m passionate about providing time and space dedicated to getting to the bottom of what you want and working out how to get there. 

About me

I’m Dr Sophie Gottschalk, a transformational coach and qualified GP.

I graduated in 2016 from Bristol Medical School. Since then I have been in South London, completing my junior doctor years and now working as a GP.

After having some coaching myself, I was struck by how much it helped. I clarified what was really important to me. I gained confidence, which helped me move forward.

Following on from this I completed a diploma in Transformational Coaching, accredited by the association of coaches. I also have training in motivational interviewing.

Why Coaching?

Talking can help us unscramble our thoughts, to find clarity and build confidence.

Being listened to by someone who is non-judgmental and impartial, can help you hear yourself in new ways and find your own solutions. I don’t have an agenda when it comes to your decisions, which is what makes coaching different to talking with your friends, family or mentors.

I ask questions, which help to expand the ways in which you think about a situation and then clarify what your next steps are. This enhances your ability to know where you’re going next and your reasons for choosing that path. Tools discussed in sessions can help you to learn more about your strengths, values and priorities. This process is driven by your individuality, which is what makes it different from courses designed to give you information.

Are you a junior doctor, feeling unsure, trying to work out:

What speciality is for you?

What to do on a year out of training?

Where you are going in your career next?

How my junior doctor coaching package of three individual 50 minute sessions, costing £199 can help…

Junior Doctor

Coaching Programme

  • LEARNING FROM THE PAST

    We look at how you’ve got to where you are. What has worked for you…What hasn’t…

  • YOUR KICKS AND ICKS

    Time spent thinking about what values are really important to you and what your strengths are, helping you to prioritise when thinking about what comes next

  • BARRIERS

    What is holding you back?

    Perfectionism? People pleasing? Having to get somewhere fast? Having to make sure you’re ‘working hard’?

  • “Sophie’s coaching was really helpful. It allowed me to identify what values were important to me and from this I felt more confident in my approach to choosing a training specialty. I would definitely recommend coaching sessions with Sophie!”

    Junior Dr

  • “ Sophie really helped me when I was at a crossroads with my career. She was a friendly face each week who would listen and ask questions whilst being impartial. The exercises we did were really beneficial in clarifying my thinking and were interesting to do too. I learnt a lot about myself during these sessions and really thank Sophie for this too.”

    Junior Dr

Pro-rata coaching

What ever the issue, personal or professional, coaching can help.

Open-ended coaching sessions can be booked for £80 per hour.

  • “I first started speaking with Sophie when there was so much going on in my life I felt
    as if I couldn't think straight. I was dealing with an illness, a major house relocation and a mum with dementia.
    Despite having many friends who I was close to, I felt I could say things to Sophie that I couldn't say to them.
    Sophie asks me questions which make me think about things in different way.
    I often wonder what I will talk to her about before our sessions and then 30 minutes has passed and I have
    not stopped talking due to Sophie having a calm and composed nature which puts me at ease.”

    NHS Administrator

Contact

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