Dr Gary Wood

It's your life, so take it personally! Coaching is about making the changes in your life to get more out of life. It begins with choosing the right coach to help you to get to where you want to go. Coaching with psychologist Dr Gary Wood [BSc(Hons), PgC, PhD, FHEA, CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS] offers you the opportunity to benefit from a complete, bespoke personal and professional development programme. The phrase 'It's your life, so take it personally', is taken from Gary's coaching skills and goal-setting book 'Don't Wait For Your Ship To Come In. . . Swim Out To Meet It!'.

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It's often said that two heads are better than one. By engaging the services of a dedicated learning and development professional, you get to where you want to be, more quickly than if you work alone. With coaching you provide the agenda and Gary brings a wealth of expertise from exemplary qualifications, in psychology, learning and coaching, to help Coaching is a collaborative professional relationship to help you to make the desired changes to any aspect of your life. It is basically one or more focused conversations aimed at achieving your goals. It's often said that 'if there ain't goals then it ain't coaching'.

COACHING APPROACH
Coaching is solution focused, strengths-focused and future oriented.What gives Dr Gary Wood's coaching approach the added value edge is that it isgrounded in evidence-based psychology, learning theory and teaching practice. This provides a solid understanding of how we all learn and change. From this starting point Gary has studied and adapted several coaching models to tailor his coaching approach to individual client needs.At the heart are the values and ethos of the Person-Centred approach that respects individuals as architects of their own lives. From this basis he utilises aspects of Cognitive Behavioural Coaching, Performance Coaching (incorporating aspects of NLP supported by evidence-based psychology), Brief Solution Focused Coaching, and Motivational Interviewing. Through feedback from clients and ongoing professional development Gary continues to refine the approach.
experience there are too many distractions to maintain focus.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

QUALIFICATIONS
Dr Gary Wood is a Chartered Psychologist. a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society's Special Group in Coaching Psychology, aChartered Scientist (Science Council), and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Academic qualifications include:
PhD in Social Psychology (Attitudes, Stereotypes & Cognitive Style); BSc(Hons) in Human Psychology (First Class); Professional Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning.

Coaching training includes:
Certificate in Coaching (Cognitive-Behavioural: Centre for Coaching London); Qualification in Solution Focused Brief Therapy (University of Birmingham); Certificate in Life Coaching, Diploma in Life Coaching, Diploma in Performance Coaching (Newcastle College), Certificate in Counselling, Certificate in Human Relations (Sandwell College).

Additional studies as background research/experience for book:
Graduate of The Silva Method (Dynamic Meditation), Art of Living Course (Pranayama Yoga).

EXPERIENCE
An entertaining and engaging speaker and lecturer, Gary has more than 17 years experience teaching psychology and learning skills in several UK Universities (including pastoral care) and began coaching in 2004. Since then he has worked with a wide variety of clients individually and with organizations. Gary has published in academic jou als on a range of subjects also self-help books (coaching and goal-setting, and relationships). He is regularly quoted in the press and appears on news and current affairs radio and television programmes offering coaching tips and psychological insights. Gary has also been an 'agony uncle' for eve magazine and more magazine. He's even appeared on Woman's Hour. Gary also acts as research consultant to organizations in the public and private sectors, and has fronted several media campaigns for The Learning and Skills Council.

Other areas of life coaching I deal with

• Academic coaching (including study skills, examination preparation, presentation skills).
• Preparation for MBA applications.
• Research design and data analysis.

Further Information

• Dr Gary Wood adheres to the ethical guidelines of The British Psychological Society (BPS)

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