Rachel Wright

Clients often come to me with the following questions: I am no longer fulfilled in my current role. I want to make a change but how do I work out what else I can do and how do I make the change? How can I actively manage and develop my career to ensure it progresses in the right way for me? I am soon going on maternity leave and feeling unsure about my options and whether I can achieve the right balance for me. How can I plan for a successful transition to and from maternity leave? I have taken an extended career break and am thinking about returning to work but how do I get started? I am going through a redundancy process. How can I get clarity on what I want to do next and what steps do I need to take to move towards securing the right role for me? I am a Licensed Career Coach and Member of the Association of Coaching, an MCIPD qualified HR professional and studied Psychology at degree level. I have 8 years’ experience as a Career Coach and over 15 years of HR experience in both the Not for Profit and Private Sectors. I gained my Career Coaching license with Career Counselling Services (affiliated with the Association of Coaching) and set up WrightCareer in 2015. I now deliver individual career coaching to a wide range of clients and work as a Client Relationship Manager, Associate Coach and Course Tutor for Career Counselling Services (http://www.career-counselling-services.co.uk/) where I provide career coach training, coaching and career management to individuals and employers. In addition, I work as an Associate Career Coach for The Maternity Coach (http://thematernitycoach.co.uk) providing coaching support to individuals and groups prior to, during and following their maternity leave and have worked as both the lead for 1:1 coaching and delivered over 60 career returner workshops at Women Returners (https://womenreturners.com/). I feel passionate that people should be given the support to recognise their potential, build their confidence, gain clarity o