My story

My Research

I’m especially interested in Earth-centred practice. I’m finding that when humans recognise their place within a bigger picture alongside other forms of life, animal, plant, cosmos etc., that we gain a sense of perspective which leads to greater contentment. ‘Bus ri bus’ is a Gaelic phrase meaning cheek-to-cheek and snout-to-snout, translated as alongside in English.It sums up a way of working that values every living being,

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My name is Finn. I live in Scotland with my family and I work around the world through online and in-person consultations.

I feel that my work now closely aligns with my personal values and professional skills more than ever before. I’ve worked hard to ensure that I do my very best within my work by studying coaching psychology to MSc level. Since then I’ve worked for hundreds of hours with many clients to attain senior accreditation with the EMCC and I continue to learn with each client.

Previously I’ve enjoyed fantastic career opportunities in different sectors, both in the UK and abroad, enjoying the thrill of winning awards within healthcare and business.

The experiences below inform my practice:

  • my professional experience within healthcare, entrepreneurship and coaching,

  • my personal experience as a parent, partner, friend and within my wider family

  • studies in systemic therapy and systemic constellations

  • my voluntary work within the Fashion Revolution Scotland (FRS) policy team.

I’ve now gained ethical approval for my research. I’ll be gathering stories around a relational approach to Earth for the next year for a professional doctorate in systemic practice. If you’d like to be part of the research please contact me.

Reflective Practice

I believe that my practice benefits from times of reflection and I often use the early morning to read and meditate. The work of Richard Wagamese has deeply impacted me recently and I share some of his words now.

“These days, I choose to face life head-on - and I have become a comet. I arc across the sky of my life and the hard times are the friction that shaves off the worn and tired bits. The more I travel head-on, the more I am shaped, and the things that no longer work or are unnecessary drop away.”

Richard Wagamese (Embers 2016,133)

I like to work with people who want to face life head-on. If you think that this is you, let’s talk.

QUALIFICATIONS:

MSc Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology (Distinction)

BSc Social Anthropology

European Mentoring & Coaching Council accredited Senior Practitioner

Foundation level qualification(completes February 2024): Systemic Therapy

Foundation level qualification: Systemic Constellations

Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner |Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher | Yoga foundation

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

ACADEMIC PAPER: Research paper on the effects of online group coaching can be found here.

PODCAST: It was an honour to be invited, alongside my colleague Elsa Valdivielso-Martinez, by the highly esteemed and irreplaceable coaching psychologist Dr Alison Whybrow, to represent her during a British Psychology Society podcast regarding Coaching with Nature. The recording can be found here.

BLOG POST: The International Coaching Federation wrote about my work with a leadership team here.