Executive Coaching

Leadership can be rewarding, but it can also be demanding, complex and, at times, surprisingly lonely. The higher you progress, the fewer opportunities there are to think out loud, test ideas, explore challenges openly or receive truly impartial support.


Executive coaching provides a confidential space to step back from the day-to-day pressures of leadership, gain perspective and focus on what matters most. Clients often come to coaching when they are stepping into a bigger role, navigating organisational change, managing complex stakeholder relationships, building confidence and executive presence, leading through uncertainty, overcoming self-doubt or considering their next career move.

Liz Howard, CPsychol AFBPsS

As a Chartered Coaching Psychologist and EMCC Senior Practitioner Coach, I combine evidence-based psychology, leadership  experience and over a decade of coaching leaders across a wide range of sectors. Having spent much of my own career in leadership roles, I understand first-hand the realities of modern leadership; balancing competing priorities, making difficult decisions, leading through ambiguity, influencing others and carrying responsibility for both people and results.


What makes Coaching Psychology different is the ability to combine practical coaching with a deeper understanding of human behaviour, motivation and change. Coaching is not therapy, but it can help uncover the assumptions, habits and patterns of thinking that may be limiting performance or holding you back. Together, we can explore not just what you want to achieve, but what may be getting in the way.


Clients often describe my coaching style as warm, down-to-earth and thought-provoking. I create a supportive environment where you can think deeply, challenge your assumptions, explore different perspectives and develop practical strategies for moving forward. Alongside support, I bring appropriate challenge, helping clients build self-awareness, confidence and lasting change.


I work within the professional and ethical standards of both the British Psychological Society and the EMCC, providing a confidential, professional and trusted partnership focused entirely on your development and success.

What It's Like to Work Together.....

Whilst every coaching engagement is different, there are some common themes that consistently emerge from client feedback.


Clients often describe me as approachable, supportive and easy to talk to, whilst also providing the right level of challenge to help them think differently and move forward with confidence.


Many value the combination of psychological expertise and real-world leadership experience, bringing both insight and practical application to the challenges they face. Whether navigating career transitions, stepping into more senior roles, leading teams, managing change or tackling complex organisational challenges, clients frequently comment on my ability to create a space for honest reflection, fresh thinking and meaningful growth.


Others highlight my ability to balance support with challenge, helping them uncover their own solutions rather than simply providing answers. They often describe feeling more confident, gaining greater clarity, improving their leadership effectiveness and developing new perspectives that continue to influence their decisions long after coaching has finished.


Across coaching, leadership development and consultancy assignments, clients consistently describe my approach as professional, personable, insightful, pragmatic and focused on achieving meaningful results.



Clients describe Liz as:

  • Warm, approachable and easy to talk to
  • Supportive whilst providing the right level of challenge
  • Professional, personable and highly credible
  • Insightful, practical and focused on meaningful results
  • Creating a safe and confidential space for honest reflection
  • Combining psychology with real-world leadership experience
  • Building confidence, self-awareness and leadership impact
  • Helping people find their own solutions rather than providing answers
  • Quickly building trust, rapport and strong coaching partnerships
  • Creating lasting change, not just temporary insight



"Liz provided me with coaching when I was working out what I wanted from my next career move. I loved Liz's approach and got so much from our sessions.



Anyone wanting a coach who challenges you but supports you in equal measures, should definitely speak to Liz. With such an array of tools and techniques that Liz offers you'll definitely find the ones that work for you."

"Her coaching was practical, focused on achieving results, but she tailored her approach for each individual's circumstances.

The great thing about Elizabeth is, she doesn't tell you what to do, she helps you figure it out for yourself.


She delivered excellent value for money. I am sure we got much more than we paid for in a professional and personable manner. She is friendly and approachable, flexible and reliable. I would definitely recommend Elizabeth as a coach and consultant."

"I've had the pleasure to work with Liz as part of a leadership and management programme undertaken by Matrix TSL.

Her vast experience, intelligence, and caring responses have given me new perspectives on what it is to lead, manage and inspire my engineering research and development team.

She is shaping my thoughts about my career and will be always in my mind when I think about the way I should conduct myself and make decisions."

"I worked with Liz as my coach, with a focus on strengthening my leadership impact, and the experience was genuinely transformational.


Through our work together, I made several meaningful changes that I continue to benefit from day to day.



I've become more thoughtful, reflective, self-aware, and professional in how I show up and lead."


"Liz's style is empathic and receptive, while also appropriately challenging. She creates a safe space to think..."

"Working with Liz has been a real turning point for me and my colleagues.


Through her team coaching sessions, we've built greater self-awareness, learned how to understand each other better, and found new ways to communicate and make decisions more effectively.


Liz has a rare ability to both empathise and challenge, which really helped us move forward and create real change.



I'd wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a coach who makes a genuine difference."

"Liz is an experienced leadership coach who used her own leadership experience and psychology background to help me solve my own challenges and to significantly improve my overall performance.


I really appreciated this support.


I would highly recommend her."




"Liz has provided me with invaluable support and coaching helping me to focus and identify my strengths and recognise how they can best work for me.


Liz's encouraging approach to coaching is second to none.



I would highly recommend her services."

"Liz has coached several senior leaders in my organisation, supporting leadership, performance and culture change.



She is highly experienced, friendly, pragmatic and quick to build rapport, making a real difference to enable change.


I'd highly recommend Liz to anyone looking for a thoughtful and effective coach."