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COACHING

My Approach: Deep, Warm, Insightful, Evidence-Based
 

My coaching style is integrative and systemic and weaves together
 

  • evidence-based psychological tools (from ACT, CBT and narrative psychology)

  • solution-focused coaching (co-active frameworks)

  • insights from cultural history, philosophy (especially Stoicism), sociology and literature

  • methods from clinical hypnotherapy and deep nervous system relaxation techniques.


I bring both academic rigour and human warmth – a combination my clients consistently describe as “clarifying”, “grounding”, “life-changing” and “transformational”.

BONUS: All my coaching clients get free access to my complete guided hypnotherapy audio library.


Who I Work With

People who work with me tend to be:

  • high-achieving professionals

  • leaders in transition

  • creatives, writers, deep thinkers and academics

  • people struggling with burnout, exhaustion, lack of confidence, perfectionism or imposter syndrome

  • individuals stuck in repetitive patterns

  • sensitive, intelligent, humble and engaged humans who are eager to grow.

 

Many arrive mid-story: depleted, uncertain, lost, stuck, disconnected from their desires and purpose. My clients leave with a more empowering narrative, a stronger strength-based sense of self, and a renewed feeling of agency and vitality.

 

My Mission

  • To help you see yourself and your self-stories more clearly.

  • To help you recover from burnout, overwhelm and exhaustion and create a better work-life balance.

  • To teach you powerful metacognitive tools to change your patterns, self-talk and better manage your inner critic.

  • To address the narrative root-causes of your challenges.

  • To help you redirect your attention to what really matters – the projects and people you care about.

  • To help you rewrite the stories that limit you – and author the life you truly want.

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My Credentials & Qualifications

  • Clinical Hypnotherapist (PDHyp/MBH)

  • Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC)

  • PhD and former Professor of Cultural History

  • ACT practitioner

  • Insights Discovery practitioner

  • Performance Catalyst core team member

  • Featured in the TLS, Guardian, Observer, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Psychologies, BBC and other media.

  • Regular contributor to Psychology Today (many of my blogs are essential reads).

Certified Professional Co-Active Coach
Insights Discovery Profile Licensed Practitioner
General Hypnotherapy Registry
ICCHP

Ways of Working With Me

  • I offer 1:1 self-story coaching, executive coaching, and burnout and exhaustion coaching. Email me for further details and availability at anna@exhaustion-coach.com.

  • I also offer STORY SOLUTION MASTERCLASSES if you prefer to do your self-story discovery work in community with others. DETAILS TO COME SOON!

  • Finally, I have created a STORY SOLUTION VIDEO COURSE  if you'd like to do this work guided by me but in your own time and space. You can buy the course here.

TESTIMONIALS

"The Hypnotherapy session with Anna felt as though she had just watered my soul."

Dramatist

"After just one session with Anna, my wife said, 'Wow, I have not seen you like this for years. Whatever Anna does must be working!'"

Rugby Coach

“I had the pleasure of working with Anna during six coaching sessions. While I knew I needed to have some accountability for the new direction I wanted to take, I didn't expect to feel supported and guided to better listen to my body. It was eye-opening to share how I felt while implementing new positive changes in my life, but mostly to feel it in my body. Anna's constant mirroring of my thought process helped me better anchor my new rhythms. I needed a (w)holistic implementation of changes, and Anna has helped do that in a very effective way. I would highly recommend Anna for coaching, especially if you are a woman who needs a new healthy, and balanced direction in life.”

Science Educator

Copyright Anna Katharina Schaffner.

Legal disclaimer: Never listen to these audio trances while driving or operating machinery. These audio trances are intended to help with the symptoms of mild psychological distress. If you suffer from severe depression or anxiety, please consult with your doctor before using these products.

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