Hi, I’m Sammy,

I’m a qualified Emotional Fitness Coach with a background in psychology, education, motherhood and corporate consultancy.

My journey with young people began when I was just eight years old, helping out at Bo-Peep Nursery School, the magical space my mum created. I spent the next decade learning how to settle little ones, play with purpose, and tune in to what children really need. That experience laid the foundation for everything that’s followed.

Driven by a deep curiosity about how we think, feel, and relate to one another, I went on to study Psychology at the University of Bristol. Alongside my studies, I spent much of my free time volunteering with children’s charities like Barnardo’s, supporting schools for children with additional needs—emotional, physical, and social—and supportingcreative projects such as Notting Hill Carnival costumemaking, as part of an inner-city youth project. The most challenging and formative of these experiences was my time in Mongolia, working in an orphanage and children’s hospital in Ulan Bator. Each of these moments shaped how I see the world and deepened my understanding of the different ways young people experience it.

After graduating, I joined a top management consultancy to gain invaluable life and business experience—and to meet myhusband, it would turn out. Despite being drawn to the pace and the people, I couldn’t ignore the pull back to working with children. I furthered my training at University College London, gaining my teaching qualification (PGCE), and went on to teach in a number of vibrant, colourful schools—each one shaping the down-to-earth, intuitive educator and coach I am today.

After becoming a mother myself, I opened my own nursery -Bo-Peep West London—a nurturing, creative nursery that brought together my love of teaching, emotional connection, and business. It quickly became a home-away-from-home for so many families. Over time, I found myself supporting parents and children in ways that went beyond education—I was instinctively beginning to coach, offering a listening ear, guidance, and emotional support during some of their trickier moments. But I became increasingly drawn to what was happening beneath the surface—to the emotional lives of the children and families I worked with, and the need for something more.

Now, as Emotional Fitness Coach, my approach is grounded in empathy and empowerment, with not an ounce of judgment in sight (I’ve seen and heard it all). Drawing on my broad background with children and young people, I add a relaxed, flexible, and playful tone, with a clear focus on building resilience, confidence, and making lasting, positive change.

Why coaching?

Throughout my career in teaching, learning, and most recently school leadership, I found myself increasingly drawn to what was happening beneath the surface — the emotional lives of the children and families I worked with, and their growing need for something more.

I noticed a shift. The mood was changing, and more and more people — children, teens, and parents alike — were struggling to cope with the pressures of modern life.

Today, 40% of GP appointments are related to mental health, and CAMHS referrals have risen by 53% since 2019, leaving services overwhelmed and families waiting far too long for help.

But I believe in prevention. In jumping in before everything feels unfixable.

What we do together might not be magic (although it sure does feel like it sometimes!) but it is often the turning point that shifts everything —  helping young people feel more grounded, more confident, and more like themselves again. Over the years, I’ve also supported many neurodivergent children and teens — and as someone with personal insight into the world of neurodiversity, I understand how important it is that support feels respectful, flexible and truly person-centred.

If you’re worried about your child and not sure where to turn, coaching can be a gentle, effective way to start. I offer a calm, non-judgemental space where young people feel heard — and where change begins

My Credentials

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  • BSc Experimental Psychology – University of Bristol

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), P.G.C.E. –Institute of Education / University College London

  • Certified in Ollie Model of Transformative Coaching

  • Certified Neurolinguistic Language Programme (NLP) practitioner

  • Trained Listener for The Listening Place

  • Trained KS2 and KS3 Presenter for PAPAYA (Parents Against Phone Addiction in Young Adolescents)

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