Coaching

Being a doctor means carrying a lot—patients, colleagues, family, and often the weight of your own expectations. Medicine can be both deeply rewarding and deeply demanding. The long hours, constant responsibility, and relentless pace take a toll. Many doctors end up running on empty—tired, overwhelmed, and wondering how long they can keep going at this speed. This is surviving, rather than thriving. Burnout isn’t just common; it’s become part of the landscape of our profession. Doctors need more support. No career should cost you your well being.

I offer three types of support designed to help doctors not just survive but thrive.

1.General Life Coaching

I use a philosophically inspired coaching model that I’ve developed myself. Coaching is about creating space for reflection and growth. A coach doesn’t give advice or prescribe solutions. Instead, they use questioning and dialogue to help you uncover your own clarity, direction, and strategies for moving forward. Coaching is broad in scope—it’s not just about your career, but about your life as a whole. It helps you reduce overwhelm, build resilience, and make sustainable progress both inside and outside of medicine. This type of coaching usually works best in blocks of four sessions.

2. Mentorship

Mentorship is different from coaching. Mentoring is more focused on professional development within a specific role or field. A mentor usually brings more experience in a shared profession and offers guidance, insight, and practical advice. Mentorship often happens between colleagues—sometimes one more senior than the other—and it’s about support in navigating workplace situations, career decisions, and professional challenges. In short: coaching helps you find your own answers, while mentoring helps you learn from someone else’s experience. Mentorship usually works best in the format of regular sessions, perhaps monthly, over a long period of time.

3. Fellowship Exam Teaching

For doctors preparing for the RNZCUC Fellowship exam, I provide focused teaching sessions to help you approach both the written paper and the OSCE with confidence. Sessions take the format of a clinical quiz with a relaxed "viva- style" and includes clinical signs, ECGs, X-rays, and data interpretation.

Sessions are one-to-one, confidential, and tailored to your goals. Available via video conferencing or in person at an agreed location. Shared sessions with 2 people often work best for Fellowship teaching, as you benefit from group learning while also splitting the cost.

Contact me via email if you have any questions or if you would like to set up a free, no-obligation 20 minute strategy session.

Email : theartofurgentcare@gmail.com