Shona McFarlane
Registration number 907
Qualified NeuChem® Coach | Certified trainer in NLP and Master Practitioner | DISC accredited | Belbin accredited | CIPD Programme Design | HND Management Operations
Shona has over 18 years consulting in learning and development and working across 17 different countries with a wide range of organisations.
Shona works with Board level executives, managers and individual contributors delivering courses and talks and coaching on positive psychology, wellbeing and resilience.
“I believe everyone is unique and capable of amazing achievements, if they only believe it for themselves. My passion is assisting people develop their confidence and abilities in whatever direction their desire takes them so they can be the best version of themselves and positively influence their world.
We all have a story, and owning that story makes us stronger. My calling is to help people turn their story to a powerful purpose they can use to be empowered and go beyond what seems possible for them.
I have been working with NeuChem® coaching as an accredited NeuChem® coach for several years now. I have witnessed the amazing results my many clients have experienced. They have all come to me because they have experienced anxiety or other emotional disturbances and have tried various interventions such as counselling or standard coaching. NeuChem® coaching is different to these approaches as it allows the client to form an alternative perspective of their past and quickly forge new behaviours to deal with current and future challenges.
After the first session clients feel relieved that they view their life in a more positive way and have some tangible and practical tools to use going forwards. Most of us have some kind of trauma in our past and it is healthy to understand the positive behaviours we learned to deal with these traumas. NeuChem® coaching can do just this, meaning that clients feel validated and can deal with new challenges in a constructive way. For the organisation this means employees are less stressed and have increased wellbeing and feel reenergised and motivated.
Through the sessions clients/coachees discover their unique strengths and abilities and devise a plan for their future supported by simple, easy and fun tools and techniques that change brain and body chemistry, so getting them back in the driving seat of their life. The results speak for themselves.”
“The neuchem® coaching session after my Cari wellbeing consultation had a really positive feeling about it. In a very short space of time, you were able to understand how I feel at the moment. I really value the very practical tips. Before the session I felt sluggish, flat and uninspired. Now I feel energised and more positive about how I can control my situation. I will definitely recommend these sessions to my colleagues.”
– JK – working in a large council
“I found the neuchem® coaching sessions after my Cari consultation very insightful. I now understand how chemicals in the body are stimulated by the brain’s references to past experiences. This enables me to approach challenging situations with a different mind-set.
I feel empowered to approach scenarios that used to cause me anxiety much more positively using the tips like the power pose, left nostril breathing and arm stroking.
Shona was very knowledgeable about the topics and took me through the stages of the NeuChem® coaching sensitively and thoughtfully.”
– JH – working in a large organisation
“The coaching I received was really useful. I learnt some good techniques to help improve my thoughts and to channel positive energy into my behaviour and actions. Some of the exercises were incredibly powerful. I realised how certain events and influences in my life define my current thinking and level of esteem. Not only did I learn to recognise this but also how to change my thinking, leading to actions I can implement to lead the life I really want.”
– NS, working in a large Government organisation
“Shona has given me the tools to move forward and to let go of the past. I now feel able to make decisions that are for me and not others. I enjoyed my sessions and would recommend to others.”
– ALW, working in a national organisation