Frequently Asked Questions

Coaching is focused entirely on your present and future - your goals, your decisions and your career. It is not therapy, which explores emotional history, and it is not mentoring, where someone tells you what worked for them. Coaching helps you develop your own thinking and your own plan. I provide the structure, the challenge and the questions that cut through all the noise and allow you to listen to yourself.

Not at all. Most of the professionals I work with come to coaching for the first time. The free discovery call is designed to answer your questions, give you a feel for how sessions work and make sure you feel confident before committing to anything. The discovery call includes up to 15 minutes of free coaching so you can experience it in a relaxed, no-obligations environment and decide for yourself whether you would like to proceed.

The free discovery call is the best place to work this out. In short: Leadership Coaching is for professionals who are leading or about to step into leadership. Career Transition Coaching is for professionals ready to make a significant career move. Professional Development Coaching is for ambitious professionals who want to close the gap between their current position and the one their ability deserves. Many clients find their goals overlap more than one area and that is completely fine. Each coaching experience is bespoke, designed to the needs of the individual client, so we will work through the best route for you.

I work primarily with lawyers and law firms. If you are in wider professional services and you would like support, please reach out to me at hello@kjdelevate.co.uk and I will be happy to speak with you to ascertain whether I can support you.

Yes. Nothing discussed in our sessions is shared with your employer, your firm or any third party, unless you give your consent.

Yes, all packages can be used flexibly across up to 1, 6 or 12 months (depending on the package). So we can schedule our sessions entirely around your working week. If you want more sessions after your package ends, you can top up at the single session rate of £175 at any time.

Because the value of our work is in the time and focus we give to it, not your job title. A partner and a senior associate working on equally important career questions deserve the same quality of coaching at the same fair price. That is how KJD Elevate is built.

The majority of sessions are delivered via video call, which gives you the flexibility to join from wherever suits you without losing time to travel. That said, if your circumstances or preferences mean an in-person session would be more valuable, that is something we can discuss and agree together.

Yes to both. Whether you are looking to provide coaching for an individual within your organisation, support a team through a period of change or build a longer-term coaching arrangement across your firm, bespoke packages are available. Pricing is tailored to your specific needs and the scope of the work. Please submit an enquiry and we will arrange a conversation to discuss what you are looking for.

Yes. A meta-analysis of 20 independent studies found coaching produces its strongest results in goal attainment and self-confidence, the two things that most directly determine whether a career moves forward (Jones et al., Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 2016) . 80% of coaching clients report measurable improvements in self-confidence, and 99% of individuals who work with a coach describe themselves as satisfied or very satisfied with the experience (ICF Global Coaching Study, 2025) . Combining professional development with coaching increases productivity by 88%, compared to just 22% from training alone (Personnel Management Association) . It is worth the investment many times over if you engage in the process and do the work. The clients who are the most successful are honest with themselves and with me and they follow through on tasks and strategies.