"Exploring, together, what matters to you."
My name is Andrew West and I am based in Oxford, UK. Over the last four decades I have accumulated experience of psychiatric consultancy, therapeutic work, teaching, coaching, and mentoring with professionals, institutions, and individuals of all ages. I am also an improvising musician and I believe that the skills of listening and improvisation are core to an effective conversation. Through this site I offer unique and individualised developmental conversations, either on-line or face to face.
What is a Developmental Conversation?
A conversation is developmental if it helps at least one party to explore their needs, resources, values, and next steps.
What and How Much
You can expect a developmental conversation to focus on your project and clarify your position and direction. This may be to do with your career, for example, or your fulfilment at work.
It may be:
-Formal or informal
-Mentoring or coaching related to your
personal or professional situation
-One-off or extended over several
sessions
-Closed or open-ended
-Face-to-face in person, or via video- conferencing platform, email or phone
Together we will work for your personal or professional development, or the development of your situation or project.
Testimonials
"Andrew's approach is relaxed and feels safe"
"I benefit from having a few clear goals"
"...learning to live with uncertainty"
"These sessions were really useful partly because they haven't gone as I expected"
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Starting a conversation:
If you think that Developmental Conversations might be relevant or helpful to you and would like to know more, check out What and How Much ....
and / or contact me by email ….
for a zero-obligation discussion and plan. You and I can clarify and decide together whether or not to take it further and, if so, how.
