About me
Welcome, I would like to begin by telling you a little bit about myself. My background is rich in experience, and my skills are broad. The is a ‘golden thread’ that connects everything I do is supporting people and organisations to achieve their full potential.
In 1992, I made a decision to follow my dreams and change career. Until then, I had been an actress and drama coach. In reality that meant a career spent doing a wide variety of jobs, and a little bit of acting. I loved acting but I found the industry frustrating and uncomfortably competitive.
During this period I began to explore my interest in criminal psychology. This soon became more than just a pastime to while-away the many hours spent on a bus for ‘supporting artists’ (film extras to you and me) waiting to be called to do an hour’s work.
After much thought and consideration, I decided it was time to follow my heart and take the plunge. I committed myself to a four year part-time post-graduate Diploma in Criminology and started working at a women’s probation hostel.
The next 4 years were hard work, balancing a full-time job as a Support Worker in a probation hostel and completing my Vocational Diploma (no first degree in criminology available at that time). Once qualified I undertook various roles in the voluntary and charity sector developing, delivering and managing services for justice involved people. The people supported by these services had multiple support needs including experience of homelessness, substance misuse, structural inequalities, marginalisation and trauma.
Whilst I loved working in the voluntary and charity sector my next move was into a strategic commissioning role with (what was then) the Inner London Probation Service (soon to become the London Probation Service). As the Partnership Manager for Housing and Homelessness I worked in partnership across London with many wonderful people, organisations and councils, developing services for justice involved adults and young people.
My drive for personal growth led me to undertake more training during this period and in particular to explore and understand trauma and recovery. Over the next two decades I completed practitioner training in; Coaching, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Emotional Intelligence, Cognitive Behaviour Techniques, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Action Learning with a particular focus on trauma and recovery.
In May 2008, it was time to follow my heart again and to take the plunge go it alone. It made sense that my desire to understand trauma, recovery and person-centred practice had led me to the point where I wanted to immerse myself in work I was passionate about, helping people and organisations to provide genuine person-centred trauma-informed leadership and services.
Today, I am blessed to be able to do the work I love. On a corporate level I work across sectors, throughout the UK and internationally – with extensive experience of the Gulf Region. I provide personal, flexible, forward looking solution-focused consultancy and dynamic training programmes. My approach remains at all times person-centred and driven by the client.
As a coach and action learning facilitator I work with truly inspiring people (individually and in teams) to enable them to identify and address the blocks that prevent them from fulfilling their full potential.
In the last 16 years the world has changed significantly, and I have managed to successfully navigate a challenging economic period or two (not to mention the pandemic). I have developed an exciting and diverse international client-base and I have had the privilege of collaborating with a number of inspiring colleagues on exciting and fulfilling projects.
Services
Consultancy
I work independently and as an associate with a number of organisations. I work across sectors (public, private, NGO, VCS etc) throughout the UK and internationally. A few key areas of expertise include; criminal justice, housing and homelessness, partnership working, commissioning and contracting, trauma-informed practice, strategic and organisational development, workforce and leadership development.
Training
I offer a range of effective and practical training programmes. You can choose from a pre-designed programme or a bespoke programme – designed to meet your specific needs. All training is engaging, dynamic, up-to-date and delivered by me.
Specialist areas include; leadership development; criminal justice (UK only); person-centred practice; trauma-informed practice; Motivational Interviewing (MI); Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and a range of effective management development programmes.
Progressive Coaching and Action Learning Sets
I provide 1:1 coaching (both personal and professional), as well as group coaching and Action Learning Sets. Please see the Coaching section for more details.
Email: amanda@amandatooth.com
Phone: + 44 7950 529 620 (inc. WhatsApp)
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