Helen Cooper Please also see my LinkedIn® profile.
I am a fully qualified and experienced career coach, working with both individual clients and organisations. I run my own career coaching practice in the North Essex area and also undertake a variety of career consultancy work.
I began my career in HR Managment which included doing both staff recruitment and training and development. I went on to spend a number of years in the Economic Development field, working with a wide variety of different employment and training organisations. I then specialised in research work, focusing in particular on career and labour market issues.
I have a Masters degree in Career Management and Counselling from Birkbeck College, University of London. I am also a member of a number of associated professional organisations, including the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and the Instititute of Career Guidance.
I have a wide variety of work experience which can be helpful in understanding some of the issues that clients may face during their careers. I have worked in both the private and public sector at management level, but also juggled a variety of part-time jobs to fit around family commitments. I was made redundant at one point in my career, have changed career paths a couple of times and established my own career coaching and consultancy business over the past eight years.
So I have some personal experience of the ups and downs of working life, as well as an in-depth understanding of the latest career theories and approaches to managing careers. I work with a wide variety of clients at many different stages of their careers and based in both the private and public sectors.
I hold professional memberships with:
Chartered Institute of Personnel Development
Institute of Career Guidance
Centre for Guidance Studies (University of Derby)
My qualifications include:
MSc Career Management and Counselling, Birkbeck College, University of London
MPhil Management Studies, Cranfield University
For further information:
Please telephone or email if you have any questions, or would like to arrange a free initial career coaching session.
Helen Cooper
Telephone: 07906 692279
Email: cooperhelen@btinternet.com