Coaching for women in international schools

You're more ready than you think.

You’ve earned your place. I’ll help you feel it, claim it, and lead like it, starting from everything you already are.

Carol, founder of Lift Her Up Coaching
Leadership CoachingCoaching ShortsTeam CoachingPeer Mentoring Circles
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You've done the work. You have the expertise. And somehow, that's still not enough to be fully seen.

Who I work with

Experienced, capable, and ready for what’s next.

You’ve moved schools, changed roles, maybe changed countries. You’ve built a reputation people trust. What’s in your way isn’t your ability, it’s room to lead on your own terms.

  • Teachers, coordinators, and middle leaders growing into bigger roles.
  • Aspiring senior leaders getting ready for the next step.
  • Women at a crossroads, weighing whether to stay, go, or lead differently.

If any of this sounds like you, let's talk.

How I can help

Ways we can work together

Find the right fit
01

Leadership Coaching

A regular conversation that’s entirely yours. Time to think out loud, get clear on what you actually want, and take the next step on purpose.

1:1 · ongoing
02

Coaching Shorts

Short, focused session to refocus and re-energise for the moments that count: a tricky application, an interview, a decision you can’t quite make alone. Right when you need it.

1:1 · as needed
03

Team Coaching

Time with you and your team to find shared purpose, name what’s quietly getting in the way, and build something that doesn’t rest on your shoulders alone.

Team · over time
04

Peer Mentoring Circles

A small circle of women who get it, because they’re living it too. Honest conversation, shared wisdom, and people who genuinely have your back.

Group · cohort
Why work with me

I've sat in your chair.

Nearly thirty years in international schools: Teacher, Middle-Level Leader, Principal, Deputy Head. I’ve been in the rooms where the big decisions get made, and I’ve seen how quietly the deck gets stacked against capable women.

I’m not here to fix you. I’m here to think alongside you, as someone who already knows the world you’re in. So we can skip the backstory: you bring what’s on your mind, and I’ll bring three decades of having lived it. From there, we work out your next move together.

Not an additional demand. Not something that fixes you. A relationship that lifts you.

If that's the kind of support you're after, let's talk.

Carol, founder of Lift Her Up Coaching
In their words

Stories

Carol coached and empowered me to apply for a role I initially thought was completely above my capacity, and I got it. She gave me the tools to navigate organizational friction, and the confidence to take risks, like stepping up to lead across the school in areas that were new to me. If you are a woman looking to navigate complex leadership dynamics and break through your own ceiling, Carol is the coach you need.

JANE LOBSEY  CURRICULUM COORDINATOR SINGAPORE

Carol understands that being a woman in school leadership takes resilience, courage and maybe even sometimes the need to be better than our male counterparts in order to be seen and validated. As a leader working with Carol, I felt heard and supported. She was very skilled at asking questions to move my thinking forward, asking questions that sharpened my thinking. I am so thankful for the opportunity I had to work with her.

ANIKA SOMMER PYP COORDINATOR PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA

At a crossroads in my career, Carol helped me clarify my priorities in line with my values, strengths, and personal goals. Our conversations were the catalyst for charting the next steps in my career path, understanding the unique dynamics that women in leadership face, and ultimately embarking on a new and exciting leadership role.

JANE MARTUNEAC DEPUTY HEAD KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

Whether you're feeling stuck or just starting to feel it, you're ready to do something about it. So am I.

Let’s just talk. A free 30-minute conversation, no pitch and no pressure, just a chance to talk something through and see how it feels.

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