Health & Performance Coaching and Therapy
Working harder has always worked.
It's not working now.
It starts with a conversation.
Tired, wired, and holding it together for a lot of people.
You've tried to fix it.
With plans, habits, good intentions, just pushing through.
It works for a while. Then it doesn't.
Most coaches give you a plan.
I help you work out why you haven't been able to follow one.
You run a business, lead a team, make a hundred decisions before lunch.
You've done much harder things than eat well and train a few times a week.
The plan was never the issue. It’s the stress, low energy, poor sleep, the mental load.
And the fact that your own needs are always the first thing to go.
Your physical health and your mental health are not separate problems.
That's why I trained as a therapist as well as a coach.
Because a plan on its own isn't always enough.
And sometimes it isn't a plan you need at all. It's simply somewhere to put it all down.
Ways to Work Together.
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High Performance Coaching
For when the foundations of your health have slipped and you want them back – without giving up the life you've built.
We start with the Health & Performance Audit. Seven areas, scored honestly, so we know exactly where you're starting from. We do it again as we go, so progress is something you can see rather than guess at.
We work on diet, exercise, sleep, downtime, and the daily habits that hold them together. An adaptable plan, built around the demands of your life – the travel, the work stress, the weeks that are most challenging.
A monthly call, and quick check-ins throughout the week – to pause, reset, and get clear on actions. Including help when a week goes sideways and you need a rational voice.
Technique feedback on your training videos, to get the most from your time in the gym.
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High Performance Coaching + Therapy
Everything in High Performance Coaching, with therapy alongside it. For when you want to work on how you're doing mentally as well as physically.
The Health & Performance Audit, the plan, the check-ins throughout the week – are all the same. What we agree is how much of our time goes to the therapy side, and how often. And adjust as we go.
The same drive that built everything at work is often the thing making it almost impossible for you to slow down, rest, or prioritise your health.
Some weeks we might focus on diet, exercise and sleep. Some weeks it's what's going on underneath – why rest feels impossible, why your own needs always go last. And at times it's something happening right now that you need to talk through.
Wherever you are that week, that's what we look at together. And when the time is right, we move back to the habits.
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Coaching & Therapy Sessions
A confidential space, combining coaching and therapy, to talk openly about the pressure, the worries, the isolation, and the things you can't say to anyone else.
That might be anxiety and overthinking. Burnout and chronic stress. A life transition, or a sense of feeling stuck. Sometimes it's just that something doesn't feel right.
A regular, fixed point that's just for you. Available online, or in person if you're local to Newcastle. Weekly, fortnightly, monthly or quarterly – whatever works.
Somewhere to put the weight down and be honest about how you're really doing.
No preparation needed. You bring whatever's on your mind and we go from there. Most people find they leave a little lighter. And a bit less hard on themselves.
You don't need to work out which of these you need. That's what the first call is for.
We look at what's going on, what's feasible in your life, and shape it from there.
What Changes.
This isn't about overhauling your life, or cutting out everything you enjoy. It's building something that works alongside the life you have.
You start looking after yourself properly – consistently, even in the busiest weeks.
You lose the weight you've been carrying for years – mentally and sometimes physically – and keep it off, because the habits and beliefs underneath have changed.
You sleep properly and wake up feeling rested.
You still have energy at 4pm.
You can switch off and enjoy your downtime because you have healthy boundaries.
You feel fit and strong in a way you haven't for years – maybe ever.
And you have something left at the end of the day for yourself and the people you care about.
You start feeling like yourself again.
Progress you can see. And feel.
Every coaching client starts with my Health & Performance Audit – seven areas, scored honestly.
This is one client's first six months:
Shared with permission.
Every pillar improved – most of them dramatically. This is what six months of focusing on your health and building sustainable habits can achieve.
When life is going well, these foundations are the springboard to feel your best. When it's challenging, they're the safety net to keep you going.
"I've worked with many coaches, PTs and therapists, but Robbie is the first person who has truly seen and connected with me as a whole person. I've discovered what true consistency looks like and how to create something that's genuinely sustainable."
— AIMÉE | PSYCHOLOGIST
If you know something needs to change, that's enough.
It starts with a free call.
We talk about where you're at and what you need – coaching, therapy, or both.
You don't have to know which. And you don't need to wait until you're really struggling.
If we're a good fit, we agree how to start. If we're not, I'll say so.
Questions people ask
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The simplest way I'd explain it is coaching tends to be goal-based and future-focused – you have somewhere you want to get to, we look at where you are now, and we work out the steps to get there. Therapy is more about what's happening right now. It might be anxiety, stress, pressure at work, something in your personal life. It's about working through what's going on rather than building towards a specific outcome. And sometimes it's useful to look at the past too – experiences, upbringing, the patterns we've developed – because all of that shapes how we're handling things today.
The honest answer though is that there's huge overlap. In my work, someone might come in wanting to improve their health or their work-life balance, and then patterns start to show up that are making that harder – their relationship with rest, with food, with stepping away from work. That's where the two sit alongside each other rather than in separate boxes.
If you're not sure which you need, that's completely normal. Most people aren't. It's something we can work out together.
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No. Often people who come to me don't know which they need, and that's completely fine – it's not something you need to figure out before we speak. Some people start with coaching and find the therapy side becomes useful along the way. Others come primarily for therapy and the practical health side naturally becomes part of the conversation. Others want both from the start. We work out what fits during the first call, and it can shift over time as things change.
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Faster than most people expect, and more sustainably than most approaches deliver. The minimum commitment for High Performance Coaching and The Rebuild is six months – not because change is slow, but because we're building something that holds. Most people notice a real difference within the first few weeks. The six months is about making sure that difference is still there in two years.
A lot of people continue beyond six months, not because they haven't made progress but because they want to keep it. That's usually the point where the work shifts from building new habits to protecting them when life gets demanding again.
For therapy-only sessions there's no fixed commitment – we work at whatever pace suits what you're bringing.
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Predominantly, yes. I've found it works best for people with busy, unpredictable lives – there's no commute, sessions are easier to fit in.
If anything, I've found clients get better results online than in person. Where there are check-ins between sessions, they create a level of consistency and accountability that's hard to match in person.
On the physical side, I can review training videos and give specific feedback on technique – so even though I'm not in the gym with you, the guidance is just as detailed.
Most of my clients work with me entirely online, and I work with people all over the world. Different time zones haven't been a problem because of the flexible nature of how we work together.
If you're based locally in Newcastle and would prefer to come in-person for therapy sessions, that's something I can offer. But for most people, online works better than they expect – and better than they've experienced elsewhere.
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I'm based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. I work with clients across the North East of England and, online, across the UK and internationally. If you're local and would prefer therapy sessions in person, that's available.