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About Carolyn
I’m Carolyn - a professional coach, psychology graduate, and someone who understands great responsibility from the inside.
I care deeply about how people experience their own lives. Not about fixing them or pushing them to become something else, but about creating the conditions where they can reconnect with themselves and move forward in the ways that feel right for them.
Before training as a coach, I spent 25 years in the voluntary and community sector, working alongside people from all walks of life, from grassroots community and voluntary groups, parents, carers, teams, managers, heads of departments, consortiums, to senior leaders, boards, and government officials.
My work centred on co-production and meaningful participation, and ensuring that every voice had a place at the table, was listened to, and heard.
Again and again, I saw that lasting change doesn’t come from hierarchy or quick solutions. It grows from trust, from relationships built on respect, empathy and understanding.
That experience shapes how I listen, how I question, and how I hold space for others.
My own path hasn’t been linear. From volunteer and parent carer, to studying psychology as a mature student, to senior leadership in a national charity, I’ve experienced responsibility at many levels.
I understand what it feels like to carry a heavy load, great expectations, to feel overstretched, and to stand at a crossroads wondering what comes next.
Getting out into nature daily became my adaptive coping mechanism enhancing my wellbeing, helping to restore my equilibrium, putting everything into perspective and enabling me to switch off, instead tuning in to birdsong, weather, colour and seasons - leaving any stress behind and returning calmer and better equipped to face the next day. Now, its part of who I am. When I'm outdoors, I'm at one with nature.
I don’t offer surface-level encouragement. I understand burnout, ambition, self-doubt, and quiet resilience - not just in theory, but in practice.
When we work together, I don’t lead from above, or tell you what to do.
I bring calm attention, thoughtful challenge, and space to think clearly - especially when life feels heavy or uncertain.
Professional Background
My work is professionally grounded and ethically held. I am:
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Professionally trained to Level 2 standard through an ICF-accredited coaching programme and currently working towards ACC credentialing
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A Barefoot Coaching Alumni
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Currently undertaking an ICF-accredited Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching (University of Chester)
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BSc (Hons) Psychology - First Class
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A Member of the International Coaching Federation
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Trained in Interpersonal Mediation and Mentoring
Nemophilist Coaching & Wellbeing was founded and is operated by Carolyn Deveney, a UK-based sole trader, offering thoughtful, grounded coaching at points of transition.
Beyond Coaching
Outside of coaching, you’ll usually find me outdoors - in woodlands, forests, or by the water noticing the seasons and the quieter details that most people rush past. I love wildlife photography and painting.
I value unhurried time, reflection, creativity, and meaningful conversation in equal measure. These rhythms inform how I work and create the right conditions for clients to be heard fully, think with clarity, and move forward with intention.
If you’re ready for deeper thinking, clearer perspective, and a way forward that feels right for you, you’re welcome here.
