Who am I?
My name is Hollie Lawson and I have a passion to support our future generations to flourish.
After a 10-year career in Social Work where I worked with children, young people and families, I qualified with a Diploma in Transformational Life Coaching. From my experience, I believe there is a gap in the support available for the children, adolescents and young adults, that focuses on coaching, mentoring and empowering in a safe, non judgemental space and confidential space. With the mental health pandemic that our young generation are experiencing, coaching can be the bridge that some children, adolescents and young adults need to provide them with an extra level of protection, alongside building confidence, a thriving mindset, emotional intelligence, to live them feeling empowered, mentally strong and connected.
As a child and adolescent, I personally struggled with low self esteem, little confidence and anxiety, and I believe if I had had this support, it would have made a world of difference, giving me a stronger foundation in life. My experience provides me with the empathy and motivation that I need to strive to coach, support, empower and mentor as many of our next generation as possible.
I am a Mum of 2, to Theodore, and Milo, and when I get free time I enjoy spending time in my garden, being creative, listening to audio books or podcasts, and taking walks down my local beach in St Andrews.
Along with the extensive list of qualifications that I have listed below, I am fully PVG checked and have up-to-date Child Protection training. I am also a Mental Health Ambassador through Place2Be - the leading mental health charity for children and a volunteer youth coach for the organisation ‘Yes Futures’ who work within schools.
What is it like to work with me…
Qualifications
Diploma in Transformational Life Coaching- Animas School of Life Coaching;
MSW in Social work- Edinburgh University;
Child protection- NSPCC;
Mental Health Ambassador- Place2Be;
Mental Health First Aider- NHS;
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training- ASSIST;
Child Sexual Exploitation- Barnardos;
Introduction to Self Harm- Barnardos;
Understanding Emotional Regulation- Barnardos
Impact of Covid on Children and Young People- Suzanne Zeedyk;
Introduction to Mindfulness- Nada Bouari;
Solution focused therapy- APT training;
Conflict resolution and mediation- Relationship Scotland;
Attachment theory- Teddy Bears and Sabretooth Tigers- Suzanne Zeedyk;
Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences- Mind Change';
Therapeutic storytelling- Simpson House Training;
S.T.A.G.E.S- Trauma and Grief- Enabling Schools- Barnardos;
Working with Hostile, Uncooperative and Evasive Families- Pan Tayside Child Protection Training Consortium;
Understanding risk and reducing harm- STRADA.