You've done everything right. So why does the next step feel impossible?
I’m Lynne Durham. I coach accomplished professional women (lawyers, accountants, brokers, teachers) through the stuck places they can’t get past on their own. Nobody can see their own blind spot. My job is standing where you can’t.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Perfect on paper.
The plateau
Your career has been solid for years, and it hasn’t moved in years. The effort is there. The traction isn’t.
The change you can’t make
You know what you want to do differently. You’ve known for a while. Somehow it never quite happens.
Falling behind
People you used to mentor are moving past you, and you can’t put your finger on what they’re doing that you’re not.
Out of your depth
You got the bigger role, and now every meeting comes with a small voice asking when they’ll notice you’re winging it.
“ The brain is powerful. We can change anything, in small steps, led with compassion.”
THE IDEA BEHIND ALL MY WORK
MY APPROACH
My job is seeing what you can't see, and getting you past it.
My clients are wonderful, capable people who arrive stuck. Stuck means the pattern holding you in place is invisible from where you’re standing. My job is to help you see it, and then help you past it, one small, doable step at a time.
We aren’t positive Pollys. We don’t pretend Monday-morning motivation will carry you. Just steady, compassionate, practical work, done by you, with real support beside you.
Executive coaching
Structured weekly conversations that turn “I can’t get past this” into a specific, workable next step, and hold the thread between sessions so progress compounds.
EFT
Some patterns don’t shift through logic alone. EFT (“tapping”) is a simple technique that settles the body’s stress response, so the thing that felt impossible starts to feel approachable.
Hypnosis
Focused, relaxed attention that helps new patterns take root at the level where the old ones live, well below the to-do list.
GETTING STARTED
From first conversation, to real momentum
01
A Power Back Session
One focused hour on the thing you can’t get past. A genuine working session, and you’ll leave with something useful either way.
02
We decide together
If we’re a fit, we map out what working together looks like. Some clients start with 90 days. Most stay longer. If we’re not, I’ll say so and point you somewhere better.
03
Weekly work, real change
Every week we take the next small step. A few months later, the thing that felt impossible is just something you did.
A BIT ABOUT ME
I came to coaching after 30 years in corporate life, so I know these workplaces from the inside: the promotion rounds, the restructures, the meetings where the most capable woman on the team says the least.
I’ve now been coaching for close to a decade, both one-on-one and in groups. Alongside coaching, I’m trained in EFT (tapping) and hypnosis. Lasting change needs the mind and the nervous system on board, and these tools reach the patterns that more thinking never will.
I’m based in Melbourne and work with clients worldwide, by video call.
GOOD QUESTIONS
Things people ask before we talk
Is this therapy?
No. Coaching is forward-looking work on your career and your goals. EFT and hypnosis are tools I use within coaching to help change stick. They’re not a substitute for mental health care, and if I think you’d be better served by a therapist, I’ll tell you.
What happens in a Power Back Session?
You bring the thing you can’t get past. We spend a focused hour on it, looking at what’s underneath it. You leave with a clearer picture and a first step, whether or not we go on to work together.
Do I have to commit to a long program straight away?
No. We start with a Power Back Session and decide together. Six months is what real change takes, so I’d rather you say yes with your eyes open than sign up on a good mood.
I've tried coaching before and it didn't stick. Why would this be different?
Most coaching works on what you think. When the stuck pattern lives deeper than that, in stress responses and old habits, insight alone doesn’t move it. That’s why I pair coaching with EFT and hypnosis, to coach the unconscious mind and why we work in small weekly steps to acheive big resolutions.
What does hypnosis involve?
Unlike the stage version, it’s a relaxed, focused state (you’re aware and in control the whole time) that makes the mind more open to the changes you’ve already decided you want. Most clients describe it as deeply calm.
TAKE YOUR POWER BACK
Bring me the thing you can't get past.
One hour, just us, on the real thing. If we’re a fit to keep working together, we’ll both know. If not, you’ll still leave with more clarity than you came with.
Sessions are one-on-one with Lynne, by video call.
From my clients.
"I sleep again. Full stop." ~ Anna
I feel stronger and more confident than before working with Lynne.
I’m more aware of myself. I defined and adopted daily success habits, started meditating and started believing in myself even more.
Thank you, Lynne, for your beautiful coaching that helped me to bring me closer to my “true self”. It’s been such a pleasure learning from you!
Anna
North-Row Consultancy
"I finally stopped second-guessing everything." ~ Ben
Lynne has a warm and non-judgemental approach to coaching.
She created confidence and trust.
She helped me to move forward in my thinking by asking pertinent questions and not letting me off the hook.
Ben
BDS Consulting
“My energy, boundaries, and clarity are 100% different.” ~ Allison
Life Coaching is like a personal gym for your mind.
Allison made her life simpler, easier and better through Life Coaching with Lynne Durham.
Working on yourself, like going to the gym, you do get results!
How do you show up in meetings?
Everyone has a natural style. Some watch and wait. Some build the case first. Some jump straight in. Five quick questions show you yours, with next steps you can use in your next meeting.