The Intentional Growth Path
Psychologist-led coaching for a life determined by you
The Intentional Growth Path is for women who are done waiting for a later that never arrives. It's for women who are ready to move beyond what holds them back and create meaningful change, in their everyday, their work and their choices. It's four months of bespoke one-to-one coaching with me, Dr Jo Phillips, founder of Nurture Now and a Clinical Psychologist with over fifteen years of experience.
The Intentional Growth Path is for women who are done waiting for a later that never arrives. It's for women who are ready to move beyond what holds them back and create meaningful change, in their everyday, their work and their choices. It's four months of bespoke one-to-one coaching with me, Dr Jo Phillips, founder of Nurture Now and a Clinical Psychologist with over fifteen years of experience.
Welcome, I'm so glad you are here.
A few minutes on what the path is actually like, and how we would work together.
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There's something that matters to you. And deep down, you know it matters more than you're admitting.
It might be the talk, the presentation, the exam, the promotion, the leadership step.
It might be becoming more visible in the work you love and believe in, and putting it out there for people to find.
It might be the business you are building, the return to work, a new interest that keeps calling.
Anything where you can see your future self living with purpose.
And yet, as you move towards it, you can feel the resistance rising. Fear and self-doubt are holding you back from the very thing you want to do.
This isn’t a lack of effort or willpower. More often, it is old beliefs and patterns, learned a long time ago to keep you safe. They're now standing in your way.
When something inside you has shifted, you can’t unsee it. But you don't have to walk towards it alone.
Patterns that have been passed down through generations can begin to change with you.
A different kind of work
You know that taking a path that feels right for you, that nourishes you and allows you to flourish, isn't just a case of trying harder. When something still keeps getting in the way, it usually means there's something beneath the surface that needs understanding first.
That is a different kind of work, and it is the work we do on The Intentional Growth Path: four months of one-to-one coaching where we make sense of what holds you back and make space for what matters to grow.
The way through fear and self-doubt becomes clearer when you can see what you are moving towards.
And when what you are moving towards is aligned with your values and your purpose, whatever they look like for you, that pull becomes stronger than the fear that has been holding you back.
Your Intentional Growth Path
This is the path we walk together, at a pace that matches where you are.
Through the gate
This is where you make the intentional decision to open the gate to a new path of possibility. Together, we take the first courageous step.
Choosing your direction
We design your bespoke personal growth plan and get clear on what you're moving towards. Not what you think you should want, but what genuinely calls to you when you let yourself listen. The change you are ready for, what you want to reconnect with and the goals you want to bring to life. Everyone's path is different and you are your own compass.
What gets in the way
Old beliefs, familiar fears, patterns that once kept you safe and now hold you back. Some of what gets in the way can seem to block the path completely. Some of it pulls you off course, and you may only notice when you find yourself in the same place again. We meet each one with curiosity, because sense making and understanding is often what brings the clarity and space to see things differently.
Clearing the way
Understanding opens the way; this is where we clear it. Drawing on EMDR-informed principles and IFS-informed approaches where they are a good fit, we work with what is stuck and held beneath the surface, creating the conditions for growth and change.
Gathering momentum
As clarity emerges and old patterns loosen their hold, you start to move differently, with more compassion and courage. Decisions feel clearer, confidence grows and you notice belief and trust in yourself returning.
The path beyond
We embed the habits, practices and self-care tools that mean your growth continues long after our four months together, with you leading the way.
What’s included in The Intentional Growth Path
A one-to-one coaching container for personal growth, unfolding over four months with time to practise and reflect between sessions, so that learning and change can take root, strengthen and bloom.
Six one-to-one sessions with Dr Jo, spaced in a way that fits you
A longer first session, around 90 minutes, where we design your plan together
Online, so you can do this deeper work from the comfort of your own home
A welcome pack including a copy of The Intentional Growth Book: Your Guided Journal to Nourish & Flourish
Access to the Flourish Hub, my growing collection of grounding, journaling and safe place practices to draw on between sessions
Focus points to take away at the end of each session, with practices shaped around you
Optional brief check-in between sessions, when supportive and by agreement
What is psychologist-led coaching?
Psychologist-led coaching is a collaborative, forward-focused space grounded in psychological expertise and evidence-based practice. It means we make sense of your protective patterns and your nervous system needs, and work with what is keeping you stuck, rather than pushing through it.
As an EMDR Europe Accredited Consultant, I draw on *EMDR-informed principles and an IFS-informed approach where they are a good fit.
EMDR works with our innate drive towards thriving and uses bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements or tapping) to help people unblock what is holding them back, so they can move forwards with more freedom.
IFS understands that who we truly are at our core is always within us. We can lose connection with it when parts of ourselves that work hard to protect us cloud our view. By meeting these well-intentioned parts with compassion and curiosity, IFS can become a way of living that invites you to determine your own direction.
Bringing together these ways of working can be especially powerful when you feel held back by the past, pulled off course by fear and self-doubt about the future, or caught in the imposter syndrome so many capable women know.
Is this for me?
Here is the simplest way to know whether my style of coaching is for you: You can see where you want to go, but fear is holding you back from walking towards it. If this is affecting how you function day to day, that is therapy, and I would point you towards that instead. If fear is getting in the way of your thriving, or a goal, a step or a change you want to make, that is the work we do here together.
If you are unsure which is the better fit, we can explore that together on the Discovery Call. For therapy for anxiety difficulties, my clinical practice is Bluebird Psychology.
*EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. IFS: Internal Family Systems.
“Jo brought all her skills and experience to the sessions, but as importantly she brought compassion, support and a clear sense of purpose which was so important in helping me to make progress. I cannot thank her enough or recommend her highly enough.”
Client reflection, The Intentional Growth Path
"The most precious thing you gave me from our work together was that it's okay to now tend the tree (me). I don't have to keep putting out new leaves. I don't have to grow another branch. I can just be my own tree. It really gives me a sense of peace and wholeness."
Client reflection, The Intentional Growth Path
This work is for you if you have already decided you want things to be different and you are ready to step forward with real support.
If any of this feels familiar:
You're done thinking about change and are ready to take intentional, supported steps that gather momentum.
On the surface you appear to be doing well, but underneath it feels different, as though you've lost a sense of connection to yourself.
You want to feel more like yourself again, more connected to what matters and with more freedom to be you.
You're ready to begin prioritising yourself: your self-care, your needs, your goals, your desires and your sense of joy.
You no longer want fear, self-doubt and old patterns to have the final say over what you do next.
You're the capable, caring and conscientious one who keeps everything moving for others, whilst your own next step keeps waiting.
You're ready to trust yourself again. Your voice, your intuition, your yes and your no.
You're ready to create foundations that support your growth and allow you to flourish long after our work together.
It is about giving yourself permission. You don't have to wait for a crisis, for something else or for someone else. This work is most supportive when you are ready for growth and change.
Investment in your future self
£1,995
An investment in four months of bespoke one-to-one coaching for meaningful change, grounded in psychology and held with care. As your clarity and confidence grow, so does the ease at which you can take your next steps, and the practical tools we shape together during our time stay with you as you keep going.
I keep my client list intentionally small, allowing for thoughtful, personalised support throughout our time working together.
Payment plans are available.
“Imagine walking your path led by you, not by what has been holding you back.”
Speaking up, saying yes and stepping forward, with clarity, self-trust and confidence.
Book an introductory Discovery Call
The Intentional Growth Path is your next step to thrive your way. I know this can feel like a big step, so I have intentionally made the first one small. The Discovery Call is twenty minutes, with no obligation at all. It is a chance to think it through together, to get a feel for whether this is right for you now and whether we are a good fit to work together.
We'll start exactly where you are.
The Discovery Call is for adults 18 and over, and is not therapy, an assessment or a crisis service. If you need urgent support, please contact your GP, call NHS 111, or 999 in an emergency.
Meet Dr Jo
Dr Jo Phillips is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist, EMDR Europe Accredited Consultant and the founder of Nurture Now. She is the author of The Intentional Growth Book: Your Guided Journal to Nourish & Flourish, and her work supports women who feel held back by fear and long for more freedom to be themselves.
In this one precious life, you can begin today.
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