Samantha Brightwell, MSc, is the founder of Essex Positive Psychology Coaching and an experienced Positive Psychology Practitioner and Coach. She is an Accredited Coach Practitioner with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, a Nursing and Midwifery Council Mentor and Practice Teacher, a Qualified Adult Teacher, and a Registered Nurse with more than twenty years’ experience in acute healthcare settings.
Throughout her career in the NHS, Samantha has supported a diverse range of individuals and teams, helping them explore career development, personal growth, resilience, and confidence-building. She is passionate about enabling people to navigate challenges, discover new perspectives, and take meaningful steps toward their goals.
During the Covid 19 lockdowns, Samantha expanded her coaching practice to work with businesses, CEOs, university staff, and professionals adjusting to remote work. Through her compassionate, evidence based coaching approach, she helped clients recognise their strengths, enhance wellbeing, and progress their careers in an uncertain and rapidly changing environment. More recently, she has been supporting clients transitioning back to office-based work, helping them rebuild routines, confidence, and work–life balance.
Samantha has a particular passion for menopause coaching, supporting clients to cultivate a more positive and empowered outlook during what can be a challenging and transformative stage of life. Using evidence based coaching approaches, she helps women navigate day to day difficulties, explore fresh perspectives, and embrace new beginnings with confidence.
Building a trusting and psychologically safe coaching relationship is central to Samantha’s work. She creates a space with clear boundaries where clients feel both supported and appropriately challenged—encouraging deeper awareness, new choices, and personal growth. She believes strongly in giving people the time and space they need to articulate their thoughts, ideas, and aspirations.
Samantha draws on a range of coaching models, tools, and frameworks to structure conversations in a way that suits each individual’s needs. To deepen client insight, she is qualified in several psychometric assessments, enabling her to identify strengths, development areas, and patterns of overused strengths that may be holding someone back.
A committed lifelong learner, Samantha continues to advance her professional development to ensure her coaching remains current, evidence-informed, and impactful.
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