ABOUT ME:
Cara Hooper MAC BA (Hons)

Experienced. Accredited. Supportive. Trauma informed.

I work quickly to facilitate people to clarify their thinking, to connect to what’s important, and to find the best approach to overcome their challenges. The individuals I work with often praise my ability to:

• efficiently build awareness

• summarise complex issues

• highlight hidden barriers

• elicit commitments to action

• work with the nervous system 

With many years of experience, I bring a laser focused, supportive, empathetic, and trauma-informed approach to my coaching practice. In my one-to-one and group coaching sessions, I draw from my personal and corporate experience to assist individuals in enhancing their self-awareness and achieving their goals.

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My coaching expertise

I have a wealth of experience offering one-to-one, group, team coaching to individuals of all ages and stages since 2006. This includes Leadership and Executive Coaching through the highly successful leadership development organisation BetterUp since 2017.  BetterUp have a strict application process and only accept the top 4% of the coaches who apply, worldwide. I have run hundreds of group coaching workshops all over the UK for my Effective Thoughts business as well as for external organisations such as BetterUp, Fitfarms and Platinum Healing.  I am also an Associate Coach with MindBeat. 

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Professional Quality Assurance

• Fellow Member, Association for Coaching (AC). Awarded in recognition of coaches who have been coaching for at least 15 years, with 3000+ coaching hours. Membership requires proof of accredited qualifications, experience and adherence to Global Code of Ethics for Coaches, Mentors and Supervisors

• Group Facilitator & Group Coaching certificates

• Systemic Team Coaching 

• Conscious Business Coach

• Somatic EMDR Therapy certificate

• Red Team Coaching Practitioner

• Mental Health First Aider (Adult and Youth)

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My background

​In the corporate IT world in my Senior Analyst Programmer and Project Manager role, I became aware that it was the people development aspect of the job that really fascinated me.  I researched coaching, completed my 1 year Accredited post-graduate course, and spent the following year offering free coaching to anyone and everyone in order to build up my experience.  

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My life

​I am a Complex PTSD survivor with a lived experience of healing my own maladaptive coping mechanisms and trauma.  Based in Worthing, West Sussex my typical day is best described as 'varied'. When not coaching people worldwide, I am running my business, caring for my children or walking the dog.  I have a passion for community work, being out in nature, having fun with friends and keeping fit.  

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