My mentoring methodology has developed over the last 25 years and centres around the concept of Signal, Response, Shift (SRS).

When a client comes for mentoring, my aim is to identify the key signal within their experience that points the way into revealing what is really asking to be seen, understood and shifted. This signal emerges in the early stages of our conversation. Discovering it is central to the SRS approach, because when someone is deeply entrenched in their own story, it can be difficult to recognise how it is affecting them and those around them.

Often it is through the right question that the pivotal element becomes clear. Once the signal is recognised, the process can begin to unfold naturally. One insight leads to another, allowing what has been hidden to emerge.

The process generally follows these steps:

1. Create space for the initial signal to emerge

2. Enter into dialogue to deepen understanding and build momentum

3. Use the client’s responses to uncover layers of the issue, bringing clarity and supporting a natural shift in perspective.

The SRS process becomes a structured yet intuitive way of helping a client break their story into meaningful steps. In doing so, what was previously hidden or overlooked often becomes the deeper truth of the experience.

• This is where intuition and sensitivity are especially important

• They provide the energy that keeps the process moving

• As understanding builds, insight gathers and deepens

• The process then begins to move beyond the original problem into transformation