Sarah Giles

When pressure builds, leaders feel it first, quietly, constantly, and often alone. Trust slips, conversations get avoided, and psychological safety fades long before performance does, often because leaders have been operating beyond their capacity for too long. I help leaders lead from a healthier, more sustainable place, especially in high-pressure environments where the human cost of constant demand often goes unspoken. Whether you’re in the boardroom, part of a senior leadership team, or the CEO of your own growing business, the emotional load of leading others can be immense. Through trauma-informed, somatic, and resilience-focused coaching, I support leaders to rebuild self-trust, regulate under pressure, and respond earlier with clarity, steadiness, and care, rather than pushing through until something gives. Together, we create the internal conditions that allow leaders to perform sustainably, without compromising their wellbeing or their values. Alongside my 1:1 coaching, I partner with organisations particularly professional services firms and other high-pressure environments, delivering workshops and consulting to help teams navigate pressure and build trust, safety, and mentally healthy, high-performing cultures. CPD-accredited workshops (coming soon) in partnership with The Mental Wellbeing Company. I write about trust, safety, and the internal conditions that shape culture on Substack: Sarah Giles Edit. My approach is shaped by two decades of experience in HR, alongside in-depth training in resilience and wellbeing coaching, somatic and trauma-informed leadership, NLP, and integrative wellbeing. If you’re navigating complexity or leading through challenge, you don’t have to do it alone. You can reach me at hello@sarah-giles.com LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/s-giles