Your Challenges

Chronic Stress and Burnout:

Accountants and Bookkeepers are often under intense pressure to meet deadlines, especially during tax season, financial audits, or year-end reporting. The constant need to be accurate and work long hours can lead to chronic stress, exhaustion, and burnout.

Is this You?  Then allow me to be your advocate through the difficult times. As a fully trained Coach and Cognitive Hypnotherapist, combined with my own experiences of life resulting in  stress and burnout, I understand it better than most. I will help you not only manage it right now, but look to get to the root cause so that you can take the appropriate action to help regain  a healthy work-life balance.

High Workload and Time Issues:

Many struggle with overwhelming workloads, leading to poor time management, frequent overtime, and a feeling of always being “on the clock.” This can cause anxiety and inefficiency, Never mind the impact on family and friends with missed dinners, standing up social events to name a few.

Is this you? By working with a mindset coach, they can help you understand the mindset that is contributing to these issues; identify techniques to develop healthier time habits, to help you prioritise tasks more effectively and find balance.

Perfectionism and Fear of Mistakes:

The high stakes in accounting and bookkeeping, means that even small errors can have significant consequences. This fosters behaviours that do not really serve you such as perfectionism and a deep fear of making mistakes. This can result in excessive checking, anxiety, and lower productivity. Maybe even procrastination.

Is this you? Identifying what might be causing the paralysing effects of perfectionism or at least to find out how it is manifesting in your world can develop a new understanding of not only why you procrastinate but what you could do to overcome it, faster. Together we can work on developing your ability to trust in yourself. This means you can begin to work more efficiently without fear.

Financial Pressure and Responsibility:

You are responsible for managing and reporting on other people’s finances, which can create a heavy burden. The fear of failing clients or making costly errors can contribute to unwanted behaviours, as we mentioned above, but also ongoing stress and worry.

If this is you? I know this is your arena right? But know that whilst you have the technical knowhow and experience, I have the behavioural, cognitive and emotional mindset experience and expertise that is getting in the way or indeed even sabotaging you. And the chances are it may not be what you think! Talking through this you can discover solutions that really help you manage this pressure. It can also bring the side effect of boosting your confidence in handling all those responsibilities and helping you maintain calm under pressure.

Changing Regulations and Industry Evolution:

You know better than anyone else that the financial and accounting professions are constantly evolving, with new regulations, new reporting standards, anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, post-Brexit arrangements, and the demands of Making Tax Digital (MTD) with each making increasingly more complex and time consuming demands on you and your business. These constant updates are making it harder to keep up. But keep you you must – leading to feeling overwhelmed, perhaps even creating anxiety about staying relevant.

Is this you? With mindset coaching it is about helping you adapt to change with resilience and confidence, turning challenges into opportunities for growth. Because you can’t always map the territory from the comfort of your own armchair.

Client Communication and Relationship Management:

Accountants and Bookkeepers often face difficult conversations with clients, such as discussing financial issues, mistakes, increasing prices or unmet expectations. Navigating these conversations can cause personal challenges, especially for those who struggle with assertiveness or client management. Stats suggest that 31% of Accountants and Bookkeepers are finding that clients have become  more demanding. Combine this with the challenge of them also becoming more time-consuming it is not surprising that clients are becoming more unprofitable, putting a greater strain on your capacity, affecting overall efficiency and profitability. Worse still and according to @JamesAshford in his book Selling to Serve they are becoming less profitable as they do not value the work you do

If this is you?  You can help then develop better communication skills, emotional resilience, and confidence, leading to smoother client interactions and stronger relationships.

Procrastination and Lack of Focus:

Procrastination is a common issue, especially when faced with new, daunting or tedious tasks. This can lead to last-minute stress and decreased productivity, affecting the quality of your work, as you endeavour to still get things done.

Is this you?  Through a mix of modalities (Coaching, NLP and Cognitive Hypnotherapy) Mindset Coaching, I can help you break procrastination habits and improve your focus, making it easier to stay on top of tasks and deadlines.

Imposter Syndrome and Self-Doubt:

Many professionals in the accounting field struggle with imposter syndrome, feeling that you aren’t as truly qualified or competent as the next professional (that you compare yourself to) even when the evidence is there. This can undermine your confidence and prevent you from pursuing career advancement or taking on new challenges.

Is this you?  Mindset Coaching can help you develop a stronger, more positive self-image whilst challenging your limiting beliefs. As you do, you can empower yourself to overcome imposter syndrome and unlock more of your full potential

Lack of Work-Life Balance:

The demanding nature of Accounting and Bookkeeping work often leads to a poor work-life balance, with professionals sacrificing personal time for work commitments. This can lead to strained relationships, health issues, and a sense of losing control over their personal lives.

Is this you? Coaching combined with Positive Cognitive Hypnotherapy can help you identify your boundaries, resetting your priorities, and finding ways to achieve a healthier work-life balance that works for you!

Mental Exhaustion and Decision Fatigue:

The nature of accounting work often involves making numerous complex decisions throughout the day, leading to mental exhaustion and decision fatigue. This can negatively impact your ability to stay sharp and make sound judgments.

Is this you? Coaching is not just about helping you to become more self aware, but also to provide (and demonstrate) techniques to manage and reduce mental fatigue which can enhance cognitive function. You can help them remain focused and make better decisions throughout the day.