Psychology
A foundation in human behaviour, cognition and research.
Alison Osborne Frank
Grounded in psychology.
Focused on meaningful change.
I bring more than 30 years of experience working in organisations and corporations, alongside a background in psychology, coaching and counselling. My work helps people understand how they lead and build the skills to do it with greater awareness and purpose.
Experience inside organisations
Leadership is lived in everyday interactions.
I have worked with teams on psychological safety and shared direction, and with managers and mentors on the skills that help others grow. That includes learning when to listen, when to offer direction and how to give people room to exercise their own judgement.
I help groups make open conversation useful: bringing people from different levels of an organisation into discussions that lead to clearer decisions and action. Alongside this, I have supported individuals at all levels through coaching and counselling, and taught coaching skills to managers and other professionals.
I have developed and led workshops for groups ranging from 10 to 1,000 participants, online and in person, adapting the format to the audience. Warmth and humour matter in my work. There is room for spontaneity, for people to surprise themselves, and for serious conversations without everyone having to be solemn.
Qualifications & practice
Mental Health
A deeper understanding of wellbeing, distress and complexity.
ICF credential
Professional coaching practice with more than 1,000 client hours.
Embodied practice
Breath, sound, meditation, voice and nervous-system awareness.
How the space is held
Space to be honest.
Support to act.
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Informed by psychology. Ideas are connected to situations people recognise and can work with.
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Invitational so people retain agency over the depth and pace of participation.
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Relational because sustainable change rarely happens in isolation.
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Connected to everyday practice. Reflection leads towards a conversation, decision or habit to work on afterwards.
From a career-development workshop participant
“She helped me to think concretely about my future direction and guided me in forming the steps I needed to take to get there. She delivers content and advice in a highly relevant, playful, and easy to understand way.”
From a learning-programme collaborator
“Alison is simply great to work with! She is a great team player, collaborative, respectful of deadlines. In addition, she is so knowledgeable and passionate about her field of expertise that it is contagious, and she puts a lot of effort, care, creativity and energy in her work.”
Begin where you are
Different settings.
The same quality of attention.
Explore the work that best matches your context, or get in touch if you are not yet sure where it belongs.