What is a Back Pocket Coach — and do you need one?
There's a version of coaching that most people don't talk about. Not the intensive programme. Not the 12-week transformation. Not the structured series with homework and frameworks and a clear beginning, middle and end.
Just someone in your corner. Someone you can reach when a decision lands, when the fog rolls in, or when you need to think out loud with a person who knows your situation and will give you a straight answer.
That's what I call the Back Pocket…
Why most coaching models don't fit most people
The standard coaching offer — a fixed number of sessions, a defined programme, a clear outcome — works well for people who are at a specific inflection point. Starting a business. Navigating a redundancy. Making a significant career change. There's a clear before and after, and a structured series makes sense.
But most people's lives don't work like that. The complicated stuff doesn't arrive in neat packages. It shows up on a Tuesday afternoon when you're trying to make a decision and you can't think straight. It shows up when the business is going fine but something feels off and you can't put your finger on what. It shows up in the gap between the big moments — and that's exactly where most coaching leaves you on your own.
What the Back Pocket actually is
The Back Pocket is a monthly retainer. One 90-minute session per month, delivered online, plus the ability to message between sessions when something comes up. No agenda to prepare. No pressure to arrive with a problem fully formed. Just a consistent, trusted space to think clearly and make better decisions.
It works particularly well for people who have already done some coaching work — who have the self-awareness and the tools — but want to maintain that clarity without committing to another full programme. And it works well for people who are simply too busy, too stretched, or too far away to engage in something more structured.
Who it's for
The Back Pocket tends to suit founders and business owners who are past the early stages but still navigating complexity. Leaders who are carrying a lot and don't have a space to process it. People who have relocated — whether for a partner's career, a new opportunity, or a deliberate life change — and find themselves building without the support network they'd have at home. Women navigating the particular complexity of midlife: the career transition, the identity shift, the perimenopause fog that nobody warned you about.
What they have in common is this: they don't need fixing. They need a thinking partner. Someone who knows their situation, asks the right questions, and helps them cut through the noise.
A note on remote coaching
All Back Pocket sessions are delivered online. I work with clients across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. Time zones are not a barrier — we find a time that works, and the work is the same wherever you are.
If you've ever thought "I could do with someone to talk this through with" — that's what the Back Pocket is for.
Investment: £395 per month. No minimum commitment. Cancel any time with one month's notice.
If you'd like to find out whether it's the right fit, book a free 15-minute discovery call and we'll take it from there.