Lauren Heaydon Coaching

Hi, I’m Lauren Heaydon.

I’m a wife, a mother, a daughter, and a friend.

I passionately believe all women deserve to live their best life possible, and that creating your best life requires balance and perspective. Through my work as a Strategic Coach, Strategic Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist, I help provide the perspective that can lead you to the life balance and happiness you are looking for.

My Background:

I used to work as a school teacher. But quickly observed behavioural and learning issues in students that made it difficult for them to learn and thrive. I decided to branch out on my own. I studied to become a specialist in helping young people achieve their full potential. Through my tutoring and mentoring businesses (Educate Your Child and Mentor You) I helped hundreds of students fulfil their dreams of passing a difficult exam, getting into their chosen Uni, landing a hard-to-get apprenticeship, or scoring a job in a satisfying career. 

Along the way I discovered that the mothers of the young people I helped needed just as much (if not more) support than their young people. And that by empowering a parent, I empowered the child, and made the world a slightly better place for everyone. This led me to begin coaching parents. And to gain qualifications as a Master Practitioner of NLP and Strategic Coaching with the Institute of Applied Psychology, and to work towards a Diploma of Counselling through the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors. My work with parents grew into a desire to not only help them navigate the challenges of parenthood but to delve into changes that happen during all stages of a woman’s life from career, to relationships and marriage, separation and divorce, to pregnancy, birth, post-birth, to raising healthy children, to managing anxiety and a range of mental health issues - all so you can maintain a sense of sanity and balance in an ever-changing world. All this led me to where I am now. 

Primary focus:

Helping women deal with the mental and emotional challenges of life through Strategic Psychotherapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Coaching plus navigating a successful pregnancy, birth, and post-birth through Hypnobirthing.

My Qualifications:

  • Diploma of Strategic Psychotherapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy – Institute of Applied Psychology

  • Master Practitioner of NLP and Diploma of Strategic Coaching – Institute of Applied Psychology

  • Diploma of Counselling – Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors

  • Bachelor of Education – University of Sydney

  • Certificate IV in Training and Assessment from Plenty Training

  • Certified Hypno-Birthing Childbirth Education Practitioner – Hypno-Birthing Australia

  • Certificate Three and Four in Fitness – Fitness Network Australia

  • Pilates matwork and reformer instructor – Studio Pilates

My Experience:

  • Experience working as a Primary School Teacher for 12 years as a Classroom, Reading Recovery and Learning Support Teacher.

  • Experience tutoring, and mentoring children and young people. Including supporting students with disabilities in mainstream school and NDIS participants. This also includes supporting their families.

  • Experience providing coaching and therapy to corporate workplaces and educational settings

  • Board Member of the International Psychotherapists Association (ISPA)

  • Faculty Member and Assessor at the Institute of Applied Psychology (IAP)

  • Business owner of Mentor You and Educate Your Child

  • Wife, stepmother and mother