Sobbia Saleem Therapy & Wellbeing
Glasgow, Across the UK & International
Therapeutic Changework Coaching
You don't need to go back to move forward. Coaching is for people who are ready to think clearly about what comes next — and deal honestly with what's quietly getting in the way.
You're functioning — perhaps even succeeding — but something isn't moving. You're caught at a threshold: a decision you can't make, a direction you can't commit to, or a version of your life you know you're ready for but haven't been able to step into.
You don't need a diagnosis or a crisis. You need clarity, honesty, and someone who can help you think at a deeper level than you can manage alone.
This coaching is designed for exactly that moment.
Therapeutic Changework Coaching sits at the intersection of structured coaching and therapeutic insight. It doesn't work with trauma, diagnosis, or clinical distress — that's the work of therapy. What it does is help you get genuinely clear on where you are, where you want to be, and what's quietly standing in the way of getting there.
What makes my coaching distinct is the depth beneath it. I bring the same understanding of nervous system states, unconscious patterns, and inner conflict that I use therapeutically — without framing the work as therapy. This means the coaching goes further than a purely goal-focused model, reaching the beliefs and internal dynamics that traditional coaching often skims past.
If you're functioning well but feel stuck at a threshold — pulled in competing directions, unable to commit to a decision, or ready for a change you haven't been able to make alone — this is designed for you.
Both have genuine value — and both can involve deep, meaningful work. Understanding the distinction helps you choose the right container for what you're bringing.
How coaching differs from therapy
"Understanding your patterns is not the same as being free from them. Coaching is where that freedom becomes practical."
Most people who come to coaching already know something needs to change — they're just not sure what, exactly. We start by creating genuine clarity: about where you are, what you want, and what you've been telling yourself about why it isn't possible.
Coaching that only works at the surface level rarely holds. We look at what's actually in the way — the beliefs, the competing parts, the fears underneath the strategy. This is where the therapeutic depth comes in, without making it therapy.
From clarity and honesty comes real forward movement. Not a plan you'll abandon in a fortnight, but decisions that are made from your values, not your anxiety. Actions that feel like yours, not prescriptions you're following because someone said to.
Practical: Coaching sessions are available as 50-minute or 90-minute sessions. Available online to clients in the UK and internationally; in-person sessions available in Glasgow. All new clients begin with a free 20-minute consultation.
Most coaching works at the level of goals, strategies, and mindset — and that's useful as far as it goes. What makes this coaching different is what sits underneath it: the same therapeutic framework I bring to my clinical work.
My coaching draws directly on somatic awareness, parts work, and nervous system understanding — not as add-ons, but as the foundation. That means I can track what's happening below the surface of a conversation: the competing internal voices, the body's signals, the beliefs that have been quietly running the show. This isn't therapy — but it goes deeper than coaching that operates only at the cognitive level.
You don't need to have done therapy to benefit from this. But if you have, you'll notice the depth immediately.
Begin with a free 20-minute consultation — no obligation, no pressure. Just a conversation about where you are and where you want to be.
Book a Free ConsultationThe free consultation is a chance to describe where you are and what you're working on — in your own words, without any pressure to package it neatly.
There's no obligation to commit to anything afterwards. It's simply an opportunity for us both to get a sense of whether working together makes sense.
Available by phone or video, at a time that suits you.