Founder/Owner Health and Business Support
Being a founder, CEO and/or director can be a lonely experience. Holding the knowledge and detail in isolation is unique to your ownership and it can be almost impossible to share this burden with those around you completely; compounding the impact.
At Founding, we take a holistic approach to understanding you as an individual- with a shared understanding that your mental and physical health are the greatest influencing factors on your success. This is combined with business consulting and mentorship to understand and then optimise your core business, strategy, business goals, finances, how you work within your company and how your ownership is affecting your quality of life and relationships.
Through years of owning and running businesses, in addition to her clinical work as a senior mental health clinician, Clare understands that it can be hard to know the difference between a proportionate response to stressors and the beginnings of a health concern (anxiety, poor physical health, stress related illnesses, fatigue etc).
We will assist founders, CEOs and business owners to manage their physical, mental health and business skills amidst the pressures; to optimise success personally and professionally.
Executive Mental Health and Wellbeing
When our mental and physical health is diminished, but you can't step away from your many roles in life, accessing support from an experienced clinician and business person is key to understanding the immediate concerns and ensuring an evidence based approach for the quickest recovery possible. Whether an employee within a company or working for yourself, we focus on your mental health and wellbeing to limit the risk to your career and reputation. Founding ensures a strategic response which is timely and effective for best practice outcomes. Your senior clinician will liaise with your exisiting health care team (GP, physio etc) as well as your loved ones (where appropriate) for continuity and collaboration; enabling an effective treatment plan.
Optimising Partnerships and Mediation
At Founding, we have a process to understand the intricate relationship between you, your partnerships, your financials and your health (individually and together) in a safe, compassionate and curious environment.
It is any wonder communication is the key to a thriving business given the equal parts of fear and exhilaration often at play. Couple this with fluctuating personal circumstances, differing past experiences and previous business traumas; it is a miracle any partnerships survive- never mind thrive.
Ideally, aligning values and goals (long and short-term) before kicking off a partnership would be great; although this is rarely the case. When things get tricky, Founding is there to correct course and build strong, resilient partnerships for the future of your business success. To enjoy business is to enjoy your colleagues and thrive despite the pressure.
Clare is a specialist in relationships, mental health and running businesses and aims to have co-owners walk away from every session feeling better than when they walked in. Together, we will pinpoint the underlying concerns and utilise practical strategies and skill building to improve individual and group health.
Our process involves thoroughly understanding your business; including the structure, executive management, any legal agreements in place, corporate governance, individual players, financial indicators, the history of the business, individual and group business experiences, individual versus partnership financial needs/aims, the role of spouses/life partners (or other significant people in your life that have influence within the business officially and unofficially) and individual experiences of being in the business. Together, we then create a plan for individuals and the group.
All of this is done with privacy and respect for the individuals in the room. Consideration of what is information between your clinician and the individual, and what information is for the group- is paramount. It might be that individual support is needed to move the group forward and this can be discussed in confidence.
The iterations of your business can be never ending and at Founding, we are here to help you build the best iteration possible - working on the parts that hold it all together - you and your partnerships
Couples Therapy
Even the strongest of couples and families can be challenged by working together in a business or being in a long-term relationship with a business owner. Founding utilises evidence based therapy to assist in improving the health and wellbeing of your family to ensure a life that is not consumed by the extra entity in your relationship - the business.
We take a caring, gentle approach to therapy with respect for the most important person in your world.