About Me
Hello, I’m Tamzin
(she/her)
I’m a certified Life & Career Coach supporting mid-career professionals through career change, life transitions and personal & professional development. I have a background in performing arts, charity leadership, and creative sector consultancy and I’m also a lifelong lover of the outdoors.
I’m passionate about helping people shape lives and careers that feel meaningful, fulfilling and aligned with their values – creating more space, balance and energy for the things that matter most.
So often we feel compelled to accept the life template that is presented to us – doing what we feel we should, or what we see others doing – without taking the time to ask what we actually want our own lives to look like.
As your coach, I’ll support you in exploring what you want your next chapter to look like and how you can make that a reality. Together we’ll navigate meaningful change, uncover what might be holding you back – whether that’s external pressures, ingrained habits, or assumptions about what you should do – and create space for choices that challenge, energise and inspire you.
My Background
Before becoming a coach, I spent 16 years working across the performing arts, holding senior roles in producing, project management and organisational leadership.
In 2019, I moved into a freelance portfolio career, combining coaching with consultancy work across the creative industries. This allows me to continue supporting organisations and individuals through periods of change, development and growth, while creating a way of working for myself that offers greater autonomy, variety, and space for rest and life adventures beyond work.
Part of what motivated me to transition to a freelance career was a desire to make my love of the outdoors a more integrated part of my life. Spending time outside – hiking, climbing, swimming, and exploring wild places – has always been an important part of how I think, reflect and re-energise.
My own experience of stepping away from a traditional career path and shaping something different has informed how and why I coach. I know what it feels like to question what comes next, rethink the assumptions you’ve built your career around, and design a way of living and working that feels more intentional and authentic.
Being coached myself gave me the confidence and clarity to take the big (and small) steps needed to create a more balanced and rewarding personal and professional life. It’s one of the reasons I believe so strongly in the power of coaching: having the space to think outloud in this way can open up possibilities we might otherwise see as out of reach.
Having grown up in London, I'm now based in Cumbria, just next door to the Lake District National Park with my partner and our child, and work with clients from all over the world. All the photographs on this website were taken on my outdoor adventures at home and abroad.
If you’re interested in my work outside of coaching please visit tamzinaitkenarts.com
My Credentials & Qualifications
While my coaching training and professional accreditation provide the foundation for my practice, the most important measure of my work is the experience of the people I coach. You can read what my clients have to say on my Testimonials page.
I am accredited as a Coach by Relational Dynamics 1st and Culture at Work Ltd, having graduated in 2020. ‘Relational Dynamics’ is an approach to coaching that draws on theories and tools from a wide range of disciplines including coaching, emotional intelligence, psychology, neurology and contemporary research into leadership.
I receive regular professional supervision and am a Full Member of the Association for Coaching (AC) . I conform to the Code of Ethics and practice as laid out by the AC and have the appropriate insurance cover.
You can view my accreditation certificate here.
Equity, Inclusive Practice & Allyship
I’m committed to creating a coaching space that is inclusive, respectful, and aware of the systems of power, privilege and oppression that shape our world. I recognise that these structures affect people in different ways, and I continue to reflect on my own position within them – where I hold privilege, where I may be impacted, and how I can show up as a thoughtful and effective ally.
This includes actively working to be anti-racist, standing in vocal solidarity with the trans community, and deepening my understanding of the social model of disability. This is ongoing work, both personally and professionally. I may not always get it right, so please feel free to reach out if you feel I’m falling short.
Beyond coaching, I seek out projects that combine creativity and care – work that values artistic integrity alongside social impact, environmental responsibility, and genuine accessibility for all.