Private & confidential alcohol coaching
For women who want to change their relationship with alcohol
Karen Cairnduff. RN, Accredited Coach
When alcohol no longer feels right, it's time for a different approach
Private coaching can give you the extra support you need to take a break from alcohol.
For grey area drinkers
Hello, I’m Karen. I’m a registered nurse and accredited alcohol coach.
In my 40s I found that shifts like poor sleep, hangxiety and low energy were telling me that drinking was starting to cause more stress than it was relieving.
Like many midlife women, I was finding that drinking no longer felt right for me. An increased reliance on that wind-down drink, even though I knew it would affect my physical and mental wellbeing. Negative thoughts at 3am were not a great way to start the day.
But I was stuck in a habit cycle.
At some point in our life, it can seem like alcohol is no longer giving the same kind of relaxation it used to and yet it can seem unimaginable to socialise and manage stress without it.
If you’ve reached a point where your drinking feels different, you’re probably trying to moderate and cut back. This can be harder than it seems, because a drink may have become your go-to relief for stress and alcohol is strongly connected with socialising.
When drinking habits shift, your nervous system adapts long before you realise that alcohol is no longer working for you, and this makes it challenging to quit.
Often, for high achieving professionals the relationship with alcohol can move towards a middle space. This is where you don’t think you’re an alcoholic, but you're no longer happy with your drinking and finding it difficult to change because of the reasons why you drink.
Grey area or middle lane drinking is not problematic enough to require a recovery programme, but enough to create a feeling of misalignment. Working with a coach can give you the extra support and guidance you need to achieve the change you want.
Freedom from alcohol
It’s not always easy to be alcohol free in a society that promotes drinking, but I value my calm mornings, a clear head and alignment with how I want to live as I get older.
Drawing on my personal experience, nursing, and teaching skills, I became a coach to support women in nursing, healthcare and other high pressured careers to change their drinking and rediscover what they really value in their life.
I am trained, accredited, and fully insured as a life coach specialising in alcohol change.
My coaching guides you through taking a break from drinking and navigating early sobriety alongside nervous system regulation and understanding why you became attached to drinking.
My approach always reflects the professional values of confidentiality, respect and compassion.
Change your drinking today
What happens next?
- Make a booking
- We talk confidentially online for 30 minutes, no pressure
- We decide if the Day 1 Shift approach is right for you
- You will have a clear plan for starting to make a change
We won’t be focusing on restriction, counting down or missing out. Instead we will be understanding your patterns and practise a different response to routines, while you take a break from alcohol.
With my support, you will begin to rely less on alcohol, and rediscover how good your body and mind can feel - alcohol free.
After a few weeks many clients report:
- Better sleep
- More energy
- Improved focus
- Reduced anxiety
- Increased confidence
- More time and headspace
The physical and mental health benefits are noticeable after the first month without alcohol, and this will be the foundation for you finding the calm, clarity, and alignment you‘ve felt is missing.
NHS Practitioner Support
I offer reduced price sessions to support NHS practitioners to take a break from alcohol
Please contact me in confidence to book.
How working with a Coach helps
I will support you with contemporary evidence-based coaching, behaviour change science and expert resources.
My coaching approach provides a completely private and confidential space to start to make change in a way that feels safe, realistic and professionally grounded.
Together, we’ll work through your thoughts, feelings and decisions around alcohol, you will gradually shift your mindset, challenge your beliefs, make space for courage and choose different responses that work for you, now and in the future.
You will be in charge of how long you take a break from alcohol. We start with a month and when you’re ready we move on in a way that feels right for you.
Ongoing support is available to help you navigate sobriety after the first month, this may look like weekly coaching for 100 days, or you may prefer a break to consolidate before the second month of coaching.
All my coaching is fully personalised and our meeting arrangements will be flexible to work around you.
Sober curious?
If you are tired of repeating the same cycle, investing in private alcohol coaching could be just what you need to succeed in taking a break from drinking and discovering the joy of sobriety for yourself.
I promise you there will be no pressure and no unhelpful judgement, just the respect and kindness you deserve so that you can make change.
All coaching begins with a complimentary Initial Conversation to ensure coaching is right for you.
