Born out of the demand for a Life Coaching and Rehabilitation company headed up by a disabled individual, The Coaching and Therapy People provides Personalised Life Coaching and Therapy solutions to individuals with neurological conditions across the UK.
What sets us apart from other rehabilitation companies is the unique blend of first-hand experience from our director, Nath Fernandes, a NCFE qualified Life Coach with Cerebral Palsy alongside professional knowledge courtesy of our HCPC registered Occupational Therapists.
This enables us to provide a truly unrivalled approach to maximising one’s potential whilst assisting our clients to achieve ambitions.
Our Values
We are all about maximising each of our client’s potential. Our unrivalled position in the market puts us in the ideal stance to be able to assist in achieving ambitions of any size whether it be to travel the world or simply be able to become proficient at a hobby.
During our clients rehabilitation journey, we aim to boost self-esteem which can be at a very low level when first engaging with our services. We do this by working with clients to identify their ultimate goal and then create a ‘roadmap’ within which we break that goal down into a series of sub-targets. Over a period of time, we sequentially work through these targets until the ultimate goal is reached.
Why engage with our Life Coaching and Occupational Therapy services?
Having a disability can be a challenge at times, especially when juggling the extra tasks such as attending appointments with various professionals, whether that be GPs or Physiotherapists. We can assist you to put everything into perspective and identify what really matters to you in life, for example, improving one’s health and wellbeing.
Once identified, we will assist you to create a ‘roadmap’ to follow over the coming weeks or months. During this time, we may suggest partnering with other professionals such as a nutritionist to provide specialist input and work as a collective to assist you to achieve your overall goal or ambition.
An example of how we can assist:
After Nath conducted an initial consultation with RJ, it was identified that one of his goals was to improve his health and wellbeing. Using Nath’s prior knowledge of Adaptive Yoga, he was able to contact a local Yoga teacher offering this service and arrange a taster session.
As a result of RJ’s complex needs, Nath worked alongside his Multi-Disciplinary Team (comprising a Physiotherapist) and himself to seek out products such as wedges enabling him to feel the full benefit of the session. After the session, he felt positive and relaxed and plans to do weekly sessions in the near future.
About our director, Nath Fernandes
Nath was born in 1992 with Cerebral Palsy and has worked with individuals in the disability sector for more than ten years in the capacity of a Life Coach and a Mentor to assist them in realising their ambitions.
It has been his own lifelong ambition to found a rehabilitation company as it is uncommon for these to be headed up by a disabled individual, rather than relying solely on one’s qualifications. By having Nath as our director, it enables The Coaching and Therapy People to resonate with clients by gaining a deep understanding of their goals, not only on a professional level, but also personally through lived experience.
Outside of work, one of Nath’s passions is traveling the world (40 countries and counting at the time of writing), mostly in an electric wheelchair, to discover how different cultures react to disability in addition to the accessibility of said country. He documents this in his travel blog, ‘The Wheelchair Traveller’.
When not at work or travelling the world, you will generally find Nath at the gym or catching the train to an urban orienteering event.
The importance of business acumen
Aside from The Coaching and Therapy People and after obtaining a First Class degree in Business Enterprise, Nath used his entrepreneurial skills and acumen to found a successful children’s company in 2016 and now has bases in both Bristol and London providing LEGO birthday parties.
His business acumen also comes in handy when managing his team of ten PAs on a daily basis. He recently wrote a short post on LinkedIn discussing how he feels that he has become a little of a HR Professional himself by accident highlighting the importance of maintaining a grasp of current legislation and keeping an eye on staff’s monthly wage journey to ensure that they are paid correctly even when a third party is implemented.
Who do we work with?
Although we work with individuals, their families and/or within MDTs, we also offer our services to the following:
- Case Managers
- Deputies/Solicitors
- Local Authorities
- Schools and Colleges
- Therapists of different disciplines
We are always open to working outside the above remits, simply get in touch with us to discuss your requirements further.
I’m interested in engaging with your services, what are the next steps?
We would love to hear from you! The first step is to get in touch with us to discuss how (and if) we can assist.
You can email us – info@coachingandtherapypeople.uk or completing our contact form.
If it feels like something we can assist with, we will arrange a FREE ‘Meet and Greet’ with you either via Zoom or in person (travel fees apply) to discuss your requirements further and see whether we are the best ‘fit’ for you.
For more information about our services, please visit our website.
What are your fees?
Dependent upon the service you require, we charge between £40/hour – £80/hour.
Staying up to date with us…
You can stay up to date with the latest news from The Coaching and Therapy People and Nath Fernandes via the following social media channels:
Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-coaching-and-therapy-people/ or Nath Fernandes | LinkedIn
Twitter – @coachandtherapy or @veucan
Instagram – @thewheelchairtraveller
Facebook – The Wheelchair Traveller
