A second career, chosen on purpose.

How I got here

Policing is thirty years of watching people under pressure — how they react, how they make decisions, and how often the thing that gets in their way is something going on inside their own head. I led teams through some chaotic situations and retired as an Inspector.

Near the end of that career I went on a life coaching course, mostly out of curiosity. It turned out to be the start of something. I went on to qualify in life coaching and NLP, and later in hypnotherapy and hypnosis, and I set up Stuart Robertson Mindset in 2017 while I was still serving.

Since then I have coached people one to one, and worked with autistic children and adults through two charities. That work in particular taught me to slow down, listen properly, and never assume I know what is going on for someone before they have told me.

What I believe about change

• Most of what holds people back is learned. Things that are learned can usually be changed.
• Insight is not the same as change. Knowing why you do something is a start, not the finish.
• You should understand what we are doing in a session and why. Nothing is done to you.
• If I do not think I am the right person for you, I will say so.