About Suzanne Masefield - Life Coach

 

I grew up in England and started my working life unsure of the career direction I wanted to take. So by default I entered the corporate world, where I grew and developed to hold managerial and public relations positions in the British music industry, European manufacturing, the shipping industry, and in healthcare.

This time of my life was financially rewarding, busy, and very full, but not fulfilling. Something was missing – ME!  My body gradually took the toll of living a life I didn’t want to be in and I became physically ill.

After travelling down the conventionaI route to become well and finding that it just skimmed the surface of what I needed to become fully well and empowered, I turned to alternative therapies as a means of recovery and personal growth. The combination of aromatherapy and physical body work alongside mental and emotional growth improved not only my physical health but also my whole outlook on my life.

I was so impressed with the results that I decided to study in these areas to become a practitioner. By 1993 I had Diplomas in Anatomy, Physiology, Massage, and Aromatherapy, and I opened my own business in the UK.

Growing up with a parent with major illness and experiencing the impact that had on the overall wellness of the whole family, as well as experiencing my own physical and emotional breakdown, increased my awareness, understanding and passion to help others lead a healthier, more nourishing life than is often experienced in our world.  Recognising that ownership of our well being rests with us, and identifying that it is an inside job enabled me to share my knowledge and show people how to take leadership of themselves and their lives from an inside-out perspective, both personally and professionally. 

At this time I re-connected more consciously with the highly tuned intuitive abilities I had experienced since a child.  Learning how to manage and focus this gift enabled me to utilise it with greater effect in my life and in my work and help clients on a much deeper level.

In 1994 I emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand, and set up a similar business in the area of wellness. I continued my studies in the field of mind/body analysis and became a Master Practitioner as well as gaining Certificates in Counselling. Through working with many clients I witnessed first hand that what we think and feel has as much impact on our overall health as what we eat or how much exercise we undertake.

The process of empowering clients took me down a path of discovery undertaking study in many modalities that incorporate a holiistic approach synergising mind-heart- body as well as study in the life coaching model (review relevant qualifications). I gained my coaching accreditation through the Life Coaching Academy (LCA), an internationally recognised coaching organisation, and became a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Incorporating my previous skills and experience along with my coaching accreditation, my business transformed into ‘Synergy Effect Coaching and Think Success Limited’.

My portfolio now includes executive, leadership, and individual coaching, as well as facilitating and teaching assertion, motivation, confidence, rapport building, communication and presentation skills, goal setting, self management, career/life transition and development, body language and mind-heart-body empowerment.

 

My coaching success is attributed to my ability to facilitate self awareness, self belief, responsibility and action in my clients.

  

“I believe that Suzanne is one of the truly gifted coaches working out there in the market place and that she has an incredible depth of knowledge, wisdom and skill base to offer anyone wanting direction and guidance from a coach who genuinely cares about the people that she works with.”
Michele LaChante - Trainer

“Suzanne has a natural ability to be supportive, empathetic and always encourages others to bring out the best in themselves. She has the ability to facilitate personal growth and awareness in her clients, bringing about effective and positive changes in their lives as well as being courageous and integral in facing and learning from her work and her own ongoing committment to personal development.”
Andrea Watson – Real Estate 

Relevant Qualifications

• Accredited Life Coach; member of International Coaching Federation (ICF)
• Hypnosis New Zealand Diploma of Hypnotherapy (HNZDH)
• Certificates in Counselling (MIT)
• Certificates in Body Mind Analysis (AIBMA)
• Certificates in Psychosomatic Therapy (AIBMA)
• Certificates in Emotional Anatomy & Release (Australasian Institute of Body Mind Analysis)
• ITEC Diploma in Anatomy & Physiology
• ITEC Diploma in Aromatherapy  
• NZ Charter of Health Practitioners
• Reiki Master - Teacher
• Certificate in Yoga Teaching
• Certificate in Adult Teaching & Learning (UNITEC)
• Certificates in Public Speaking

Work History

• British music industry: Public Relations Director for Maurice Placquet UK Ltd
• European manufacturing & shipping: UK Sales Manager Genstar container corporation (part of GE Capital)
• Healthcare: Health Supervisor for Windsor Leisure Centre (UK).
• Business Owner: Synergy Effect Coaching Ltd & Think Success Ltd.