Katinka Blackford Newman
Life, health and fitness coach for midlife professionals in London
| Rate | $80 to $159 per hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Confidence and self-esteemLife transitionsRetirement and midlifePurpose and directionMindset and habitsFat lossOver 40 and 50Busy professionalsHealth and wellnessStress and burnoutHealthy habitsSleepWeight management |
| Works with | Professionals, People over 40 and Retirees |
| Also coaches | Fitness coach and Health coach |
| Based in | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Credentials | PCC; CTI Co-Active Training Institute |
Katinka Blackford Newman is a life coach, health coach and personal trainer in London. She helps ambitious midlife professionals who want more fulfilment, better fitness, stronger health and more confidence. Before coaching, she spent more than twenty years as an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist. She is one of the few coaches who mixes coaching with hands-on personal training. Clients can book coaching sessions, PT sessions or a mix of both.
What Katinka helps with
Katinka works with people who know what they should do but feel stuck. She helps them act on it, whether that means health, career, relationships or a big life change.
- Weight loss and improved fitness
- Better energy, sleep and health habits
- Building confidence and self-belief
- Career progression, promotion or reinvention
- Mid-life dating and relationships
- Retirement planning and life after work
- Building a business or pursuing a long-held ambition
- Breaking patterns of overthinking, procrastination or people-pleasing
Who Katinka works with
Katinka works with ambitious midlife professionals who look successful on the outside but know they can do more. Some deal with burnout, weight gain, low energy or lost confidence. Others are going through retirement, divorce, empty nest, a career change or a rebuild after a hard period.
How Katinka works
Katinka combines life coaching, health coaching and personal fitness training in one practice. She works on mind and body together. Her view is that better energy builds confidence, and confidence leads to better decisions. Clients can choose pure coaching sessions, PT sessions or a mix of both. Her 12-week coaching course includes homework and proof that clients did what they said they would do.
Background and qualifications
Katinka spent more than twenty years as an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist. That work meant understanding people, finding what was going on beneath the surface and making sense of complex situations. She now uses those skills in coaching. She holds the PCC coaching credential and trained with the CTI Co-Active Training Institute. She is also a personal trainer, so she can coach on both mindset and physical fitness.
Katinka Blackford Newman pricing
Programs and services
- Life coaching sessions
- Personal training sessions
- Combined coaching and PT sessions
- 12-week Executive and Life Coaching course
- Free consultation
Katinka Blackford Newman reviews
The CoachVouch take
She combines life coaching, health coaching and personal training, after a twenty-year career as an award-winning documentary filmmaker.
Best for midlife professionals who know what to do but feel stuck and want to work on mind and body together.
Katinka's rate sits within the range most life coaches charge ($80 to $175 an hour).
Common questions
How much does Katinka Blackford Newman charge?
Katinka Blackford Newman's rate is $80 to $159 per hour.
What does Katinka Blackford Newman help with?
Katinka Blackford Newman helps with weight loss and improved fitness, better energy, sleep and health habits, building confidence and self-belief and career progression, promotion or reinvention.
Is Katinka Blackford Newman certified?
Katinka Blackford Newman lists: PCC; CTI Co-Active Training Institute.
Does Katinka offer personal training as well as coaching?
Yes. She offers pure coaching sessions, PT sessions or a combination of both.
Does Katinka help with retirement and major life changes?
Yes. She works with clients facing retirement, divorce, empty nest and career change.
How do I contact Katinka Blackford Newman?
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