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Emma Somers
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  • Home
  • About
  • Services
    • How I can help you
    • The Strong Start
    • The Honest Reset
    • The Reset Hour
    • The Purposeful Path
    • The Change Coach
    • Insights Discovery
  • Clients
  • Insights
Get in touch

Hi there!

I’m Emma Somers - The Compassionate Leader

I’m a programme leader turned leadership team coach, facilitator and consultant. I’m passionate about people and determined to help leaders to reset and build strong team cultures that deliver great results - without anyone losing their soul!  


I spent my career navigating complexity and providing clarity and support to guide others through transformation. Yet throughout that time, I often felt disconnected from my own path and unclear about my true purpose.  


The most fulfilling moments - the best teams, the greatest impact - came when I was part of an aligned, united leadership team, working together toward shared goals. That experience became my compass. 


Today, it fuels everything I do: helping leadership teams - and the leaders within them – to reset, reconnect and move from friction to flow - so they can perform at their best. 

My approach - Tailored to you and unique to me

My approach is personal, practical, and transformational. It’s rooted in empathy, insight and action - and grounded in your operational reality. It is tailored to you - and unique to me.


Every programme takes people on a journey of self-awareness and give them tools, insight and confidence to make meaningful shifts that lead to real transformation.  


My work is designed to create lasting behavioural change and help you move from friction to flow - not just experience a workshop high.   

What to expect when you work with me

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The emotional experience is a key element of how I design my programmes and workshops

Every programme will take people on a journey of self-awareness and give them tools, knowledge and confidence to start making small shifts. Over time individuals shift from awareness to action, from insight to impact and transform to reach their fullest potential. 



I want people to feel:

Seen  – “She gets me.”  

Safe  – “I can be honest here.”  

Inspired – “Change is possible. We can do this.”  

Empowered – “We have the tools, clarity, and confidence to move forward.”  

Why leaders choose to work with me

Corporate Escapee with Hindsight

Soul Survivor Turned Purposeful Coach

Soul Survivor Turned Purposeful Coach

I’ve led large, complex change programmes and built high-performing teams. I know what works - and what doesn’t - because I’ve lived it. My advice comes from firsthand experience and the clarity of hindsight. 

Soul Survivor Turned Purposeful Coach

Soul Survivor Turned Purposeful Coach

Soul Survivor Turned Purposeful Coach

I’ve worked in roles that drained me and dulled my spark. That experience fuels my mission to help leaders reconnect with their purpose and rediscover the joy of leadership - so people can thrive, not just survive.  

Collaborative Culture Maker

Soul Survivor Turned Purposeful Coach

Loving Listener with Deep Insight

I challenge the grind and the back-to-back meeting culture that stifles connection, creativity and collaboration. I design spaces for reflection and connection that builds trust and unites teams so work feels energising not exhausting.    

Loving Listener with Deep Insight

Loving Listener with Deep Insight

I’m not a traditional coach - I am a thinking partner. I listen to what’s being said - and what’s not and reflect it back like a mirror. The best thinking doesn’t happen in the rush. It happens in the pause.

Canary in the Mine

I get people – fast.  

I am highly sensitive and attuned to what’s going on - even what’s under the surface. I sense the health of a team quickly and reflect it back with clarity and truth - so you know exactly where to focus to improve performance. 

Committed to your success

I am so invested in the leaders and teams I work with. Willing them on to be the best they can be. Even when our work comes to an end, I will check in regularly on progress and provide support, encouragement and motivation if you get stuck. 

Emma possesses a rare ability to orchestrate organisational change with a profound sense of humanity.


Paula Hilliard, Change Manager

What you can expect when you work with me

Reflective Spaces

Reflective Spaces

Reflective Spaces

Real change starts with awareness. The stuff you miss when you’re work schedule is relentless. 


My work offers the gift of space and time to reconnect with yourself, to think and feel and make decisions. 


Loving Listening

Reflective Spaces

Reflective Spaces

I listen with empathy and curiosity to understand different perspectives and how people are truly feeling. 


I use techniques that help teams connect, build trust and improve collaboration. 

Insight

Reflective Spaces

Connection

Our work together will bring clarity and deeper understanding of what’s going on—so you can focus on what truly matters. 

Connection

Reflective Spaces

Connection

Stronger relationships lead to greater collaboration, resilience, and capacity for change. My workshops prioritise connection and psychological safety. 



Honesty

Growth & Transformation

Practical

When teams avoid hard conversations, performance suffers. 


I create safe spaces to name the tensions and help people understand and adapt their approach to conflict. 

Practical

Growth & Transformation

Practical

Our work will be grounded in your operational reality. I’ll help you address pain points and equip you with tools, skills and strategies to move forward. 

Growth & Transformation

Growth & Transformation

Growth & Transformation

My approach is designed to create lasting behavioural change, not just a workshop high.


Every programme will take people on a journey of self-awareness and a path to growth. 

Compassion

Growth & Transformation

Growth & Transformation

Leaders carry the weight of strategy, culture, and delivery – It’s a tough gig.  I understand the challenges and how it feels to be in this position.  I really care and I want to support you to thrive and create cultures that feel energising not exhausting. 

Emma is a pleasure to work with. Smart, pragmatic, collaborative and emotionally intelligent with a great dollop of common sense.


Helen Westendorp, Founder and Managing Director, Treehouse

The Alternative CV

My journey to become The Compassionate Leader and running my own business

If you’re here for the credentials, I’ve got those—and I’m happy to share them. But if you’re curious about the journey that shaped me into the coach, facilitator, and consultant I am today, this is the story that matters most.

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