Rachel PalingICF MCC · APPLIED NEUROSCIENCE · AUTHOR
PROFESSIONAL COACHING · PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE COACHING
Beyond Words. Beyond Limits.
Coaching minds. Empowering leaders. Connecting worlds.
I bring together professional coaching and professional language coaching to help you think clearly, lead confidently, and communicate effectively — in your native language and across languages.
01 / COACHING & LANGUAGE COACHING
I adapt to your needs - tailoring with professional coaching or Neurolanguage Coaching®. All my coaching is brain-based coaching and focused on working with you to achieve exactly what you set out to achieve.
FOR CEOS, SENIOR DIRECTORS & TEAMS
I help you navigate high-stakes complexity, identify leadership blind spots, work through interpersonal friction, and build teams grounded in mutual trust.
Explore executive coaching ↗FOR GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS
I work with you to improve your professional English or Spanish and together we identify your linguistic needs relating to both mechnical and mastery of the language. you need to negotiate, present, give feedback, and communicate with greater confidence in a second language.
Explore language coaching ↗ALSO FOR FELLOW COACHES
Reflect on your coaching skills and competencies, and explore your development towards an ICF credential or renewal.
Explore mentor coaching →A reflective space to explore client work, ethics, contracting, and the questions that arise in your coaching practice.
Explore coach supervision →Ready to explore how coaching can support your performance?
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Law, languages & professional coaching02 / ABOUT ME
My journey began in law and languages. After qualifying as a UK lawyer in 2003, I realised that what fascinated me most was understanding how people think, communicate, overcome barriers, and learn under pressure.
I trained in brain-based coaching, became an ICF Master Certified Coach, and completed Masters degrees in Applied Neuroscience and Neuropsychology in Education. Everything I do is grounded in one conviction: understanding how your brain works can help reshape how you work, lead, and live.
Qualifying as a UK lawyer gave me analytical discipline, a deep appreciation for professional ethics, and insight into high-pressure corporate environments.
03 / AREAS OF IMPACT
I offer tailored coaching for executives, founders, and professionals seeking clarity, emotional balance, and stronger decision-making. I coach in English, Spanish, or Italian.
I created Neurolanguage Coaching® in 2012 to bring professional coaching competencies and neuroscience into language learning. Through our accredited training, I help language educators develop personalised, brain-friendly coaching practices.
Explore teacher certification ↗I deliver keynotes and workshops on leadership, communication, applied neuroscience, and human learning. I work with organisers to shape a conversation that fits their audience.
Explore my speaking work ↗
Tools for your daily practice.04 / BOOKS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Writing is where I bring my research, coaching conversations, and field experience together into practical frameworks. I wrote these books to give teachers, coaches, and educators tools they can apply in their daily practice.
05 / RECOGNITION & CREDENTIALS
06 / FROM MY JOURNAL
My latest articles and reflections on leadership, coaching, communication, and learning.
Coaching | EducationThink of a person who has moved to another country, Or who has started work in an English-only multinational company, Finally able to join the conversation around the lunch table, stress-free, rather than quietly smiling politely, hoping to catch enough of what’s being said. Can you imagine their feelings of empowerment?
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Coaching | Education | Neuroscience“I understand this grammar when we do exercises, but when I speak… I keep getting it wrong!” What would you hear there? A grammar problem? A lack of practice? A bit of both perhaps. But also… maybe neither…?
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Coaching | Education“I don’t know.” Three very ordinary words. And yet, so difficult for us to say, As they are for most professionals,And especially so when we come from teaching. It’s normal, though: As teachers (and as professionals!) we are trained to be the person who knows. In a language teacher’s case the person who explains the […]
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CoachingWhen we talk about resistance in coaching, it’s never about a coachee refusing to do “something we’ve asked them to do”.That’s not the coaching relationship at all:The learner chooses what they want to work on, they have autonomy… Even if it can make them feel lost at first.So when resistance does show up, it is […]
Read at the source ↗07 / START A CONVERSATION
Whether you are looking to develop your executive performance, book a keynote for your next event, or build your coaching credentials, let’s explore how we can work together.