We are not standing apart from this work. We are in it too.
Transformational Growth was built by two people who have lived the questions they now help others with - what it means to relate honestly, to understand yourself more clearly, and to choose a different direction before it’s too late.
NICKY GIBBS
 Nicky is a coach with a background in addiction and trauma counselling, specialising in authentic relationships - how we relate to ourselves, to others, and to the world we move through.
She knows this territory from the inside. She has lived through her own journey through addiction and recovery. She spent many years in a long marriage -Â working hard to make it function, to keep things looking right on the outside -Â before finding the honesty to acknowledge that something had to change. That decision cost a great deal. It was also necessary.
Her training spans counselling, woman-centred coaching, trauma-responsive practice, and existential and relational psychology. She is also a trained practitioner on The Voyage® - a trauma-aware education framework built around nervous systems, trauma dynamics, and relational safety. That grounding shapes how she works: with an understanding of what is happening beneath behaviour, not just on the surface of it.
The people who find their way to Nicky are often high-functioning on the outside and quietly overwhelmed on the inside -Â repeating patterns in relationships, over-functioning, people-pleasing, or using coping strategies they no longer feel good about.Â
MARK BURGESS
Mark is a certified Existential Coach and has a PhD in Psychology. He helps people examine their patterns, identify their possibilities, and live with greater authenticity. Sounds good, but what does this mean practically?
Authenticity, as Mark works with it, means recognising you have one life to live and the clock is ticking. It involves examining what brings you most meaning, what no longer nourishes you, and taking steps to shape a future you value.
Mark's commitment to this work is also personal. The deaths of two loved ones brought him face to face with the life he was living and its finite nature. That reckoning led to self-examination and long-term deliberate change.Â
While he is interested in all aspects of authentic living, Mark specialises in developing a healthier self in relationships. Â
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How we work
We work with people who are ready to look honestly at what’s happening -in their relationships, their recovery, or their lives -and do something about it. Not people who need to be convinced that change is possible. People who already sense it is, and want support in making it real.
Our approach is reflective, research-informed, and practical. We slow things down, make sense of what’s really driving the patterns, and work towards more honest, sustainable ways of relating -to yourself and to others.
If something here resonates, the next step is simple.
Start privately with the diagnostic, or start with a conversation.
You don't need to have everything worked out before you begin.