Vault’s Mission
We are a group of wellness professionals, trained and specialised in supporting the mental health of our clients so that they can navigate through Life’s Transitions and and have a greater awareness for where their lives are headed.
Our job at Vault is to become obsolete (yes, we said it!). We build our series in a specific way so that eventually you leave us (don’t worry, we’re never far away!) You’ll have the confidence and tools to continue your development forwards and can always come back for maintenance sessions.
We believe that our specialised coaching support is the most effective combination of encouragement, challenge, structure and freedom, but we tailor every series uniquely to meet each clients needs.
We believe everyone has the capability within them to find fulfilment and joy in their career and relationships, we just help you tap into the potential you already have!
Sarah Elliott
Certified Life Coach, Psychotherapist in Training & Fitness Instructor
Let me start by saying I never thought 6 years ago that my simple vision of helping people feel good & perform well would grow into such a fulfilling career path & successful business venture, but hey, sometimes life’s greatest gifts are the unplanned & unintentional ones!
What was once an idea of bringing a service to people needing some direction, motivation, structure and support has blossomed into a community of clients and professionals working side by side to create sustainable wellbeing through enhanced mental performance. With hundreds of clients served, retreats hosted across the globe, corporate workshops executed with multinational businesses and collaborations with industry leading experts, Vault has grown to be a place I am so deeply proud of and want to welcome you to be apart of.
A little about what got my here…
Throughout my 20s I had personally experienced my share of therapy (when I needed to do some deeper healing), searched out mentors at work (when I needed guidance and directional career advice) but what I felt I was missing was a slightly more action-oriented experience that still enabled self-discovery and insight.
I needed something different to find my sense of direction in life (I was feeling slightly lost to say the least) and to create fulfilment within my career, my relationships and most importantly with myself (insert authentic confidence here!). But what I think it really came down to was wanting to have a safe, structured and collaborative space to explore myself and my ideas.
I’d heard about coaching so thought I’d give it a go and I hired a coach who was credible, authentic, caring and challenging and the next thing I knew, 8 months and 14 sessions later, I had accomplished 3 important goals:
1.) clarity and progress in my ideas of what I wanted my life to look and be like
2.) new discovery and deeper understanding of myself and how I show up in the world (triggers are my FAVE topic!)
3.) I’d found my very own life’s calling (corny but true): Coaching
Upon completing my first series as a coaching client I just knew that I wanted to be on the other side of the ‘table’ and to provide this experience to others. I had experienced such momentum in those 8 months, felt more sure of myself and where I was headed and that clarity gave me the confidence to make more bold brave decisions.
I qualified as a life coach while still working my full time corporate job and then Vault was born (ask me how I came up with the name in our first session), The vision? give people the same gift I was given: the time and space to create a mindset that can carry you through all life’s challenges, .
6 years on, I have found that coaching is where my skills and passion align. And I have continued to add different qualifications to my repertoire in order to best serve my clients: I am certified by the International Coaching Federation, have two certificates in both Mindfulness Meditation and NeuroMindfulness Coaching and most recently completed my post graduate diploma in Psychotherapy, over the span of 3 years, at Regents University of London, alongside completing a 1 year clinical placement.
I integrate all my credentials, learnings, corporate and life experience into the specific ‘Vault’ approach to support my clients growth. You’ll still set the specific intentions of what you want to get out of our work and time together but what I guarantee is for you to see an improvement in your mental performance in all areas of your life:
-Being better able to face into difficult conversations (ie. leading negative feedback sessions or receiving bad news from a friend)
-Being more equipped to process stress and anxiety
-Making more value-aligned decisions
-Learning to be more accepting of yourself and others and seeing the value you bring to both
-Learning how to master the art and balance of: self reflection, present mindfulness and forward thinking planning
I hope while reading this I’ve sparked your interest even more to reach out and invite you to action this curiosity by booking in a complimentary intro session together to explore what coaching together could be like.
And finally, I leave you with my most trusted and resonating quote:
“Where focus goes, energy flows”
Mike Densmore
Certified Life & Career Coach
After 7 years of HR Strategy Consulting experience and an accredited coaching certification through the University of Cambridge, Mike has joined Vault as a mindset development and transition coach. Whether it's a new job, a new lifestyle, a new relationship, or even fine tuning your skills to gain more joy from your current relationships, Mike is here to support you along the way. His aim is to help you find clarity towards whatever life or dream it is you want to start living. He stands by the motto that life's an illusion caused by each of our own perceptions and he focuses on fine-tuning clients self perceptions to better achieve their goals.
Dr Lucy Atcheson
Consultant Psychologist
Dr Lucy is a consultant psychologist with 20 years experience. She has a doctorate in psychotherapeutic and counselling psychology and a masters in the anthropology of child development. Lucy works with adults and young people struggling with: anxiety, depression, addiction, ADHD, bullying eating disorders, addiction, low self esteem, high insecurity and self doubt, stress, burn out, relationship issues and trauma.
Based in her Harley St and South London practice Dr Lucy Atcheson is one of London’s leading counselling psychologists for mental health issues. Dr Lucy Atcheson is the author of Your Relationship a Work in Progress, a practical four week course self help book – published by Hay House. As well as Anxiety Attacks also published by Hay House. Dr Lucy has appeared on many TV and radio shows as an anxiety expert, including “Panic Room”.
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What our clients say…
Working with Sarah as my life coach was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Sarah was able to help me gain clarity about what it is I truly want at this stage in my life and to define goals that excite and energise me. As an example, Sarah supported me in overcoming various hurdles with exercise and fitness after sustaining an injury in a way that felt effortless. I think one of Sarah's strongest qualities is her ability to guide you to find the answers yourself and empower you to go after what it is you want in life, big or small. I can't thank Sarah enough!
I knew within the first 5-minutes of speaking to Sarah that she was a person who would be extremely influential in my life. Her energy, charisma, support, and genuine desire to help other individuals discover what they are capable of is truly unparalleled; especially in a society where a constant stream of unrealistic expectations of reality via social media is spoon-fed to us and has become a constant distraction for so many individuals.
Sarah’s program is brilliant in that it is fundamentally based on YOUR goals and the things YOU desire (not what others may say you are needing or wanting). She is extremely skilled in helping you SELF-discover those goals while helping you weed out the white noise of insecurity and fear that may be preventing you from moving forward. Simply put, the insights and concepts I gained from working with Sarah have been invaluable. I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to work with such a talented, kind, and authentic coach to help me rediscover and redesign the path I want for my life.
Upon starting coaching with Sarah I had nothing really wrong but I knew I wanted something to change. I had got myself stuck in a bit of rut, particularly at work where everything just felt a bit meh. Sarah was unbelievable at helping me understand myself, work out what is important to me, what really made me tick and appreciate what I needed. With this we were then able to work together to develop better strategies to help me work towards my goals whether that be in work, relationships, spiritually or health & fitness.
Sarah enables you to discover what really matters, what you need to let go and how you can leap forward into your best life, where you belong!
Having found Sarah and embracing the chance to work with her has empowered me to open up my eyes and go down the self-exploration paths I never knew I could take or was too scared to take on my own.
Her presence and guidance can be felt unobtrusively yet giving that extra strength and reassurance.
Sarah’s support goes beyond the face to face/call sessions. She is always on a lookout and forwards any material that is relevant and helpful. Sarah has an inexhaustible range of skills, knowledge and positivity which never ceases to amaze me. It’s not every day you come across a person who can make you feel so safe and comfortable to share most gnawing thoughts and who leaves you feeling uplifted and with a clearer mind.
Sarah was born to be a coach. She is supportive, reflective, and has the most wonderful way of helping me to shape my (sometimes non-sensical) thoughts into a clear plan and structure. I love her energy, her emotional intelligence, and the overwhelming sense of calm that she brings to our conversations. My life is definitely brighter from having her in it.
Sarah is very upbeat and positive, from the get go she creates a calm and safe environment for you to speak about, well, anything. It really is all about you when you talk to her - you drive the direction of your conversation, set your goals or identify the challenges that you are facing, whist Sarah gives you her support and bespoke advise. She is attentive and very professional, she shows genuine curiosity without being intrusive and constantly makes you feel comfortable and at ease. She is very approachable and easy to talk to, which helps you open up. I found that with Sarah's guidance I was able to vocalise and pin down some of my worries or concerns which I couldn't put into words before, meaning we could come up with a tangible plan how to approach them. Similarly, she highlighted the positive things I was doing well, which I wouldn’t necessarily stop and notice myself.
Another thing that I loved about working with Sarah is that she really makes an effort to understand what your lifestyle/situation is like, and gives you a unique advise based on that, which totally makes sense- that way it definitely works fo you. Moreover, I went away from each session with a lot of takeaways (I call them homework!) that I could implement and work on afterwards, so Sarah’s work continues even after the session is over.
I hope to continue working with Sarah, since I’ve started putting into action some things we spoke about, I already saw a great impact - I feel much happier, calmer and live in the moment. Very grateful for Sarah’s work with me, an incredible life coach who will help you get to where you want to be.