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Meet Michael, ACC

I’m an International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited independent life coach with master's level psychotherapy training, autodidactic knowledge, and half a decade of experience in helping people transform their lives for the better. I am affiliated with Transcend International; a respected global provider of coaching and leadership development solutions.

I've worked in Hong Kong, Canada, and the UK with executives, managers, directors, artists, healthcare workers, construction workers, immigrants, natives, waitresses, educators, and housewives; spanning a diverse age range of 21-67; all with great results.

I've been happily married since 2022 and am now a father to a joyous 1 year old. I recently relocated from Vancouver, Canada to Yeovil, United Kingdom to be closer to family.

In terms of interesting hobbies, I enjoy reading, cooking, and miniature painting.

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Michael Chan - Your Coach
Michael Chan - Your Coach

Client Testimonials

Find out what other people had to say about their coaching journey with me

★★★★★

Michael is friendly, talented and insightful with his sessions and will always prioritize your well-being over all else. It is difficult to find a counselor who will put as much effort as he will in life coaching.

★★★★★

I wish I met Michael sooner. I've never had anyone else confirm these things about the human experience that I always suspected in my bones to be true that he was willing to confirm. He is proof that I am not alone. His ability to contextualize my thoughts and behaviors while drawing connections between that and mythology has been eye-opening, and his work with me has been instrumental to my healing journey. He did more for me than any therapist I ever had, while being a fraction of the cost. I cannot recommend Michael enough.

★★★★★

Michael’s calm and open demeanour made it incredibly easy and comforting for me to open up about the issues in my life I wanted to address. I felt completely at ease revealing the raw segments of my inner psyche; in fact, there were many buried depths that Michael illuminated and brought to awareness. Michael was incredible at putting things into perspective, and used a multi-faceted approach to guide me through my life journey. Michael offered practical and actionable steps towards overcoming all of the obstacles addressed in our sessions.

★★★★★

Before I started Michael’s coaching program, I was feeling hopeless, lost and initially needed help with finding the right path for my career change but by 10 weeks I gained more than what I was looking for. I developed a sense of self and was able to identify my core values which guided me to the goals that I now know the steps to achieve them. Each session is well structured and he builds on each concept bit by bit with a mix of theory and practical real life examples to get me to think critically. Michael has a plethora of knowledge and experience so he knows how to cater to my specific situation and my needs. His coaching has helped me to gain confidence, self esteem and the techniques to navigate the world with intention and integrity.

★★★★★

In my life coaching program with Michael, I could always trust him to ask the right questions to get to the root of my issues. He was fantastic at getting me to consider alternative point of views and to redefine my problems myself. Michael has a very open and calming presence, and I always felt truly listened to. He also offers the occasional insight on neuroscience. In every session, we work together to establish an action plan, which helps tremendously in both visualizing and taking the solid steps toward solving problems and achieving my goals.

★★★★★

I think there's a time for all of us where we get to a sort of checkpoint. "Did we do enough?" "Are we going somewhere?" We drag these questions, letting time pass by while not taking the proper actions, or simply feeling too overwhelmed to take that first step. With coaching, I still have many questions, but I am learning to ask the right ones. With me, he had a highly rational and analytical approach, which helped me discover how I can actually become who I really aspire to be–someone happy and accomplished. I'm glad I took the chance of starting coaching with Michael, and I finally feel I'm moving towards who I'm meant to be.

★★★★★

I worked Michael in 2019 on a long-term coaching plan. My primary reason for working with him was to generate more focus. As a person lacking focus in some areas and running a business startup, I know that I’ve been particularly difficult to keep on track. Michael’s skillful coaching style has enabled me to develop my focus to a point where I am succeeding in my new career as an entrepreneur. Even though I’ve worked as an executive in a multinational company, working cross functionally across many divisions with many different priorities I can honestly say that working with Michael has actually taken me to the next level of my new career. I would highly recommend Michael. He has a calm but firm style to keep you on track to your goal. Michael really helps you reflect on yourself, holding up the mirror so that you can see yourself and enables you to find a way forward, creating a viable action plan with you, then ensuring that you complete it in order to move you forward.

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