I provide Personal Coaching, Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching, and Group Coaching for business, teams, community groups and clubs.

You can read more information in the ‘Services’ section above, but please reach out to me on the details below, to discuss your needs.

Groundwork. Dig Deeper. Rise Stronger is a practical coaching pathway to help you pause, understand your stress patterns and build steadier, more sustainable ways of working and leading. You can start with Groundwork, a complimentary 90-minute workshop, then Dig Deeper by going Below the Surface in the six-week group program, or choosing to Explore Deeper through individual coaching for personalised support.

Personal coaching (sometimes called Life Coaching) is where the client and coach work together in a thought-provoking and creative process, that inspires the client, you, to maximise your personal and professional potential.

We will have focused conversations, and I used tried and trusted tools and techniques, to support and empower you to identify and achieve your personal and professional goals.

Clients engage in coaching with me for a range of personal and professional reasons, including to:

• improve efficiency and performance

• enhance health and wellbeing

• achieve sustainable work-life (life-work!) balance

• strengthen leadership capability

• navigate career change, promotion, or transition

• build stronger relationships with themselves and others.

My coaching supports individuals, leaders, and teams who are seeking growth, navigating change, or looking to improve focus, balance, and impact.

I will be very happy to have a chat about whether coaching is right for you and how I might be able to support you. Please contact me to organise a complimentary discovery call and let’s get you started!

A private coaching session lasts for up to 1 hour.

Coaching is an investment in you, your health, wellbeing and performance. Private, or Personal, Coaching is offered in packages of four, six or eight sessions. Packages are $308 per month (including GST). Most people start with a six month package of six sessions, at a total investment of $1848.

The coaching investment for a team/community group/club varies based on size, scale and scope of the coaching needs. To discuss your needs, please call Sophie today.

Personal coaching is usually conducted online and on camera, through Zoom.

Group and team coaching may be online or conducted on site at your site.

I hold a Certificate IV in in Business and Personal Coaching and Diploma of Leadership Coaching and Mentoring. I am also a member of the International Coaching Federation.

At Sophie Buffey Coaching, my motto is: Supporting Optimum Performance, Health, Insights & Empowerment. Be Understood, Fulfilled, Focused, Exceptional, You!

It is more than a fun play on my name (did you spot it?), it is deeply personal, as it reflects my belief that everyone deserves to feel seen, supported and can thrive.

I am dedicated to supporting people to live the best life they can, and this has been a feature of all my roles and the organisations I have worked in.

As a leader in community and government organisations, I understood my team were my greatest asset. So much of what we achieved, especially to support and protect people in need of, or accessing, community services, was only achieved through teamwork. And effective teamwork needs strong, supported, thriving people.

My aim is always to support people to thrive. I bring that focused attention on you, the individual, and the outcomes for you, into my coaching practice. I might ask challenging questions, I might challenge your limiting beliefs, you might squirm at times, but it will be in a safe, supported, empathetic, kind and compassionate environment.

My unique blend of professional expertise and holistic practice enables me to support people in a way that is practical, grounded and deeply human.

Whether you're navigating change, seeking clarity, rebuilding confidence, strengthening your wellbeing, or reconnecting with your purpose, I’m here to walk alongside you – warmly, respectfully, and with genuine support.

I have worked for three decades in schools, community (including not for profit and charities) and state government services, with a range of experience that allows me to understand the pressures these organisations and their workers face, from a range of perspectives.

I began as a frontline worker in schools and community (also known as human or social services) services (working with young people, people with disabilities, people at risk of or experiencing homelessness). I soon moved into leadership and management roles, overseeing programs and later the quality of community services, before becoming a quality auditor of community services. Most recently I was a regulator of community services, where I oversaw registration and compliance of community services, as well as regulatory policy and guidance.

While the environments and skills acquired may have been different at times, in every role my focus has remained the same: helping people and systems thrive.

For much of this time, I have been a people leader – managing teams of various sizes. As a leader, a substantial part of my time was using coaching and mentoring skills to ensure the safety and wellbeing of my team, while amongst other things, we managed being under-resourced, experienced continued and significant changes, and felt the responsibility of protecting people from harm, and ensuring the best outcomes for people accessing our or others’ community services. I have always felt a connection to my work, and it was seeing and experiencing the impact of coaching, that made me formally retrain as a coach and mentor.

As well as being a qualified Business, Personal, Leadership Coach and Mentor, I also hold qualifications in care management, business management, quality management, training and assessment, project management, auditing, mindfulness, and holistic therapy and counselling.

I use this experience and my qualifications to ensure I get the best outcomes for my coaching clients. For more information about my coaching style, please check out the FAQ above.

With my background and experience, I understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality and take it very seriously.

As a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), I abide by their Code of Ethics, which includes confidentiality.

When you sign up for coaching with me, we will sign a shared agreement that includes whether, how and when information might be exchanged with others.

Our agreement also covers records management, and activities such as recording or transcribing our coaching sessions.

Only I have access to your records on my computer system. I have anti-virus, password protection, multi-factor authenticators and other methods to keep your information safe.

When we are online in a one-to-one coaching session, it is just you and I in a virtual room together, creating a safe space to explore and grow.

Woohoo! I am so excited to go on this journey with you – well done for taking the first step and making this important decision!

Please reach out using the online form, send me an email, or give me a text or call and we can book in a complimentary discovery session to create a plan just for you. If I am in a session or otherwise can’t answer your call, please leave a message and I will call you back as soon as possible.

I am looking forward to meeting you and supporting you to become the most understood, fulfilled, focused, exceptional, you!

Taking control of your life, making changes, putting you and your personal and professional goals first is a big step. It takes courage and can be scary. It can also be exciting and exhilarating!

I am here to support you every step of the way, including this first tentative step.

Please reach out to me via the contact page on my website, send me an email or give me a call. I will answer if I can, or call you back as soon as possible if I am in a session or otherwise unable to answer.

I also offer complimentary, no obligation, discovery calls to discuss your needs and see how we might be able to work together to support you to achieve your personal and professional goals, and be the most understood, fulfilled, focused, exceptional, you!