WORK WITH ME 

As a coach, mentor and facilitator I draw upon experience gained through

• 25+ years work as an artist and cultural producer
  
• 10+ years work in the plumbing and heating sector
  
• 25 years education and engagement work in formal, gallery and independent settings
• 5 years in youth and housing work
• lived precarity and marginalisation

Through my professional and personal experiences I have developed resilience and resourcefulness, the courage to be vulnerable and brave, and the conviction to trust my instincts, imagination and skills.

I have strengths in creative and practical problem solving, building and maintaining relationships, crisis management, scenario visioning, strategy creating, and in holding silence. Through reflective listening, thoughtful questioning and confidential discussion, I support people in positive growth and change.

What relationship would you like us to have? 

 BOOK HERE  for a free 30min video call to chat over what you are looking for.

Variable rates - I offer different options depending on whether you are an individual with or without funding, an organisation, or would like a package of support.

Below you’ll find examples of what you might expect from the services I offer.

 COACHING 

As a trained coach I specialise in working with individuals who would benefit from both a creative and practical thinking partner. My coaching approach is to hold an expansive space for you to undertake transformative work. 

I believe that regular review of our ways of working can be powerful. I provide a confidential, reflective and supportive service to help you explore and challenge your ways of working, identify the next stage of your journey and move forward with clarity and intent.

Within a coaching relationship I offer,

• active listening
  
• thoughtful and incisive questions
  
• structured reflection
  
• supportive accountability
  
• holding space for vulnerability
  

_{“Sovay's approach is calm and thoughtful allowing me to reflect deeply on some of the bigger questions I have had about my career but been too afraid to answer ! It has been extremely helpful to set goals that feel timely and achievable.” - Coaching client}

To find out more about coaching with me   BOOK HERE   for a free 30min video call.


Research & development Workshop with Preston Street Union, 2019 

 MENTORING 

Mentoring is about fostering growth and building confidence to take your work forward with authenticity and purpose. As a mentor I offer a supportive space for open, reflective conversation.

Creative practitioners may use this offer to navigate career decisions, clarify their artistic or professional identity, or explore ambitions for work and practice. Independent groups and organisations may use mentoring to hone intention, improve collective working and support organisational development.

Within a mentoring relationship I offer,

• active listening
• critical friendship
• goal setting
• experience and knowledge sharing
• network introductions
• advice and guidance
• structured feedback

_{“Our mentoring sessions were some of the most impactful moments of my DYCP process. Sovay helped me to stand back from my work, hone my approach and value its potential impact in ways I’d struggled to see before.” - Mentoring client}

Interested in finding out more about mentoring with me?  BOOK HERE   for a free 30min video call.


Guided Walks with East Pool Mine, 2025

 FACILITATION 

As an experienced facilitator, my role is to enable group or collective processes, helping people to work together, explore ideas and co-create solutions.

Facilitation might look like,

• An activity or visual thinking session to generate new concepts
• Overseeing the co-creation of participatory projects, installations, or community art works
• Structured review and conversation within a workplace to strengthen team dynamics or drive organisational change
• Acting as a guest host for meetings and consultancy to ensure all voices are heard and group discussions are generative
• Designing and delivering creative programmes and workshops for educational and public participants
  

In my facilitation I use a ReWilding approach I developed through my Clore Fellowship 2023/24. I believe that decision-making and leadership can be as creative, fluid and expansive as the artistic process itself, and embrace methods that help new structures to evolve.

_{“Sovay was incredibly generous in her approach, not only taking on the key tasks that we requested, but doing this as a critical friend, asking careful and sensitive questions which had a huge impact on how we thought about the event in the lead into delivery. Sovay helped us clarify our ambitions and boosted our confidence and readiness for making what was a very ambitious project happen successfully. We hugely valued Sovay’s experience, honesty and critical input throughout.” - LOW PROFILE, Jamboree 2018, Facilitation client}

For an exploratory conversation about working with me   BOOK HERE  for a free 30min video call or email me via the  CONTACT  form.


Images L-R from top: ReWilding Arts Leadership workshop, Cornwall Museum, 2024,; Guided Walks with East Pool Mine, 2025; MESKLA Conversation, Tate St Ives, 2023; Conference for Cornwall Exeter University identy design, 2025; Digital workshops for Newlyn and The Exchange, 2021; Artist’s Response to Take a Part’s Social Making, 2018; ALIAS Moving Forward Staying the Same Gathering, OSR Projects, 2016; Welcome Words and Dangerous Discourse, Feast, Kresen Kernow, 2023; Agiles Structures online conference, 2020; Making Shapes engagement tools, Tate St Ives, 2010.