For organisations
Give women room to practise speaking up.
A practical workshop can give women time to consider a familiar pressure, try a useful sentence and identify an appropriate next step. It should sit alongside an organisation’s responsibilities for safe working conditions, never stand in for them.
Start with the women you want to support
Enquiries are welcome from yacht management teams, crew-support organisations and other organisations working with adult women in yachting. We discuss the participant group and what would make participation genuinely voluntary.
Please describe the general need without sending employee case histories.
Confidence and boundaries for women in yachting
The starting format for discussion is a 90-minute live online workshop for 6 to 10 adults. Format, participant mix and delivery arrangements are agreed before commissioning.
The workshop uses fictional onboard situations and present-focused reflection. Participants can keep their reflections private or pass on an exercise. It does not include group regression, mandatory disclosure or participant recording.
- Notice one situation in which it is difficult to ask for what is needed.
- Practise a sentence for clarification, a boundary or a request for support.
- Distinguish a personal coaching goal from an issue needing a safety or specialist response.
- Choose one realistic next step.
What a pilot can include
A written proposal sets out the final scope and fee. The pilot outline includes:
- A briefing with the commissioning contact to agree audience and scope.
- Fictional scenarios adapted to the agreed context.
- The facilitated workshop.
- A concise take-home workbook and support-resource sheet.
- Optional feedback about relevance and usefulness.
- A partner debrief within agreed reporting limits.
Make participation a real choice
We discuss how invitations are sent, whether managers attend and whether joining could make someone feel exposed. A group should not be asked to process an active workplace incident in front of colleagues.
There is no expectation to share personal experiences. Group privacy expectations are explained, together with the fact that confidentiality between participants cannot be guaranteed.
Useful feedback without personal disclosures
Reporting can cover attendance totals and voluntary feedback on the workshop’s relevance. Small groups need particular care because a quotation, role or yacht name can identify someone.
Private-session content is excluded from employer reporting. Any separately funded individual support has its own suitability discussion, consent and privacy arrangements. Workshop attendance is not an assessment of a person’s fitness for work.
Holistic Coach & Certified RTT Practitioner
Your facilitator
Signe is a Holistic Coach & Certified RTT Practitioner with a background in the yachting industry. Her training includes RTT certification awarded in 2022 and further RTT Working With Anxiety training completed in 2025.
The workshop is educational coaching support. It is not an accredited maritime qualification, clinical treatment or a workplace investigation.
How an enquiry becomes an agreed workshop
First, share the audience and the general aim. We then discuss participation, delivery and provider requirements. If there is a suitable fit, a written proposal sets out the scope, fee and terms. An enquiry does not reserve a date.
Please identify any procurement or safeguarding requirements early. Delivery is agreed only once the necessary arrangements are in place.
Before you decide
Questions you may have.
Is the workshop accredited?
No. It is a practical coaching workshop, not an accredited maritime course or a professional qualification.
Is hypnosis part of the group workshop?
The proposed workshop uses present-focused reflection and practical communication exercises. It does not include group regression or an unscreened hypnosis session. Individual RTT is a separate, individually assessed service.
Can attendance be mandatory?
The proposed pilot is based on voluntary participation, with the option to pass on exercises and keep reflections private. If your organisation needs compulsory training, that requirement should be discussed before considering this format.
Can managers attend?
Participant mix is discussed before commissioning. We consider whether someone may feel observed, assessed or unable to speak freely. A manager’s attendance is not assumed to be appropriate.
What will our organisation receive afterwards?
Any report is agreed in advance and limited to appropriate administrative information and voluntary workshop feedback. It does not include personal disclosures, private-session content or clinical outcome claims.
Can we fund individual support?
This can be discussed separately. Funding must not mean that an employee is pressured into private work or that their session content is shared with the funder.