Garwood Psychology

Insights

Ideas to help us see working life more clearly.

Writing on work identity, leadership, transition, coaching psychology and neurodiversity at work. Pieces are published only when they are ready.

Foundations

Research and frameworks that inform my thinking

My 2025 research on coaching women through career breaks received a BPS Best Research Paper Award.

The work reflects a broader interest in how transition, identity, relationships and working environments shape the questions people bring to coaching.

Relational coaching psychology

Attention to the relationship, the wider system and the meanings created between people — not only to an individual goal considered in isolation.

Transition and work identity

Frameworks for understanding how roles, identity and context interact when a career, leadership position or return to work is changing.

Formulation-led practice

Building an individual account of what may be happening and maintaining it before deciding which questions or approaches are likely to be useful.

Pre-launch content check: Laura to confirm the paper title, citation, award wording and any named frameworks before source links are published.

If you are considering whether this approach may suit someone you support professionally, the referrer guide sets out scope, fit and boundaries.

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Latest writing

Published insights

The first pieces are being prepared.

There are no published articles yet. The foundations above offer a view of the thinking behind my practice in the meantime.

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