It's Almost Always Deeper Than You Think
The Invisible Ceiling Quiz
You're capable. You've done the work. And there's still something — a pace you can't slow, a visibility you keep declining, a pattern in how you lead, parent, or relate — that hasn't moved despite everything you've tried.
The Invisible Ceiling Quiz identifies which of four patterns is most active in you right now, where it's likely showing up in your life, and what it tends to cost.
I'm a PCC-certified subconscious mastery coach and hypnotherapist. For over a decade, I've worked with founders, senior leaders, and high-functioning people who keep doing the work — and keep finding the same things in their way.
Most of my clients arrive having already invested in coaching, leadership programmes, and personal development. They are intelligent and self-reflective. Some come in with a clear sense of what they think is wrong. Others can only say that something is off. Almost always, what's actually running things sits deeper than they've yet been able to reach.
That's where my work lives. Not in conscious thinking. In the nervous system, and in subconscious patterning formed before you had language for any of it.
Hi, I'm Helena.
It's almost always deeper than you think.
Most of my clients arrive with a working theory. They think it's a confidence issue. A boundaries issue. Something to do with their childhood. Something they've already named in earlier work.
They're rarely wrong. They're rarely all the way there.
What they've identified is usually a layer or two up from what's actually running things. The story makes enough sense to function — but not enough to release the pattern. Which is why they've worked on it for years and it still hasn't moved.
The actual root almost always sits somewhere they haven't yet looked. Often somewhere they couldn't have looked, because the pattern formed before they had words for any of it — in the nervous system, in subconscious patterning laid down in early childhood, well before conscious thought.
That's where my work goes.
Not at the surface. At the root.
How the work works
Most coaching works with what you can already see - your thinking, your goals, your strategy.
My work goes underneath that. To the stories running quietly beneath your decisions, the patterns held in the body, and the responses your nervous system runs before you've had time to think.
Together, these are what's actually shaping how you show up. Change them, and what's possible for you changes too.
Work With Me
1-1 Coaching
Private, deep work over five months. Long enough for real subconscious change. Short enough that you know when it ends. Sessions are shaped around what you're working with and where you want to get to.
Courses & Audios
Four rewiring audios - one for each of the patterns identified in the Invisible Ceiling Quiz - designed for daily listening over thirty days. Plus self-paced courses and Unbound: The Intensive, an eight-week live group programme.
Workshops & Talks
Experiential workshops for leadership teams, high-potential talent, and senior groups. Most leadership training changes how people think. This work changes how they lead — because it shifts what's running them beneath the strategy.
Your Next-Level Breakthrough Starts Here
Hundreds of clients worldwide have transformed their confidence, success, and sense of freedom through this work. No matter where you are right now, there’s an untapped version of you—more empowered, more expansive—waiting to emerge. If you’re ready to break free from limitations and step fully into your next level, let’s make it happen.
I can’t wait to be part of your transformation.
Client Love
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“Helena was born to be a personal growth coach, because of her natural intuition. She spent many years studying neuroscience and psychology, therefore, she is able to go beyond the surface obstacles that clients present to her and go deeper to find out the sources of unconscious reoccurring barriers to success. Coaching sessions with Helena are enlightening from both personal and professional aspect.”
- Cici McCalman
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“Helena has been my coach for the last few years and she is one of the most effective professional coaches I have ever worked with. She is highly skilled at listening and then getting straight to the issue with incredible perception, speed and accuracy. I have also had hypnosis sessions with Helena which were extremely valuable and I would not hesitate to recommend Helena to anyone who is looking for professional coaching in any area of their life.”
- Jacqui McQuillan
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“I've been a client of Helena's for several years now and I cannot overstate the impact her work has had on me, both professionally and personally. She's a brilliantly patient and insightful coach who is skilled at helping you get to the heart of whatever is holding you back at any given moment. She has a full toolkit of techniques that she implements at the right times to help achieve your goals and gain a better understanding of yourself. Both my competency in my role as well as my personal mental health have improved significantly and I cannot thank Helena enough.”
- Tess Mackean
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“The positive impact in my life of working with Helena was immediate. Helena has an ease and mastery of unpacking and cutting through the crap whilst still ensuring you feel supported, validated and safe every step of the way.
To me, the work Helena has done for me is like Kintsugi - the Japanese art of putting broken pottery back together with gold, turning the broken and imperfect into something even more beautiful than it was before.
- Lauren
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“I can’t recommend Helena enough. Through our sessions I’ve had amazing results and have been able to overcome my anxiety after trying everything I could think of for months/years with no success. Helena is a very calming person and I felt safe in all our interactions. Our sessions together enabled me to overcome my blocks, see my future more clearly, feel happier and be more present in all aspects of my business and personal life.”
- Terri-Anne Leske
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“Helena is one of those people who you are instantly drawn to. She is a great listener, an excellent facilitator and she understands how to help people to reach their full potential. Helena is extremely committed to helping her clients reach their goals and her tact, her compassion for others and her sense of humour give her a real competitive edge to excel at what she does. I loved coaching with Helena. She helped me to clearly structure my thought and goals and as a result, I was able to get my project off the ground much sooner than I had anticipated. I highly recommend Helena as a coach!”
- Megan Olveren
UNBOUND
What’s Really Holding You Back At The Edge of More
A working examination of the four patterns that quietly cap what high-functioning people can hold — and what releases them.
The waitlist receives early excerpts, the introduction in full, and first access when the book opens for order.
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