Ana Paula Nacif

Ana Paula Nacif is a successful coach with 15 years experience in communications, journalism and PR. She specialises in career and personal development. Apart from her work with middle and senior management across a range of industries, Ana has also developed coaching programmes for the public/voluntary sectors, including a group coaching programme for a London prison.

Coaching Style
Ana’s coaching style is challenging, intuitive, encouraging and direct. By creating an atmosphere of trust, Ana is able to challenge comfort zones and tap into the resourcefulness of her clients with clarity. Clients say that Ana is a dynamic and insightful coach who is not afraid to push the boundaries to support her clients to achieve their full potential.

Areas of specialisation
Coaching in the areas of career development, work-life balance, personal development and performance management.

Career background
Prior to coaching, Ana spent over 15 years in journalism and public relations. She worked for leading financial publications. Also, throughout her career she worked for various local and central government departments, which has given her a great insight into the public sector.

Qualifications & Training
Ana has trained with the Coaches Training Institute, a leading-edge school of coaching, the first to be accredited by the International Coaching Federation. She is also a NLP practitioner and a member of the Association for Coaching. Ana holds a BA (Hons) in Journalism and an MA in Films Studies. She speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish.