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OPTIMISED LIFE
Actualising Personal Wellbeing & Organisational Achievement
Dr John Gibson & Associates
Chartered psychologists and specialists in
Counselling, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis
Life, career and executive coaching
Organisational development and problem solving
Call us today on +44 (0)78 6414 9995
for appointments in Trafalgar Square central London
and globally online
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Whether it's counselling, coaching or business consulting,
psychological services are only as good as the expertise of their practitioners,
the extent of their knowledge and their ability to draw
from a full range of effective interventions.
All our services utilise a fully comprehensive store of knowledge and skills,
drawn from across all relevant disciplines including psychology.
With over forty years experience in transforming the lives of individuals and groups
we are delighted to be taking our services to the next level.
Why not talk to us and see how we might help you or your business reach new heights.
Our number is +44 (0)78 6414 9995
What We Do
At Optimised Life we apply proven and powerful principles from psychology and other relevant disciplines to positively transform personal and group experience.
Personal Development
Life Coaching
Career Coaching
Executive Coaching
Leadership Coaching
Psychometric Testing
One-to-one Counselling
Individual Psychotherapy
Vocational Counselling
Crisis & Trauma Counselling
Couples Counselling
Family Therapy
Group & Organisational Development
Member Development
Culture Development
Leadership Team Development
Achieving Rhetoric/Reality sync
Career Coaching
Director & Executive Coaching
Team Development
Organisational Development
Employee Counselling
Stats at a glance
We let the results speak for themselves.
50,000+
Individual client hours
450
Completed training programmes
175
Personal development products
2
New professionally validated psychometric measures
1
New conceptualisation of psychology
Personal & Business solutions
business solutions
We work with all types of organisations, helping them
become and remain outstanding in what they do.
Whether you are in the private or public sector, a company
or a charity, we offer a wide range of business growth
and development tools to help you achieve and surpass
your goals.
personal solutions
We provide a full range of psychological services
for individuals, couples and families.
Unlock and enjoy exciting new areas of experience and
well being with our personal development programmes.
Move your life and career forwards with coaching focused
on all aspects of personal achievement and growth.
Resolve problems and issues of every kind with
professional counselling and psychotherapy.
BUSINESS DEVELoPMENT
Optimising people and profitability
We provide a unique range of business psychology services to help advance your organisation and its members
Message us below to explore how our business development expertise could benefit your organisation. We look forward to hearing from you.
Leadership Team Development
for breaking new barriers together
Maintain, expand and extend the effectiveness of your senior management team with our board development plan. A cutting edge top team is indispensable to the greatest success of any organisation. Using a full tool-kit of proven psychological methods we will work with you, individually and as a group, to make you the winning team you want to be.
Achieving & Maintaining Rhetoric/Reality Sync
for applying the power of congruence
Whether it's in the area of marketing, production, mission, or simply the way we relate to each other at work, the gap between the intended and actual can cost us quality, customers and market share. Our business congruence plan will help you close that gap and raise your company profile.
Culture Development
for building an exceptional place to work
Business leaders know that profitability is a function of how we do things, i.e. culture! Do things badly and you'll go under; do things competently and you'll likely go on; do things exceptionally and you'll lead the market. All cultures can be improved and gain value. We will work with you to help transform your culture, whatever its current state, but only if the exceptional is your aim.
Director & Executive Coaching
for highly effective situational leadership
Bringing out the best in individual directors and senior leaders is the aim of this strategic programme which facilitates personal and professional development as well as contributing to the increased effectiveness of the board. The programme has been developed to address the unique challenges experienced by senior managers as they face the pressures and opportunities of high level leadership.
Member Development
for greater satisfaction and achievement at work
Our lifelong development plan has been created to enable workers in every field of industry to make the most of their life and their work. By facilitating the development of key psychosocial skills the plan is designed to increase occupational health and performance whilst reducing workplace dissatisfaction, absenteeism and work-related stress.
Career Coaching
for taking careers to their highest level
The aim of our career coaching plan is to enable people to optimise well being, performance and achievement. It includes a comprehensive career review, assessment of occupational personality, creation of a career development strategy and regular on-going guidance and support in the successful attainment of personal and career goals.
Team Development
for building high performance teams
How effective are your teams? So much more can be accomplished when people work together, but developing team capability requires both skill and goodwill. Working with personality, team roles and conflict styles, our team development plan enables teams to work together better, growing through the five stages of team development to become high performing teams.
Organisational Development
for being the best at what you do
Organisational development is about working with every aspect of business to increase impact and effectiveness. A planned approach in which group purpose, principles, people and processes are aligned, OD builds outstanding organisations that consistently deliver exceptional quality. However good your business building skills, we'll use the latest OD technology to make you even more effective in making changes that deliver greater competitive advantage and higher performance.
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psychological tESTS
Discover so much more about yourself with our extensive range of psychological measures
Taking psychological indicators with us is fun and couldn't be more simple. Call or email us to arrange an assessment session. We'll then create your unique profile and arrange a feedback session where we'll take you through the results.
Acceptance of Others Test
How accepting are you?
Our acceptance of others can have a powerful effect on our relationships. How accepting of others are you? This test will help you check out your position on this key attitude.
Anger Test
Anger management builds on anger assessment
Poorly managed, anger can have destructive consequences for ourselves and others. Use this objective assessment of your anger level to see just how angry you really are.
Anxiety Test
How anxious are you?
Anxiety can rob us of action, opportunities and happiness. Taking this test will show you how anxious you are and mark the first step on your journey towards overcoming anxiety.
Assertiveness Test
Check your assertiveness level
Becoming appropriately assertive can help to make us more effective and feel more fulfilled. Get a picture of how assertive you are with this test.
Beck Depression Test
Are you depressed?
Beck's depression inventory is respected world-wide for it's value in assessing depression. Use this measure to get an objective sense of how depressed you are.
Cattell 16PF Personality Test
Discover more of your personality
A deeper knowledge of your personality can help you make better everyday decisions. Discover more of the richness of your personality with this highly regarded and well validated measure.
Concern for Others Test
How concerned are you?
A healthy level of concern for others contributes to good relationships, positive impact, personal and business success. Find out how concerned you are with this measure.
Contentment with Life Test
How contented with life are you?
Contentment with life is linked to happiness and well being. How contented are you? This measure will help you check out whether you need to work on this area.
Couple Compatibility Test
Are you compatible?
Whether you're in a new relationship or you've been together for some time, this test will give you helpful information on your compatibility.
Dental Treatment Anxiety Test
How great is your fear of dentistry?
Fear of dentistry can stop you getting the treatment you need if you don't address it. Take the first step to sorting things out with this helpful test.
Desire for Change Test
How important is change to you?
How we view change can have a profound effect on how we act and our level of stress. Get in touch with your desire for change with this key measure.
Enthusiasm for Life Test
How great is your enthusiasm for life?
Our level of enthusiasm for life will be a key factor determining whether we move confidently towards things or neurotically away from them. This test will help you assess where you stand.
Family Satisfaction Test
How satisfying is your family life?
Every family has its own culture and dynamics influencing the members in significant ways. Exploring our satisfaction with family can be the first step in enriching family life.
Fear of Appearing Incompetent Test
Confident in your competence?
No one likes to look incompetent, but anxiety in this area can diminish our life and work success. Take a step to dealing with your lack of confidence with this helpful measure.
Fear of Death Test
How strong is your fear of death?
As a universal experience, fear of death is something we all have to deal with. Honestly assessing the level of your own fear could be the first step to addressing it more effectively.
Fear of Injury Test
Afraid of getting hurt?
Fear of injury can make us overly hesitant, avoidant or unwilling to take risks. Take the first step to resolving it with this fear of injury indicator.
Fear of Rejection Test
How great is your fear of rejection?
No one likes rejection and unresolved rejection anxiety can undermine careers, relationships and well being. Check out your rejection anxiety with this test.
Fear of Snakes Test
How afraid of snakes are you?
Fear of snakes is a common phobia that can be restricting. Managing the fear better starts with facing it. This test will help you asses the level of your fear.
Fear Test
Check your fear level
How fearful are you? Unresolved fears can easily hold us back from living our life to the full. Start addressing your fear with this assessment test.
Free Association Test
Explore your unconscious
There aren't many ways to explore and identify what's in the unconscious mind, but the free association technique is a time honoured means of doing so. Embark on a journey of self discovery and get connected with more of the rich psychological tapestry that makes up who you are.
Happiness Test
How happy are you?
Like most people you probably want to be happy, but just how happy are you? The path to greater happiness starts with facing how happy we are now. This test can help you see how happy you really are.
Identifying Jobs that Suit Your Occupational Personality
What are the best jobs for you?
Don't be a round peg in a square hole. This test will help you see the kinds of jobs that best suit your occupational personality. For the best results we suggest that you take this test after the Occupational Personality Test (see below).
Job Satisfaction Test
Check your level of job satisfaction
How happy are you in the work that you do? This test will give you a clear indication of your present level of job satisfaction.
Life Change Stress Test
Assess your current stress level
Awareness of your current stress level is an important part of managing life and avoiding ill health. This classic measure will help you assess the influence of life events over the last 12 months on your present level of stress.
Life Strategy Test
Discover your life strategies
Strategise more effectively. Everyone builds strategies for managing life, but few are aware of them. This innovative test will give you a helpful profile of the strategies you currently employ.
Marriage Perspectives Test
Be clear on your marital role
How partners see their marital roles can have a profound effect on the quality of their relationship. Identifying our own perspective is a first step in working towards greater marital harmony.
Medical Treatment Anxiety Test
How anxious are you about treatment?
Fear of medical interventions can increase stress and may hold you back from getting the treatment you need. Getting a clearer idea of the level of your anxiety can be the first step to addressing it.
Moral Anxiety Test
Check your level of moral anxiety
One of the keys to understanding our own conscience, resolving feelings of guilt and better managing stress is an awareness of our moral anxiety. This test will help you identify your own moral anxieties.
Myers-Briggs Type Test
How does your personality function?
Are you more extraverted or introverted? Do you rely more on your senses or your intuition? Identify your preferred use of psychological functions with this popular indicator, and increase your understanding of the ways you typically manage life.
Occupational Personality Test
Discover your occupational personality
Your personality will make you better suited to some occupations than others. Find out which areas of work best suit your occupational personality with this insightful test.
Occupational Resilience Test
How resilient are you in your job?
How resilient are you in your workplace? Check out your current position with this test that focuses on three key personality areas related to occupational resilience and job satisfaction.
Physical Anxiety Test
Check your level of physical anxiety
Many people worry about their physical appearance, fitness or health, and these worries can contribute to stress and reduced well being. Check out your level of physical anxiety here.
Public Speaking Anxiety Test
How anxious does public speaking make you?
Do you get nervous at the thought of speaking in public? Fear of speaking in front of groups is a common phobia. Measuring your anxiety in this area could be the first step to resolving it.
Self Acceptance Test
How high is your self acceptance?
Poor self acceptance can undermine well being and adversely influence our relationships with others. Identify your level of self acceptance and discover any areas you may need to work on with this helpful measure.
Self Awareness Test
How self aware are you?
A good level of self awareness is a prerequisite for success in every arena of life. How self aware are you? This useful measure will give you a more objective picture of just how aware of yourself you are, and provide valuable pointers for development in this area.
Self Confidence Test
Check your confidence level
Do you sometimes wish you had more self confidence? Whether you feel you're under- or over-confident, this helpful measure will help you get a clearer picture of your confidence level and prepare you for any personal development work you may need to do.
Self Efficacy Test
How well do you think you do things?
Self efficacy is about how well we think we do things. People with high self efficacy based on honest self awareness are likely to enjoy a greater sense of well being. Check out your self-efficacy levels in a broad range of areas with this unique and ground-breaking measure.
Self Image Test
Check your self image
What do you see when you look at yourself? How you view yourself has a dramatic impact on how you think, how you feel, and what you do. Check out your self-image and identify any areas to change with this useful test.
Social Satisfaction Test
How happy are you with your group?
Relationships are an important part of life and emotional health can be linked to how we feel about those we're with. This measure will help you understand how comfortable you are with any work, friendship or family group you are currently in.
Stimulus Hunger Test
How much stimulation do you need?
Everyone needs stimulation but our level of stimulus hunger can exert a powerful influence on our behaviour. This test will help you get a picture of how you manage this area.
Stress Test
How stressed are you?
One way or another we all face the challenge of dealing with stress. Successful stress management starts with assessing how stressed we are. Check out your current stress level with this stress test.
Taylor-Johnson Temperament Test
Discover more of your character
How would you describe your character? Successful character development relies upon growing character awareness. Explore the different facets of your character and their current weightings with this helpful indicator.
Values Test
Be clear on your values
Much of life is driven by values, but we may not be aware of all the values we have. Identifying our values can improve our decision making. This test will give you a picture of your values and the relative strength of each.
Vocational Interests Test
What work best suits you?
What kind of work are you best suited for? This test is not only ideal for young people considering career choices but also for anyone reviewing their career or considering a career change.
Zung Depression Test
How depressed are you?
Have you been feeling low, or wondering whether you might be depressed? This scale will give you a better idea of where you are, and could be the first step to addressing the problem.
optimised coaching
Moving lives, careers and leadership forward
Our expert coaches use world-class methods to deliver a wide range of coaching services designed to optimise competencies, careers and contentment
Global availability online or by phone, or one-to-one in London and Brighton UK
To book, message us below or call us on +44 (0)78 6414 9995
Life Coaching
A good coach can help you achieve so much more than you could on your own. Why settle for less?
Career Coaching
Could you be happier at work? Work choices, career development and job satisfaction can all be improved through career coaching.
Executive Coaching
Unpack your full executive potential, achieve optimum performance and enjoy high level well-being.
Leadership Coaching
Increase your leadership effectiveness and your ability to influence others in powerful and constructive ways.
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optimised counselling
Resolving problems and issues of every kind
Our skilled counsellors and therapists use highly effective models and integrative methods to provide a wide range of professional counselling services
Global availability online or by phone, or one-to-one in London and Brighton UK
To book, message us below or call us on +44 (0)78 6414 9995
One-to-one Counselling
Whatever challenges you may be facing, we offer one-to-one counselling for all issues.
Individual Psychotherapy
Our psychotherapists can help you deal with deeper issues or more complex problems that threaten your happiness, health or well-being.
Vocational Counselling
We provide expert occupational assessment, vocational guidance and career counselling.
Crisis & Trauma Counselling
A specialist service for those facing conflict, crisis or change, as well as survivors of trauma or loss.
Couples Counselling
Our couples counsellors work with relational and communications problems of every kind.
Family Therapy
When families and their members are struggling, our family therapists are ready to help facilitate constructive change.
Employee Counselling
Working with employers we offer the full range of employee assistance services in counselling and psychotherapy.
Counselling Supervision
We provide ongoing individual supervision for counsellors and psychotherapists, and we run clinical supervision groups for the caring professions.
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Message us here with your counselling needs and we'll get back to you as soon as we can
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