about us

Chanel has always had an interest in the human mind and a love for children. She graduated 22 years ago with a BSc hons degree in Psychology, followed by a PGCE in Primary Education, starting her career in the UK then immigrating to Australia in 2006. It was here that Chanel lead a successful career in teaching and school leadership, working in both leafy lane schools and in some of the most challenging areas of Melbourne.

Chanel strongly believes that happy children learn. As a teacher, she focused on building great relationships with her students and making her lessons fun and relatable. She recognised that in order to get the best from her students, it was vital to develop their meta-cognitive thinking, as well as their mindset and perception of themselves.

Chanel was recognised for her success in transforming reluctant and dis-engaged students to active and engaged learners and significantly improving students outcomes. As a result, She was nominated to undergo training in Educational Coaching with the Victorian Department of Education. At the time, there was an emerging evidence base that coaching was a powerful tool to support students, teachers, school leaders and their educational establishments.  This was a state initiative to improve standards in academic success and well-being in schools.

Following this, Chanel worked full-time as an Educational Coach, coaching teachers one to one and in teams to develop teaching capacity and coaching students to achieve their personal goals. She has worked with schools to transform their leadership and pedagogical approach by developing a multi-layered coaching culture involving School Leaders. Teachers and Students. This has led to improved student results, well-being, and teacher satisfaction, helping the school vision come alive. Chanel has a particular expertise in creating a personalised learning environment and has written a variety of student- friendly learning continuums in core subjects for personal goal setting. She strongly believes in instilling a sense of ‘yet’ in children (‘I can’t yet’ versus ‘I can’t’), so they know where they are, where they need to go next and how to get there.  

8 years ago, Chanel started her own little family.  Being a parent herself, she became more personally concerned by the declining levels of well-being and mental health in young people.  Many of the children and teenagers she met seemed to lack that ‘spark’ or thirst for life. There seemed to be a real gap in support for young people who weren’t necessarily challenged with mental health problems but needed a pro-active intervention to overcome personal barriers such as negative-self talk, low self-esteem or limiting beliefs. She was also alarmed by the latest statistics around teachers choosing to leave the profession due to a lack of job satisfaction and the increasing demands of the job, signalling a continued need to provide support and coaching for educators.

With over 15 years of working with young people and teachers, Chanel had experienced the power of coaching in an educational sense. She wanted to help children and young people enjoy their youth and unleash their potential, as well as navigate the many challenges young people face today. Going back to her Psychology roots, she became increasingly interested in Positive Psychology, Neuropsychology, and studies around Coaching. To compliment her existing experience and qualifications, she trained to be an EMCC Accredited Life and Workplace Coach.

Chanel Founded Emergence Coaching in 2017. Since then, she has helped many organisations, young people, and teachers be the best versions of themselves both professionally and personally.

Chanel has travelled extensively and loves experiencing diverse countries and cultures. She has a life-long passion for dance, practising Flamenco and Hip Hop and enjoys spending time in the great outdoors. She is an advocate for expressing yourself through creativity and connecting to nature. Chanel is serious about what she does but doesn’t take herself too seriously!