Mindful Brains | Mindset

Gemma Watson

CEO | Contextual Development Specialist | Speaker | Ostomate

CONTEXTUAL & EVIDENCE-BASED PERFORMANCE

For high-pressured individuals and environments

Applied Facilitation, Coaching and Mentoring To Optimise Mental Agility

Working with individuals and organisations operating in high-pressure environments where performance carries consequences when mindset and well-being are not front and centre.

The approach is contextual and applied, grounded in psychological insight, translated into practical mentoring and facilitation that supports clear thinking, sound decision-making, and sustainable performance under pressure.

Central to developing personal adaptability is the ability to strengthen how individuals respond, adjust, and recognising that personal and professional performance are not separate systems. When adaptability is built deliberately, both can thrive without one eroding the other. Gemma's work spans multiple sectors, it is shaped by experience in environments where standards are high, scrutiny is present, and professionalism is non-negotiable.

Her approach is shaped by lived experience through sustained adversity, a decision to change and connect that fundamentally changed how she sees the world and how she adapts within it. Gemma is a qualified and experienced coach/mentor,

certified facilitator, holding qualifications in (CMI) Level 7 in leadership coaching and mentoring,

(DipHE) in Psychology, Level 5 (CPD) in facilitation skills and a Level 3 diploma in counselling skills.

Gemma's experience spans 2.5 decades of working, supporting, and building systems, teams, and processes in education, retail, hospitality, and social care. Achieving an award for her work in education, 100% on multiple ABA visits in different sectors and other smaller recognitions. High standards came first, even in the face of the many adversities she faced. Outside of her work she sits on a safeguarding case management board for UK Athletics and is a part of a community co-production team for a ground-breaking mental health research project called Bridging Divides. Her passions are fuelled by contextualising adverse experiences, understanding trauma and improving mental health outcomes.