# Coaching With Gemma

Gemma Donnelly is a Wellbeing & Performance Coach based in Manchester, specialising in helping high-functioning individuals and leaders overcome anxiety, overwhelm and self-doubt. She works with people who appear to have everything together on the surface but struggle internally with constant pressure, racing thoughts and difficulty switching off.

Rather than offering surface-level strategies, Gemma's approach retrains both mindset and nervous system through a combination of practical coaching, hypnotherapy for anxiety, breathwork and mindset techniques. She recognises that high-performing individuals have adapted their systems to operate under pressure—staying switched on becomes the default. Her work helps clients reset this pattern so they can think clearly, feel calm and operate with genuine confidence rather than simply managing better.

Gemma serves two distinct markets: individuals seeking 1-1 coaching to transform their relationship with stress and anxiety, and organisations wanting to invest in executive coaching and workplace wellbeing programmes for their leaders and teams. Her clients typically include executives, leaders, high-achievers and parents navigating demanding roles.

What sets her apart is the depth of her approach—moving beyond cognitive strategies to address the nervous system itself, enabling lasting behavioural change. Testimonials highlight transformative results: clients report feeling genuinely calm for the first time in years, developing authentic confidence, overcoming people-pleasing patterns, and reconnecting with their self-worth.