Dr Sarah Goldsworthy

Senior Lecturer in Coaching Psychology

I joined the University of Bedfordshire as a mature student in 2005 and graduated from with a First Class BSc (Hons) in Psychology in 2008. After studying Counselling and Psychotherapy at Regents College in London, I returned to the University of Bedfordshire to carry out doctoral research and was awarded my PhD in 2015.

I have also provided research consultancy to the Open University, where I worked on a project investigating public perceptions of a good death. My recent research has investigated practitioners’ views of the boundaries between coaching and counselling. The studies aimed to whether discrete areas of practice could be clearly identified.

I am a BPS registered Coaching Psychologist.

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PhD – University of Bedfordshire - 2015
BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Bedfordshire (2008)

Senior Lecturer in Coaching Psychology
Unit co-ordinator – Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy
Unit co-ordinator – Psychological Coaching and Therapies
Unit co-ordinator – Coaching Psychology

Understanding the boundaries between coaching and counselling.
Evaluating the effectiveness of peer coaching to enhance well-being and resilience.
Working with strengths to improve psychological well-being.
The effect of internet use on psychological well-being.
Understanding public perceptions of death and death anxiety.

Understanding novice coaches’ perceptions of the boundaries between coaching and counselling.
Investigating skilled practitioners’ experiences of working with the boundaries between coaching and counselling in practice.
Evaluating the effectiveness of peer coaching to enhance resilience in independent social workers.

Baker, S., Short, E. & Kinman, G. (2014). Perceptions of Working with the Boundaries between Coaching and Counselling in Practice. Paper presented at SGCP 4^th International Congress of Coaching Psychology, London.
Grant, L., Kinman, G., & Baker S. (2013). Developing an Emotional Curriculum in Social Workers Innovation in Health & Social Care Learning and Teaching: HEA Health & Social Care 2013 Annual Conference, Leeds.

Bachkirova, T. & Baker, S. (2016). Revisiting the Issue of Boundaries between Coaching and Counselling. In S. Palmer & A. Whybrow (Eds.) Handbook of Coaching Psychology 2^nd Ed. Hove: Routledge.
Baker, S. & Jones, K. (2014) Peer Support and Peer Coaching. In L. Grant & G. Kinman (Eds.) Developing Resilience for Social Work Practice. London: Palgrave.