Owen Glyn Barlow

I bring over 8 years of experience in education, wellbeing, and coaching, including as a Senior Tutor and Student Success Adviser across the UK Russell Group, where I delivered 600+ specialist appointments and designed formal and informal training programmes for faculty and mentoring for neurodiversity.
Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies: Philosophy, History, English and Critical Writing, and Medical Humanities.
PGCert Clinical Supervision · Exeter
PGDip CBT (BABCP Level 7) · Exeter
MA Interdisciplinary Studies · Bristol
Certificate in Counselling
Accredited UMHAN Member
UKAT Affiliate
CIPD Associate Student Member

Structure of Sessions.

01: Check-in
We start by talking through what's on your mind, academically and personally. As the personal and academic intersect.

02: Focus
We agree a clear goal for the session together, so you always leave with something concrete
03: Explore
Discussion-led learning. I ask engaging questions rather than just lecture, so you build real understanding and you learn through doing.

04: Apply
We practice the key skill together: drafting, planning, working through problems in real time
05: Reflect
A short debrief, what clicked, what to revisit, and what to try before next time.

I combine clinical training in CBT with teaching experience, so I notice when anxiety, perfectionism, or self-doubt are getting in the way and I know how to coach for success.
I'm neurodiversity-affirming by training and design: sessions adapt to how you process information best, not a one-size-fits-all template.
For academic subjects, we focus on transferable skills, how to build an argument, interrogate a source, structure a response, rather than rote answers.
For career coaching, I draw on years of supporting students and professionals through applications, transitions, and confidence challenges at a senior level.