Rob Baskind Coaching
From coping to thriving.
By reconnecting with yourself.
Most of the people I work with are used to coping. And for a long time that works.
They’re thoughtful, capable people who carry a lot. Many are doctors, lawyers, founders, leaders, creatives, or entrepreneurs. Some have ADHD. Many are the ones others rely on. On the outside, they often look as though they’re doing fine. But inwardly, something has started to feel strained, flat, or out of step.
Sometimes that shows up as burnout. Sometimes as anxiety, restlessness, or a growing sense that life has become all effort and no depth. Sometimes it’s harder to name than that. Just a quiet feeling that you’ve drifted a long way from yourself and from what really matters to you.
That’s what I often think of as soul fatigue - not simply being tired, but feeling disconnected from your own aliveness, values, meaning, and direction.
My work is about helping people find their way back from that place.
If this resonates with you and you want to arrange an introductory call...
About me
For more than 20 years I worked as a consultant psychiatrist in mental health. Over time, I found myself increasingly drawn not only to what was wrong or distressed in people, but to what was still alive in them - their strengths, their values, their longing for something more honest and more whole.
That eventually led me into coaching.
Today I work as an integrative coach, bringing together what I’ve learned through years in mental health with approaches from positive psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Jungian-informed coaching. Not in a rigid or formulaic way, but in a way that helps people understand themselves more deeply and move forward with more clarity and intention.
I also have a particular interest in working with people with ADHD. I genuinely enjoy that work - the energy, insight, creativity, complexity, and intensity that often come with it - especially in people trying to find a way of living and working that fits who they are, rather than constantly forcing themselves into systems that don’t.
Who I work with
I work especially well with people who are bright, reflective, driven, and used to functioning at a high level, but who know that something in their life or work is no longer fully aligned.
That may include:
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professionals in demanding roles, including doctors, lawyers, teachers, and senior leaders
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entrepreneurs and founders carrying pressure, responsibility, and uncertainty
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people going through transition, whether in career, identity, relationships, or direction
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adults with ADHD who want to understand themselves better and work with their mind rather than against it
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people who are outwardly coping, but inwardly feeling flat, stuck, or disconnected
You don’t need to be in crisis to come to coaching. Often the people I work with are functioning well enough. What brings them here is not collapse, but the realisation that coping is no longer enough.
How I work
My way of working is thoughtful, grounded, and human. I’m interested in helping you slow things down enough to really see what’s going on, rather than rushing to fix, suppress, or push through it.
Together, we might explore:
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the patterns you keep finding yourself in
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the gap between how your life looks and how it actually feels
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the values you want your life to be rooted in now
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the parts of yourself that have been pushed aside in the name of coping, succeeding, or pleasing others
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what a more sustainable, honest, and alive way of living might look like for you
This work is not about giving you a better mask. It’s about helping you come back into relationship with yourself.
I care about insight, but also about movement. So this isn’t just reflective conversation for its own sake. It’s about real change, change that feels grounded in who you are, rather than based on who you think you ought to be.
What matters to me
A lot of my work is shaped by a simple idea: mental health is not just about reducing distress, but about helping people thrive.
I don’t believe growth comes from trying to be positive all the time, or from rejecting the parts of ourselves that feel messy, conflicted, ashamed, frightened, or stuck.
Real change tends to happen when we can meet ourselves more honestly, make sense of our patterns, and reconnect with what matters.
That’s the kind of work I care about.
An important note
This site is for coaching, not medical or psychiatric care.
While my background in mental health naturally informs how I think, listen, and work, I am not acting here in a medical role. This is not a diagnostic, prescribing, or treatment service. The focus is on personal growth, self-understanding, values, and meaningful change.
Working together
If what you’ve read here resonates, get in touch.
Coaching with me is for people who want more than just advice or performance optimisation. It’s for people who want to understand themselves more deeply, live more truthfully, and build a life that feels more aligned with who they really are.
Not just to cope.
But to feel more connected, more grounded, and more fully alive in their own life.