About Vivien Moriarty.
Therapeutic Coach for individuals and couples | Bristol & Online
For over ten years, I’ve supported hundreds of people through periods of change, anxiety, overthinking, and relationship shifts.
My work combines the reflective depth of therapy with the practical momentum of coaching - giving you both the space to understand what’s happening beneath the surface and the tools to start doing things differently.
Why This Work Matters to Me.
My interest in how we think, feel and relate to each other started long before my professional training.
I grew up in a home where emotions could be loud and fast-moving. I became very good at reading the room, noticing changes in mood and anticipating what might happen next.
I didn’t have language for any of that at the time. But looking back, I can see how those early experiences shaped some of my own patterns - overthinking, trying to keep things under control and being highly tuned in to the people around me.
Later, I spent ten years in the corporate world, leading teams and working with major brands. From the outside, things looked successful. Internally, I often felt very different — putting myself under pressure, second-guessing myself and trying hard to keep everything together.
And my relationships have taught me just as much.
Experiencing the breakdown of a marriage and rebuilding myself afterward taught me about grief, identity, and resilience.
Later, in my current relationship, I learned that a healthy partnership isn't something you just find - it asks us to understand our triggers, communicate when it’s hard, take responsibility, and repair after we get things wrong.
These experiences are why I care so deeply about both sides of this work: the relationship we have with ourselves, and the relationships we build with the people closest to us.
The bridge between therapy and coaching.
Standard therapy often focuses primarily on the past, while traditional coaching can focus solely on quick goals. Therapeutic coaching bridges both.
We explore what’s happening beneath the surface - the experiences, nervous system responses, and beliefs shaping how you respond today. But we don't stop at insight. We build practical momentum: testing small tools, setting clear boundaries, challenging old thoughts, and practicing new ways of communicating so real change happens in your everyday life.
My training and experience.
My work draws on over ten years of client-facing experience and a broad range of accredited, evidence-based approaches. Rather than squeezing you into a single rigid model, my training allows us to tailor every session to your unique personality, goals, and nervous system.
• Therapeutic & Psychological Foundations
Ongoing Psychotherapy Training
Level 3 & Level 2 Counselling Qualifications (CPCAB)
What this means for you: Ensures a safe, deeply reflective, and trauma-informed space where we can safely explore old patterns, emotional triggers, and core beliefs.
Behavioral & Clinical Approaches
Level 5 Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy (CPHT)
Further training in CBT, REBT, NLP, and Positive Psychology
What this means for you: Gives us targeted tools to quiet an overactive mind, reframe destructive self-talk, and shift subconscious responses like anxiety or panic.
Coaching & Executive Leadership
Level 7 Executive Coaching Diploma (HumanTechnics)
10+ years leading teams and working with major corporate brands
What this means for you: Bridges the gap between insight and action - helping high-achieving individuals and couples set clear boundaries, navigate burnout, and make practical moves forward.
Mindfulness & Somatic Grounding
Qualified Meditation Teacher (Mind Body Education)
What this means for you: Practical nervous-system grounding techniques you can use in real-time when stress, anxiety, or relationship conflict escalates.
A little about life outside the room.
Outside of my work as a coach, life is full and beautifully human - much like the lives of the people I work with.
I live in South Bristol with my family - two curious kids, a partner who’s usually covered in clay, and two dogs who make sure I get outside whether I feel like it or not.
Life For Me Looks Like:
Gravel biking: The muddy, off-grid kind that quiets a busy brain.
Daily walks: My dog-led mindfulness practice.
The creative chaos: Planning our next camping trip or building Lego (the kids think it’s for them, but we all know the truth).
Deep conversations: Meandering chats with friends over coffee that bring you back to yourself.
Stillness: Staring into space with a flat white - essential for a brain that once ran at 200mph.
The Real Stuff: Walking alongside my mum through illness and love, and navigating the beautiful chaos of home and work, wholeheartedly and imperfectly.
I am a quiet champion of people finding their own way in the world. I’m not here to teach you how to be 'perfect' or to provide a polished version of life. I am here to create a space where you can be fully human - to understand your patterns, shift what keeps you stuck, and create meaningful change.
Because when you understand yourself more clearly - and, in relationships, each other - things can start to feel different.
Life and relationships don’t become perfect. But they can feel steadier, more connected, more meaningful and more like your own.