Meet Colin

Life Design Coach

Hi, I'm Colin, and if there’s one thing I want you to know before we even meet, it’s this: healing doesn’t always have to feel heavy.

I came to coaching through people; naturally drawn to conversation, connection, and sitting alongside someone in whatever they may be carrying. Community, creativity, and joy are at the heart of who I am, and those values shape the way I show up both in life and in the room.

I’m an optimist at my core. A glass-half-full, sunshine-on-my-face kind of person who believes that lightness and laughter can exist alongside the hard and meaningful work of healing, without ever minimizing what’s real.

The hard things deserve to be honoured, and I’ll be right here for that. But I also believe that even in our hardest climbs, there are moments of hope, growth, and light waiting for us along the trail to the summit.

Life Design

Self-Discovery

Life Stages

Colin's Education and Training

  • Professional Counselling Diploma - Rhodes Wellness College

  • Coaching Certificate - Rhodes Wellness College

Coaching with Colin

I offer life coaching for individuals who are feeling stuck, searching for direction, or wanting support in creating a more intentional and meaningful life. My coaching approach focuses on life design, purpose, personal growth, and goal setting, helping people move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and alignment.

Meet Other Coaches

We believe that different ways of working offer different ways of seeing.

Summit Within brings together three practitioners whose approaches are genuinely complementary — not by accident, but by design. Between us, our practice is at once emotionally alive, structurally grounded, and always in search of meaning.

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  • Navigating conflict with curiosity, skill, and confidence

  • Finding footing in the midst of change and transformation

Sitara Thobani

  • Creating a sustainable life in academia

  • Navigating transitions within relationships, parenting, separation and divorce

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  • Life design

  • Discover the next step, and what you need to get there.

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