About Mike Dolinsek
Driven by curiosity. Dedicated to your potential.
Every session starts with you and where you want to go, not with a diagnosis of what’s wrong.
The path here
I came to this work the long way around.
My curiosity about people led me deep into the study of human behaviour and NLP. I wanted to understand the mechanics of a fully functioning human, how the most grounded, capable people wire their thinking.
What I found changed how I saw my own life.
Before coaching, I spent years in social service, then bought a farm and built a market-garden business that I ran for about a decade. I’m not someone fresh out of a training course. I understand life, I’ve had failures and successes, and that is exactly what I draw on to help you.
Certified Life Coach
Academy of Modern Applied Psychology
Advanced NLP Practitioner
Academy of Modern Applied Psychology
Background and training
Where the toolkit comes from.
I’m a Certified Life Coach through the Academy of Modern Applied Psychology, with advanced training in NLP.
For about 12 years I worked in behaviour-focused social service: a home-school setting with behaviourally challenged and autistic youth, community support at a head-injury clinic, and transitional support for teens leaving juvenile detention. That work taught me how to sit with someone exactly where they are, without judgment.
The decade I spent building my own business taught me the other half, what it actually takes to set a hard goal and reach it. You get both in the room.
How I work
Coaching isn’t fixing. It’s optimizing.
I don’t think you’re broken, and I won’t treat you like a problem to solve. My job is to find the patterns in your life that have dictated your path, help you understand why they exist, and then reset by using this new understanding to create new patterns that will move you forward in life.
I’m not a drill sergeant, and this isn’t an endless venting session. It’s forward motion, at a pace that fits you.
What clients say
In their words.
“I’d been running on autopilot for years without realising it. A few sessions in, I finally felt like I was making decisions instead of reacting to them.”
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Sarah M.
Worked through a career change
“Mike didn’t hand me a lecture, he gave me practical tools I still use every week. The negative self-talk that used to run the show is a lot quieter now.”
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James T.
Navigating burnout
“I came in stuck and left with a direction I actually believe in. Calm, no pressure, and it genuinely changed how I approach things.”
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Priya R.
After a major life change
Work with me
Here’s where we begin.
If any of this resonates, the next step is simple. Send me a message through the form and I’ll reach out to set up a relaxed conversation about where you are and where you’d like to go. No pressure, no obligation, just a chance to see if we’re a fit.
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