Robert Paynter – Life And Wellness Coaching in Inverness
Counsellor / Coach. Qualified, certified with over 11 years, 500 clients and 4000 hours of sessions. Easy to talk to. Global reach and people-centric mindset
Robert Paynter is a Counsellor / Coach. Qualified, certified with over 11 years, 500 clients and 4000 hours of sessions. Easy to talk to. Global reach and people-centric mindset based in Inverness, United Kingdom. They offer Life And Wellness Coaching (5 years of experience), Career Coaching (11 years of experience), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (11 years of experience). Topics include Build Confidence, Goal Setting, Habit Change, Increasing Self Esteem, Life And Wellness, and Leadership And Management. Languages: Afrikaans, English, and Portuguese.
Life And Wellness Coaching
5 years of experience
Experienced Counselor & Coach with Global Impact - Empathy, Insight, and Tailored Strategies for Personal Growth (EN)
Video transcript
Hello, my name is Robert Painter and I'm excited to share a little bit about myself, the journey I've taken as a counselor and coach. Professional experience, I bring over a decade of counseling experience, having supported more than 500 clients and logged over 4,000 hours of counseling and coaching sessions. My journey has included remote counseling on global platforms, where I've completed over 3,000 online sessions and in-person counseling at a Rehabilitation Center, focusing on Addictions Recovery. Qualifications, Certifications and Therapy Skills. I'm a Certified Counselor, holding an NQF Level 6 Diploma in Counseling and Communication, and an Accredited Member designation from NCPS, the National Counseling psychotherapy society in the UK. My expertise extends into life coaching with distinction diplomas achieved from the Centre of Excellence in the USA in life coaching, life purpose and goals coaching, business success coaching and career counselling coaching. Additionally, I'm fluent in English, Portuguese and Afrikaans, which has allowed me to connect deeply across cultures and languages. Client reviews and impact. What truly inspires me is the feedback from my clients, from helping individuals overcome social anxiety and depression to guiding them through life changes and career moves. The impact has been profound. One client shared how our work together had helped them turn their life around. during the darkest times, while another appreciated the tools I provided to manage the anxiety, calling me a pure soul that changes lives. These heartfelt testimonials remind me every day of the importance of empathy, understanding, and tailored strategies in healing and personal growth. In closing, I approach counseling with a people-centric mindset. leveraging decades of international and multicultural experiences to bring insight, compassion and effective techniques of mainly CBT, person-centered and integrative or a hybrid mix of therapies to each session. I'm well-traveled. Having visited 66 countries globally, I am 66 years old. And I look forward to another 66 years of adventure and growing impact with counseling and coaching. I look forward to helping others achieve balance and fulfillment in their lives. Thank you for your interest to watch this video introduction, which gives you a glimpse of my passion and dedication I bring to my role as counselor, therapist and coach. Thank you.
Well experienced and qualified coach, which provides a strong foundation for applying my personal effectiveness and people-centric nature.
Career Coaching
11 years of experience
Experienced Coach with 35 Years of Corporate Management Offering Life Purpose and Success Coaching
Video transcript
Hi, I'm Rob. I'm an experienced coach of over 11 years and I have skills and certification in life purpose and life coaching, career counseling coaching and business success coaching. I have 35 years of senior executive corporate management experience where I'm internationally experienced in both Africa and Europe, as well as the UK, and I have and interest in ongoing collaboration with both my professional experience background as a senior executive manager over many years of 35 years corporate experience and now with over 11 years of coaching and counseling experience too. So I look forward to helping you and to coach you to find your life purpose and to make a success of your life in any other coaching areas that you need some support.
Experienced coach with life-purpose and career coaching as well as business success coaching using online platforms with experience of over 10 years i.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
11 years of experience
Experienced Therapist Using CBT & Person-Centered Approach to Enhance Mental Wellness
Video transcript
Hello, I'm Rob. As an experienced therapist of over the last 11 years, having clocked up more than 4,000 sessions, mostly on online platforms and supported over 500 clients, I have been successfully able to apply the CBT or the person-centered or the integrated approach or a hybrid mix of therapies to help most people overcome their mental wellness struggle issues. I believe that normal mental wellness consists of the sum of self-confidence, self-esteem and self-image. And I like to focus on those to help build you up to attain normal mental wellness. I enjoy ongoing interaction as well. and I have a good and easy communication style, which has been built up over many years of experience. I'm world traveled, been to 66 countries around the world. I'm 66 years old now as a coach and as a therapist for counseling. So I think I want another 66 to go. But I enjoy what I'm doing and I'm looking forward to supporting you in overcoming your struggles and achieving your therapy goals that you set.
11 Years as an experienced therapist with over 5,000 sessions on online platforms and supported over 500 clients globally. A record of good impact on supporting clients with most struggle issues with successful outcomes. Use coping skills of CBT, person-centred or integrated approach. Good reviews.
Videos
Introduction video
Video transcript
Hello, my name is Robert Painter and I'm excited to share a little bit about myself and the journey I've taken as a counselor and a life coach. With my professional experience, I bring over a decade of counseling experience, having supported more than 500 clients and logged over 4,000 hours of counseling and coaching sessions. My journey has included remote counseling on global platforms where I've completed over 3,000 sessions and in person counseling at rehabilitation centers focusing on addiction recovery. My qualifications, certifications and therapy coping skills. I'm a certified counsellor holding an NQF Level 6 diploma in counselling and an accredited member designation from the NCPS in the UK. My expertise extends into life coaching with distinction, diplomas achieved from the Centre of Excellence in the USA in life coaching, life purpose and goals coaching. business success coaching and career counseling coaching. Additionally, I'm fluent in English, Portuguese and Afrikaans, which has allowed me to connect to deeply across other cultures and languages as well. With my client reviews and impact, what truly inspires me is the feedback from my clients. From helping individuals overcome social anxiety and depression to guiding them through life changes and career moves, the impact which has been profound. One client shared how our work together had helped them turn their life around. during their darkest moments, while another client appreciated the tools provided to manage their anxiety, calling me a pure soul that changes lives. These heartfelt testimonials remind me every day of the importance of empathy, understanding and tailored strategies in healing and personal growth. So in closing, I approach counseling and coaching with a people-centric mindset, leveraging decades of international multicultural experience to bring insight, compassion and effective techniques of mainly CBT, person-centered and integrative or hybrid mix of therapies to each session. I am well traveled, having visited 66 countries globally. I'm 66 years old and I look forward to another 66. and the growing impact with counseling and coaching as my focus. I look forward to helping others achieve balance and fulfillment in their lives. Thank you for your interest, and I hope this video introduction has given you a glimpse into the passion and dedication I bring to my role, mainly as a counselor therapist. Thank you for your attention.
Bio
I am an experienced counsellor and coach. My qualifications, experience and interest, comprise a tool kit and set of talents, skills and experience, that assists me in either role. My honed abilities are gained from extensive experience both individual, couples and group sessions.
My personal effectiveness, people-centric nature and eagerness to please, has afforded me excellent problem solving and communication skills. I am excited to contribute my proficiency in interpersonal awareness towards clients needing support. As an extroverted and excellent personable communicator with a proven track record, enhances my proficiency in counselling and coaching. My focus on providing empathetic and passionate support has been a valuable skill throughout my experiences.
My adventurous background and life experiences including extensive international travel to 66 countries around the world so far, I have in-depth experience on multi-cultural and multi-national appreciation and insights. My professional career life experiences have been enhanced by over 35 years in professional Senior Business Executive roles in multinational and multicultural companies in senior positions of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer positions in UK, all around Africa and Europe. I talk comfortably and easily across cultures, races, religions, politics, ethnic minorities, sexual orientation, gender and age including children, teenagers, adults and seniors.
As an accomplished multilingual (including Portuguese) communicator, I possess strong interpersonal, presentation and negotiation skills; the ability to forge and maintain relationships at all levels and across cultures; and the natural talent to lead, inspire and empower.
Influential, innovative and results-driven, I continue to look forward to support those seeking those support and guidance and who would like to benefit from my expertise, commitment and successful track record and references, which is why I was invite you to this exciting opportunity.
If you need counselling or coaching, my role will benefit you from the combined elements and eclectic mix of my qualifications, experience and skills which gives me good advantage to support your needs.
I am an Accredited Registrant Member of the NCPS (National Counselling Society in the UK NCS20-01745) and was a member of Addictions Professionals member number 2509. With qualifications of level 6 NQF Diploma in Counselling and Centre Of Excellence coaching.
Experience
COUNSELLING THERAPIST
Qualified counsellor and registered NCPS Accredited Registrant Member. Ongoing supervision contract with Paul Cullen ( Accred MNCS) NCPS registered member. (Reference Letter )
LIFE COACHING Qualified life coach from USA Centre of Excellence Diploma with distinctions in Life Coaching, Life Purpose Coaching, Business Success Coaching and Career Counselling coaching
Private Practice History 1022021 to 280226 PROVIDER OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UK Limited After arriving in UK on 1 Feb 2021, I registered a limited company 100% owned by myself to provide various professional services including Life Coaching and Psychotherapy Counselling. Since then I have engaged with various and ongoing self-employed contracts providing counselling, consultancy, and other professional services. Company registered on 12 July 2021 and deregistered 28 February 2026
Counselling agency and online platform contracts 01082022 to present Global online platform I have logged more than 5000 completed online remote counselling sessions, supported over 600 clients over more than 10 years. Supported clients internationally with online remote counselling during this period
Face to face counselling ( 500 hours) 01062015 TO 31122017 Healing Wings Addictions Rehabilitation Centre in South Africa (2015 to 2017) Private practice counselling services including almost 500 hours at rehab centre called HEALING WINGS in South Africa for drug and alcoholic addiction rehabilitation face to face counselling. ( See reference letter available from Director of Healing Wings board).
Qualifications
Qualifications • Counselling Diploma NQF Level 6 | Bachelors Degree B Compt in Accounting from UNISA | Distinctions in Diplomas in Life Coaching and Life Purpose Coaching, Business success and Career Counselling Coaching from Centre of Excellence COE in USA Languages • Fluent English (mother tongue), Portuguese ( fluent) and Afrikaans ( fluent) Skills and Competencies Coaching | Applied Psychotherapy | Therapist | Counsellor | Communication | Report writing | Good listener | Mentor | Training and teaching | client care | lifestyle and wellness | client relationship management | Microsoft Office 365 suite | Excel | Word | Power Point | Teams | Languages Additional Skills • Positive attitude, optimist, empowering clients with coping skills, strategic, tactical thinker with visionary mind set and empathetic listener • Inherent drive, flair and boldness for any challenge with natural ability to engage all levels, cultures, genders, orientations, nationalities, beliefs and nationalities • Professional, pragmatic with problem-solving, solutions orientation and personal integrity • Patient, determined and never-give-up-trying approach to life challenges.
The tool kit and set of talents, skills and experience I bring, honed by abilities in face to face and trained, certificated CPD remote online counselling and coaching trained for both group therapy and individual therapy, provides a strong foundation for the remote counsellor and coaching roles. My personal effectiveness, people-centric nature and eagerness to please, have afforded me excellent problem solving and communication skills. I am excited to contribute my proficiency in interpersonal awareness towards clients needing assistance. As an extroverted and excellent personable communicator with a proven track record in individual, couple and family counselling, my focus on providing empathetic and passionate support has been a valuable skill throughout my counselling and coaching experience.
My adventurous work and life background and diversity of experiences, including extensive international travel to 66 countries around the world so far. I have in-depth experience with multi-cultural and multi-national appreciation and insights. My professional senior executive corporate career life experience has been enhanced by over 40 years in professional Senior Business Executive roles in multinational and multicultural companies in senior positions of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer positions in UK, Africa and Europe. So I am able, adept and a skilled communicator to talk comfortably and easily across cultures, races, religions, politics, ethnic minorities, sexual orientation, gender and age including children, teenagers, adults and seniors.
As an accomplished multilingual communicator, I possess strong interpersonal, presentation and negotiation skills; the ability to forge and maintain relationships at all levels and across cultures; and the natural talent to lead, inspire people to consistently achieve and regularly surpass demanding objectives. Influential, innovative and results driven
CLIENT REVIEW COMMENTS Here are some clients review comments
- Rob really changed my perspective on life. I have never tried therapy before and have doubts about it. But now, I would say its the most worthy thing I have ever done. Rob exactly knows what my needs are and gave me ways to work on my self confidence. Thank you very much for the life changing sessions
- After two months of therapy with Rob, I can honestly say that I've felt very well taken care of from the very beginning. He creates a safe and trusting atmosphere that makes it easy to open up to. His approach is professional, yet also empathetic and down-to-earth, so I always feel understood and taken seriously.
- The sessions are structured but still flexible enough to focus on my individual needs. Even after a short time, I've noticed real progress and gained new perspectives. What I especially appreciate is that Rob shares practical insights and tools that I can directly apply in my daily life.
- I'm very happy with how things have been going so far and look forward to continuing the journey with his support. Highly recommended!Really enjoyed today' session. I gave you a 5-star rating. You gave me more feedback, underlying issues, and analysis than my previous therapist did in 20 sessions! I'm very impressed.
- Robert is a wonderful therapist, im a closed off person, who struggles with communication, and with Robert its as easy as breathing, he’s understanding, very responsive, and respectful.
- My therapist is exceptional - and I am quite a demanding client . I have tried many therapist before and this is the only one who has truly made a difference . So glad I choose him !
- Rob is an excellent human, such an understanding and lovely therapist. I never feel pressured or uncomfortable, he is genuinely wonderful to speak with.
- I've been working with Robert for a few months and have genuinely come on leaps and bounds with my social anxiety. I've gone from struggling to go into social venues to forming new friendships. I'm feeling more self-confident than I have in a long time. He's a great listener and has offered me lots of help on how to break down my anxiety and deal with in a healthy way.
- So far my interactions with Robert are helping me in my planned goals.
- My therapist is exceptional - and I am quite a demanding client . I have tried many therapist before and this is the only one who has truly made a difference . So glad I choose him !
- I‘m insanely grateful I connected with Robert. I’ve been working with him on my goals for 2 years now and I made good progress! He’s very flexible and indulges my autistic rambling and tangents while still keeping me on the topic. He’s very understanding that standard methods need to be adjusted to fit me and helps me to do so and build my very own toolbox with me. Couldn’t recommend Robert more.
Reviews
Rob has now been my therapist for several years. His support, guidance, and encouragements have been invaluable. His wide-ranging expertise in wildly different life areas and his understanding of different cultures has made my experience of therapy —and coaching when needed— so seamless and fruitful. Thank you!
Robert is an amazing therapist. I can talk to him on eye level and get new ideas and input and yet he is willing to adjust every method to find what works for me personally. He never dismisses any struggles and talking to him is very validating. I feel seen and heard and most importantly not alone with my problems. I can’t recommend him highly enough.
Robert is a pure soul that changes lives and heals others. I am thankful that the universe led me to him. I feel supported and valued by him, and he has made a positive impact in my every day life
You turned my life around, from years of negative accumulation that peaked into probably the darkest time of my life. I still remember the utter and vast helplessness that I felt and I honestly wouldn’t know if I could have done it without your help. I was so fortunate and grateful to have you there to support me, to help me steer it back on track. So thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I hope this letter can add you a little bit of joy, that you turned a knob two years ago, and its momentum carried on to influence the rest of another life. You truly changes lives. And I can not thank you enough. I wish you a happy new year.
I‘m insanely grateful I connected with Robert. I’ve been working with him on my goals for 2 years now and I made good progress! He’s very flexible and indulges my autistic rambling and tangents while still keeping me on the topic. He’s very understanding that standard methods need to be adjusted to fit me and helps me to do so and build my very own toolbox with me. Couldn’t recommend Robert more.
Rob is exceptional - and I am quite a demanding client. I have tried many therapist before and this is the only one who has truly made a difference.
I've been working with Robert for a few months and have genuinely come on leaps and bounds with my social anxiety. I've gone from struggling to go into social venues to forming new friendships. I'm feeling more self-confident than I have in a long time. He's a great listener and has offered me lots of help on how to break down my anxiety and deal with in a healthy way.
Rob is an excellent human, such an understanding and lovely therapist. I never feel pressured or uncomfortable, he is genuinely wonderful to speak with.
My therapist is exceptional - and I am quite a demanding client . I have tried many therapist before and this is the only one who has truly made a difference . So glad I choose him!
Robert is a wonderful therapist, im a closed off person, who struggles with communication, and with Robert its as easy as breathing, he’s understanding, very responsive, and respectful.
The sessions are structured but still flexible enough to focus on my individual needs. Even after a short time, I've noticed real progress and gained new perspectives. What I especially appreciate is that Rob shares practical insights and tools that I can directly apply in my daily life.
After two months of therapy with Rob, I can honestly say that I've felt very well taken care of from the very beginning. He creates a safe and trusting atmosphere that makes it easy to open up to. His approach is professional, yet also empathetic and down-to-earth, so I always feel understood and taken seriously.
I can honestly say this therapy has been life-changing. My therapist doesn’t just listen on the surface — he looks deeply into patterns and habits, helping me understand why I do what I do, not just what to change. What really sets him apart is how practical and actionable his advice is. Every session leaves me with clear, realistic steps I can actually apply in my day-to-day life. It’s not abstract theory — it’s grounded, thoughtful guidance that creates real change. He brings years of life experience and is extremely well qualified, with a background in a corporate career that adds a huge amount of perspective and credibility. You feel that he genuinely understands real-world pressures and challenges. He is calm, thoughtful, and completely non-judgemental. He listens deeply, creates a safe space, and is incredibly easy to talk to. I’ve always felt heard, respected, and supported. I’m genuinely grateful for the impact he’s had on my life and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for meaningful, lasting change. Thank you so much for everything. You don't know how much you have done for me. Rob really changed my perspective on life. I have never tried therapy before and have doubts about it. But now, I would say its the most worthy thing I have ever done. Rob exactly knows what my needs are and gave me ways to work on my self confidence.
Thank you very much for the life changing sessions