Coaching for clear, confidenT, Creative Leaders
Deep Blue Coaching
Grounded Coaching for Creative Leaders Under Pressure
Freelance leadership in film and TV comes with a version of responsibility most training doesn't touch: you're accountable for your team's wellbeing, but you rarely have HR to call, a fixed employer to fall back on, or much influence over the decisions made above you. You're expected to hold safety for everyone else, often while absorbing pressure nobody's holding for you.
Safe Shoots is a four-part training series built specifically for that reality, giving you the opportunity to gain practical tools whether your an in house HOP, a freelance Exec, SP or department heads who carries a real responsibility for a team without the formal backup that usually comes with it.
What's covered
Creating Psychological Safety On Productions: Small Steps, Big Impact. Build psychological safety through small, consistent actions
Identifying and Managing Psychosocial Risks. Spot the risks on a production and manage them before they become a bigger problem
Leading From A Place of Safety. Lead well even when you don't feel safe yourself.
Maintaining Safety Under Pressure. Practical tools for conflict, repair, feedback, and knowing when something's beyond what you can hold alone
What you'll walk away with
Confidence to build a team of freelancers who trust each other quickly under pressure, to have the hard conversations when they're needed, and to trust yourself as a leader.
Clarity on how to get to the bottom of what's actually happening when things get tense, what's yours to handle and what needs to go further up the chain, and the language to act on it.
Groundedness to hold your own sense of safety even when the people above you aren't holding it for you, so you're leading from steadiness rather than just reacting to whatever pressure lands next.
Become a Certified Safe Shoots by Dolly Leader
Complete the series of 4 x training modules and 6 x Executive Coaching sessions and you'll walk away with a Safe Shoots by Dolly certification showing you've done the work most of the industry still doesn't teach.
Once you have completed all 6 x Executive Coaching Sessions you will become a Safe Shoots Practioner.
Safe Shoots
Psychological Safety Training ANd Coaching
Freelance leadership in film and TV comes with a version of responsibility most training doesn't touch: you're accountable for your team's wellbeing, but you rarely have HR to call, a fixed employer to fall back on, or much influence over the decisions made above you. You're expected to hold safety for everyone else, often while absorbing pressure nobody's holding for you.
Safe Shoots is a four-part training series and includes 6 Executive Coaching sessions built specifically for that reality, giving you the opportunity to gain practical tools whether you are an in house HOP, a freelance Exec, SP or department heads who carries a real responsibility for a team without the formal backup that usually comes with it.
As an introductory offer early bird booking is offered with 40% off the value of the programe.
Coaching for Creative Leaders
Coaching for executives, showrunners, producers, HOD’s and creatives working at the edge of innovation and burnout.
I help you reconnect with purpose, clarity, and confidence, even under pressure.
Aimed at anyone who is facing leadership pressure, creative blocks, career pivots, burnout, or big decisions.
A space for real talk, real leadership, and real change, grounded in who you truly are.
Accessible Fees during accreditation
To complete my coaching accreditation, I’m working with a small number of clients in multi-session blocks.
Each person will be offered a block of 8–12 sessions, depending on their needs and availability. This allows for real progress and counts toward my required 100 practice hours.
1:1 confidential coaching (virtually)
Grounded, trauma informed support
A space to think clearly, lead authentically, and move forward
A real commitment to your growth
Pricing: I currently offer coaching on a donation bases based on your circumstances. If you are currently employed the suggested amount is £30-£60 per session.
As I work toward accreditation, all I ask in return for donation-based coaching is your openness, honesty, and a short-term commitment to the process.
Coaching vs Therapy
Coaching helps you navigate the here and now - leadership pressure, creative blocks, career pivots, burnout, or big decisions. It’s future-facing, collaborative, and rooted in self-awareness and action. You don’t need to be broken to benefit.
Therapy is designed to heal emotional wounds, trauma, or mental health challenges, often rooted in the past, and led by a clinically trained therapist.
If therapy is about healing, coaching is about evolving. Creative leaders often benefit from both but this space is for growth, clarity, and forward motion.