High-pressure environments don't need less intensity. They need people who can harness that intensity strategically.
Your people already have the raw power - the drive, the commitment, the capability. We give them the training to direct it effectively, like a rider working with a powerful horse instead of fighting it.
We don't help teams manage stress. We help them reframe and transform pressure into sustained competitive advantage. The result? Leaders who thrive under pressure, teams that turn intensity into excellence, and businesses that grow sustainably.
You've likely tried mindfulness apps, resilience webinars, or wellbeing talks. They tick a box but rarely deliver real sustained performance.
That's because they focus on comfort or quick fixes—like having a saddle but no horse, or a horse with no saddle.
True performance requires both raw energy and clear control: your people's natural drive and the skills to channel it where it counts.
Standard programmes either ignore the reality of high-pressure work or try to eliminate pressure altogether. Neither works when speed and stress are part of the job.
We take a different path. Our coaching trains your people to harness pressure strategically, working with their energy and responses instead of against them—turning stress into fuel for sustained performance.
Our two-part method combines nervous system regulation (stress performance coaching) with leadership development (strategic capability). Together, they deliver lasting results.
Most coaching leaves you with vague feedback and meaningless satisfaction scores. We do things differently.
Our Resilience Impact Index™ (RII™) is a robust measurement system tracking the key drivers of lasting high performance — before, during, and after coaching.
The RII™ tracks eight evidence-based dimensions covering both individual capability and organisational environment
We combine RII™ data with your existing performance and wellbeing metrics to pinpoint pressure points and opportunities unique to your business
This helps us maximise your ROI by tracking progress and identifying where to focus next
What You Get:
Why RII™ beats usual surveys:
Our three evidence-based coaching programs are designed to thrive in demanding environments. Customise your approach by combining options that best support your team's goals:
8 sessions | 6 months
Practical coaching that builds real resilience for sustained high performance. No fluff - just evidence-based techniques that help people manage pressure, maintain focus, and perform when it counts.
What's included:
Ideal for: Individual contributors, team leads, people in role transitions, graduate programmes, returners to work
Results: Reduced stress-related absence, sharper decision-making, sustained energy, stronger performance under pressure
12 sessions | 12 months
The complete package: stress performance coaching plus leadership development, tailored to each leader's experience and goals. Build the capacity to lead effectively under pressure.
What's included:
Ideal for: new leaders, experienced leaders and strategic leaders (including Board-level)
Results: Enhanced leadership effectiveness, improved team performance, sustained high performance measurable ROI
12-month strategic support with complete flexibility
Ongoing performance support for leadership teams who need adaptability, not fixed programmes. One partnership, deployed where and when you need it most.
How it works: Purchase an annual coaching bank that your nominated executives draw down from throughout the year. They book sessions as their schedules allow - mixing stress performance (EFT) and leadership development coaching as needed.
What's included:
Ideal for:
Results: Organisation-wide performance gains, reduced senior-level turnover, measurable leadership development ROI, strategic workforce intelligence
Stress-related absence costs businesses billions yearly. But the real hit is lost productivity, poor decisions under pressure, high turnover of top talent, and fractured leadership teams.
Losing a key team member isn’t just inconvenient – it’s extremely costly. In sectors like professional services, finance, or tech, replacing a high performer can cost more than 200% annual salary—including recruitment, onboarding, lost clients, and gaps in output. Replacing a junior to mid-level employee has been shown to average from £11,000 to £30,000.
Investing in effective workplace coaching now means you keep your best people engaged, performing at their peak, and reduce the risk and cost of turnover. It’s not just smart—it’s essential for protecting your bottom line.
This isn’t wellbeing fluff. It’s strategic investment with measurable returns.
Download our free guide: The Business Case for Workplace Transformation. It explains why focusing on stress performance coaching and leadership development is the smartest move you can make to transform your people, profits, and performance.
Most programmes focus on either wellbeing (managing stress through apps and mindfulness) or leadership development (classroom-based skills training). We take a fundamentally different approach to each.
We combine stress performance coaching (using evidence-based EFT techniques) with leadership development (using DISC methodology). This two-part approach trains people to harness their responses strategically for high performance, while building the leadership capability to sustain it.
Our programmes run over realistic timeframes that support genuine transformation (6-12 months) with flexible scheduling, rather than intensive 6-week courses that don't allow time for real behavior change to embed. And we measure everything through the RII™ - delivering quantifiable performance gains, not just satisfaction scores.
EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is a nervous system regulation technique backed by 100+ peer-reviewed studies. Also known as tapping, research shows it effectively reduces cortisol levels, improves emotional regulation, and enhances performance under pressure.
EFT works directly with the body's stress response system, creating rapid, measurable changes in how people respond to pressure. It's practical, evidence-based, and delivers results in real workplace situations - helping your people perform at their best when it matters most
We use the Resilience Impact Index (RII™) - a proprietary measurement framework tracking nine evidence-based capacity dimensions. You receive baseline assessments, progress tracking throughout the programme, and comprehensive post-programme reporting with quantifiable ROI data you can present to your board.
We combine RII™ insights with your existing performance and wellbeing metrics to provide a clear, comprehensive view of what's happening across your organisation. This also allows us to benchmark your teams against others participating in our programmes.
We work with corporate teams across demanding sectors including finance, technology, professional services, construction, and communications.
Our programmes are designed for any environment where high pressure and performance demands are constant realities.
Most clients experience noticeable breakthroughs within their first 3-6 sessions - better sleep, clearer thinking under pressure, reduced stress responses.
However, sustainable transformation is accumulative. Embedding new patterns requires the full programme to rewire nervous systems and leadership behaviors properly, not just provide temporary relief.
We track progress using the RII™ at the beginning, middle, and end of each programme, plus follow-ups at 6 and 12 months to measure sustained impact.
Very flexible. We understand senior leaders have demanding, unpredictable schedules.
For all programmes, we recommend the first 3 sessions are scheduled within the first 3 weeks to build momentum. After that:
Sessions must be used within the programme timeframe, but you control the pacing.
Absolutely. A pilot programme of 5-10 people through RESET is the smartest way to validate the approach before scaling to your wider team via RADIATE.
We'll design the pilot structure to suit your specific needs during your consultation.
Yes. All Lumarrae coaches are fully certified and maintain active CPD commitments.
Candace Watermeyer is a certified EFT Practitioner and Life Coach (ICF affiliate) with over five years of specialist experience coaching corporate professionals through high-pressure environments. She has worked with clients across finance, technology, professional services, and other demanding sectors.
Jo-Anne Watermeyer is a certified coach with extensive leadership development experience in addition to her MBA. She is also a BPS Registered Occupational Ability and Personality Test User, as well as a Felow of the Institute of Leadership.
Both Candace and Jo-Anne have coached across various seniority levels in local, national, and global organisations. All coaching is overseen by experienced quality assurance mentors who ensure coaching effectiveness and professional standards are maintained.
A private, no-pressure conversation lasting 45-60 minutes where we listen to your challenges, see if our approach suits your organisation, and outline potential programme options. No sales pitch - just straight talk about what's possible.
Book a confidential consultation with Candace Watermeyer, Founder & Lead Coach at Lumarrae.
We’ll talk through your organisation’s challenges and see if our straightforward approach fits—no pressure, no sales pitch. Just honest conversation about improving performance.
Performance Coaching for High Pressure Environments
