About SKLifeCoachUK
Founded by Steven Kirby.
Safety Speaker, Trauma-Informed Coach, and Mental Health Advocate
SKLifeCoachUK was born from lived experience In 2018, after surviving a life-changing accident on a construction site in 2011, I made it my mission to transform how organizations approach safety, wellbeing, and mental health.
For two decades, I worked in construction, a world where resilience was expected but rarely supported.
My accident shattered more than bones, it shook my identity, tested my mental health, and revealed how deeply workplace trauma affects not just individuals, but entire teams, families, and cultures.
Today, I speak across the UK and Europe as a safety and mental health impact speaker, blending raw honesty with practical strategies.
My coaching is rooted in real recovery, not theory. I help organizations build resilient, high-performing teams by embedding wellbeing into daily routines, fostering psychological safety, and empowering people to move from surviving to thriving.
Whether you’re navigating a return to work, rebuilding after trauma, or striving to prevent accidents before they happen, SKLifeCoachUK offers more than inspiration — it offers tools, routines, and cultural change.
Let’s build a safer, stronger future together.
Moving from Struggling To Thriving.
Wondering What Life Coaching Is About?
Life coaching is a collaborative partnership between a coach and client focused on helping people create positive changes and achieve their goals across different areas of life. Think of it like having a skilled navigator helping you chart your course and stay on track toward your destination.
Unlike therapy, which often deals with healing past trauma or treating mental health conditions, life coaching focuses on the present and future. A life coach helps you clarify where you want to go and develops actionable strategies to get there. The process is similar to how a sports coach helps athletes improve their performance – through observation, feedback, accountability, and strategic planning.
What Difference Can My Coaching Make?
Personal Growth & Self-Discovery
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Improved Health & Lifestyle
Key Services
Corporate Wellness Coaching
Through structured programs, I help organizations build mentally healthy and high-performing teams. Combining workshops, leadership training, and strategic consultation, I create tailored solutions that address your specific challenges. These programs foster a workplace culture where mental wellbeing and performance thrive together, leading to increased productivity and employee satisfaction.
Safety and well-being impact speaker
Voted one of the best safety & mental health impact speakers, Sharing a personal story of a near fatal accident at work to enhance the safety behaviour and wellbeing awareness of your business.
Individual Coaching
In personalized sessions, I guide individuals toward meaningful personal and professional growth. Using my expertise in life coaching, CBT, and hypnotherapy, I help clients overcome challenges and achieve their goals. Whether in-person or virtual, each session provides practical strategies for improving mental health, advancing careers, and building stronger relationships.
CLIENTS
Working With The Best
How Do You know I’m The Right Coach For You?
Amongst other reasons, you don’t want to be coached by person who has no idea what you’re going through, do you? I’ve experienced difficulty and know what if feels like to struggle with work and life in general. But I was able to overcome these challenges, bounce back from my accident, set goals and crush them, so I’m the best person to coach you!
Proven Expertise
Personalized Approach
Real-World Experience
Client-Centered Success
Testimonials & Recomendations.
Steven was very engaging and the operatives on site were fully engrossed with his talk. Talking openly about his own struggles with his mental health really resonated with the teams with some of them making contact and thanking Steven for helping them open up about their own issues. We are now in a position to help those individuals seek the attention they require which is great.
Steven is passionate about his work and this comes across in his talk which is open and honest.
Mark Mersh
ISG PLC
Highly recommend Steve and his story to any organisation that is looking to promote behavioural safety and are looking to positively change some of the mindsets of people that may use the term “it’ll be alright’ too often whilst working around significant hazards. A gripping session and well worth the time that we took out of the working day to receive Steve’s story.
A pleasure to meet and work with Steve who is so relatable to the teams in our industry.
Gavin Greenfield
Public Sewer Services, HSEQ Manager.
I would highly recommend Steven as a mental health and well-being speaker. He shares a traumatic but interesting story that engages the workforce. He shares the lessons learnt and control measures that could have prevented his accident which will help stop an accident of this type happening again. We looking forward to welcoming Steven back to support us on our health and safety culture module at site level.
Simon Stokes
Deputy Health And Saftey Manager, FFC Construcción.
Steve has supported the project since the start of 2021 on a monthly basis by sharing his story to our staff and delivery teams onsite. A great person to have on your project to support your project teams and staff! Thanks for your continued support!
Pritesh Mistry CEng MICE CMgr MCMI
Costain Group PLC, Head of Enginering.
We had Steve attend our annual ‘Back To Work’ presentations where we listened to him talk to us about his workplace accident, the impact it had on him and those close to him, and the valuable work he does to help others.
This was one of the best, most relatable, and relevant speeches I’ve ever heard during my time working in HSE and I couldn’t recommend him highly enough.
The feedback from our workforce, both blue and white collar, and from our client has been brilliant. All found Steve very honest, personable, and relatable. They felt like it was a work colleague talking to them, this is not something that is easy to do.
Many thanks, Steve and we look forward to working with you again in the future
10/10 from us.
Kevin Lamb
HSE Manager, One Aim.
I highly recommend Steve. He has shared his story with over 500 men on two of our sites, creating a powerful impact by bringing mental health & behavioural safety to the forefront of people’s minds. Through his openness, he reinforces the important message that it’s okay to reach out and talk when you need support.
Mark Price
Labour Manager, Tunnel Craft.
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