Client Alchemy
An highly interactive and practical programme for experienced financial professionals who are ready to sharpen their soft skills, deepen trust and elevate their human-centred client work.
This isn’t surface-level training. It’s not about doing things ‘my way’ or following a rigid formula. There are no holy grails here. Just expert-led teaching, reflective dialogue, experiential practice, meaningful insight and real-time feedback to help your way of working become even more effective, sustainable, and relational.
The programme explores topics such as
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Deepening trust and loyalty
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The skilled use of transparency
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Advanced listening and dialogue
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Working with client resistance and ambivalence
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Relational presence under pressure
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Navigating the emotional undercurrents of money
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Tuning into what isn’t being said out loud
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The art of the co-created conversation
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Relational risk and professional courage
Participants will learn how to
Build deeper, stronger client relationships across every stage of the journey
Expand and refine how they listen, ask, and respond
Position themselves as a true financial ally clients can trust
Spot and respond to hidden relational dynamics and unspoken client beliefs
Navigate heightened client emotions with greater confidence and care
Balance benevolence with healthy boundaries and avoid burn out
Seamlessly integrate relational intelligence into their own authentic way of working, without rigid scripts or one-size-fits-all methods
Notice and address client resistance or ambivalence with clarity and compassion
WHO IS CLIENT ALCHEMY FOR?
Client Alchemy is for experienced financial professionals who:
Are good with clients but want to deepen trust, loyalty, and long-term business outcomes
Want to read the room and the relationship more effectively, especially when prospects aren’t committing
May have stepped into existing client relationships and want to overcome any resistance and build trust as themselves, not as a replacement
Feel the weight of client responsibility and want to avoid burnout without sacrificing care
Want to know how to repair trust when things go wrong, so small issues don’t cost valuable relationships
Aren’t always sure how to navigate emotional or high-stakes moments in client meetings
Want to get better at spotting the unspoken dynamics that block trust, engagement, or follow-through
Feel a little stuck or stagnant, and want to reinvigorate their growth and client impact
Are thinking ahead and want to strengthen the human side of their work as technology and AI reshape the profession
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Client Alchemy blends conceptual and theoretical teaching; expert-led mentoring and feedback, shared reflections, and live practice to embed your learning in an impactful and long lasting way.
The standard, open programme includes –
1 x thirty minute pre programme one to one call
4 x half day live training group sessions
4 x one hour group review/digest/Q&A call
1 x one hour post programme one to one review and mentoring call
Digital badge upon completion for you to use on LinkedIn or your website
Access to self directed peer study groups
Maximum 8 participants for a personalised and immersive experience with plenty of individual feedback*
Individual formative progress and recommendations report
*In house programmes have flexibility on the above format and participant numbers
Dates for September cohort
Live Training
Tuesdays 1-5pm GMT
Tuesdays 9-1pm EST
September 16th
October 14th
November 11th
December 9th
Reflection and Integration Calls
4-5pm GMT
12-1pm EST
September 30th
October 28th
November 25th
December 16th
+ 2 individual calls by arrangement
Now enrolling for September 2025
Join the waitlist for future courses
Client Alchemy is also available as an in house programme. Get in touch here for a chat.
ABOUT EMMA
Emma is a highly regarded psychotherapist, trainer and group facilitator, as well as a DipFA qualified and Wise Monkey certified Financial Coach.
Emma has developed the Emotional Finance model to bridge her relational expertise and emotional wisdom with her insider understanding of financial services.
She is a vocal and zealous advocate for the foregrounding and prioritisation of soft skills and relational intelligence in the financial services profession.
More about Emma’s background and experience can be found here.
Connect with Emma via LinkedIn here.