Aurélie Mascio, PhD
Technical Consultant | Coach
I help people in demanding roles understand and change the patterns shaping how they think, work and respond under pressure.My approach draws on cognitive-behavioural psychology and 19 years of experience across investment banking, academia and public service.This is not motivational coaching. It is structured, evidence-informed work that turns insight into sustainable change.
Individual Coaching Session
Single or block sessions | 45 minutes eachFor focused support on a specific question, challenge or transition.
Sessions combine structured reflection and practical tools to help you understand what is happening, clarify what matters, and identify your next step.Ideal if you want space to focus on:✓ A decision you feel stuck on
✓ Confidence, boundaries, self-trust
✓ Relationships and communication
✓ Career direction or transition
✓ Stress or overwhelm
✓ A difficult situation you want to approach differently
Personal Change
10 sessions | 60 minutes eachA structured self-development programme for people who want to understand and shift a recurring pattern.Each week begins with a short pre-session reflection, followed by a focused conversation shaped by what emerges. Together, we explore:✓ What triggers the pattern, and what keeps it going
✓ Underlying values, needs and boundaries
✓ Stories, assumptions and inner rules
✓ How to notice the pattern earlier
✓ How to practise a different response.
Leadership Development
10 sessions | 75 minutes eachA practical programme for leaders who want to handle pressure, communication and difficult dynamics more skilfully.We use Structural Dynamics and cognitive tools to work directly with the leadership situations you are actually navigating.
The programme is structured around:✓ Values and boundaries
✓ Communication range
✓ Reading the room
✓ Unsticking team dynamics
✓ High-stakes leadership and pressure patterns
✓ Sustainable behaviour change.
About
I’ve spent nearly two decades working across investment banking, academia and the UK government. I began my career on trading floors in Paris and London before gradually transitioning into AI research and public sector innovation.After ten years in banking, I was ready for a change and returned to academia to pursue a longstanding interest in neuroscience and psychology. I went on to complete a PhD at the Maudsley Hospital in London, where I researched applications of AI to mental health.Beyond the research itself, working in specialist psychiatric settings with patients and clinical teams was particularly formative. It gave me a much closer view of psychology in practice and deepened an interest I had considered pursuing clinically.After completing my doctoral work, I joined the UK civil service, working in technical leadership and AI research roles. I increasingly found myself mentoring and developing teams, while colleagues often came to me for advice on personal and professional challenges.
Coaching became a natural way to bring those interests together without stepping away from the technical world.Today, my work brings together analytical rigour, psychology-informed approaches and first-hand experience of high-responsibility environments. I support individuals navigating complex professional and personal demands, helping them build resilience and make better decisions in practical ways.Outside work, I’m a certified yoga and mindfulness instructor, an occasional digital artist, and enjoy spending time outdoors with my dog.
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Selected Publications
My doctoral and research work focused on cognition, mental health and the use of AI in complex clinical data. I do not provide therapy or clinical treatment, but this background informs the rigour, care and behavioural depth I bring to coaching.
- Applying neural network algorithms to ascertain reported experiences of violence in routine mental healthcare records and distributions of reports by diagnosis, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2024
- Can natural language processing models extract and classify instances of interpersonal violence in mental healthcare electronic records: an applied evaluative study, BMJ, 2022
- Longitudinal changes in cognitive impairment for patients with Schizophrenia (PhD Thesis), 2022
- Mapping multimorbidity in individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders: evidence from the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Biomedical Research Centre (SLAM BRC) case register, BMJ Open, 2022
- Development of a Lexicon for Pain, Frontiers in Digital Health, 2021
- Investigating the association between physical health comorbidities and disability in individuals with severe mental illness, European Psychiatry, 2021
- Cognitive impairments in Schizophrenia: a study in a large clinical sample using Natural Language Processing, Frontiers in Digital Health, 2021
- A Review of Recent Work in Transfer Learning and Domain Adaptation for Natural Language Processing of Electronic Health Records, Yearbook of Medical Informatics, 2021
- Multi-domain clinical natural language processing with MedCAT: The Medical Concept Annotation Toolkit, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 2021
- Comparative Analysis of Text Classification Approaches in Electronic Health Records, Association for Computational Linguistics, 2020
- Cognitive Trajectories in Comorbid Dementia With Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder: The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Biomedical Research Centre (SLaM BRC) Case Register, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2020
- Identifying physical health comorbidities in a cohort of individuals with severe mental illness: an application of SemEHR, arXiv preprint, 2020
- MedCAT--medical concept annotation tool, arXiv preprint, 2019
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My availability is currently limited, but I periodically open capacity for a small number of new clients.If you’re interested in working together, please complete the enquiry form or book a discovery call to discuss your needs and explore the options available.
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COACHING AGREEMENT
1. Nature of CoachingCoaching is a professional, developmental process focused on reflection, decision-making, leadership, performance and personal effectiveness. It is forward-looking and action-oriented.Coaching is not therapy, counselling, psychological treatment, or medical care, and no clinical or healthcare services are provided.If you are experiencing mental health concerns or require medical support, you should seek assistance from an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
2. Client ResponsibilityYou acknowledge that:You are responsible for your own decisions, actions and results.Coaching does not provide legal, financial, medical or psychological advice.Any decisions made following coaching sessions are your responsibility.
3. ConfidentialityAll information shared during coaching sessions will be treated confidentially and will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent, except where required by law.Notes may be taken for the purpose of supporting coaching continuity and will be stored securely.
4. Sessions and PaymentSessions are scheduled by mutual agreement.Payment terms (including deposits, if applicable) are confirmed at the time of booking. Sessions are secured once payment is received where required.
5. Cancellation PolicyIf you need to reschedule or cancel a session, please provide at least 24 hours notice.Sessions may be rescheduled without charge if at least 24 hours notice is provided.Cancellations or rescheduling requests made with less than 24 hours notice will be charged in full.Where a refund is issued, payment processing fees incurred at the time of the original transaction may be deducted from the refunded amount.Refunds will not be issued for missed sessions or late cancellations (less than 24 hours notice).
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7. Limitation of LiabilityTo the fullest extent permitted by law, no liability is accepted for any direct or indirect loss arising from decisions or actions taken by the client following coaching sessions.
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