About

I am Judy Joseph Mc Sween and I am a Time Out Specialist. I have been a practitioner in this role for over 15 years.

As a Time Out Specialist I take my clients out of their busy work schedules and day to day routines, encouraging them to PAUSE, reflect and explore the impact of their personal behaviour patterns and that of those they lead, on the overall wellness in the workplace.

My work is grounded in Emotional Intelligence, Spiritual Intelligence, Conversational Intelligence®, Mindful Meditation and the Frameworks Coaching Process.

Fifteen years ago, I left my role as Strategic Planning Lead Consultant at a reputable organisation development firm. It was a move triggered by my then recent meditation practice, which surfaced an inner conflict between my professional and spiritual lives. I needed to step away from the busyness of consultancy to gain clarity on where I was being called.

The first Time Out Retreat I scheduled — all the participants cancelled. An inner voice, which I now acknowledge as the Holy Spirit, urged me to go ahead anyway. I became both participant and facilitator, arriving alone at the 22-acre retreat facility on Friday evening.

In that PAUSE my inner voice asked and answered questions, guiding me to contact select CEOs. Those profound insights and conversations shaped and refined the programme designs I use today.

I noted the constancy of change in nature — life to death, death to new life — and its parallels to our lives. I realised how vital it is for individuals and teams to step away from daily distractions, to PAUSE long enough to hear what truly matters, and in that space, find the clarity and courage needed for transformation.

My second retreat was gifted with executives, staff, and an ordained person. Within 24 hours, the emerging feedback was that my deep questions had surfaced so many valuable insights that the retreat was already worth more than they had paid.

Fifteen years later, my backpack is well equipped with practical industry experience, coaching and assessor certification in Emotional, Conversational and Spiritual Intelligence and nontraditional tools, and a diverse slate of coaching clients. My superpower continues to be my ability to listen to my inner voice and to the other, and to craft questions that stimulate inner transformation.

I am passionate about sharing this “pearl”.

Whether in individual coaching or group retreats, I remain grateful for the inner voice that guides me as I accompany clients in their “Time Out.” Their feedback continues to inspire me:

Judy, amidst the noise, this session provides a space to pause and reflect, to reposition, to find clarity. It’s a breath of fresh air.

MY vision…

Judy Joseph Mc Sween is a Certified Coach, specialising the areas of:

Emotional Intelligence, Spiritual Intelligence, Conversational Intelligence® and the Frameworks Coaching Process. She is a trained Organisation Development Consultant and holds an MBA in Export Management and International Business and a BSc in Industrial Chemistry. Her theoretical background, 30 years of practical experience at executive level in the corporate sector and her highly intuitive skills, provide an exciting diverse resource as she engages her corporate and faith based clients in transformational experiences.

She is a Board Member and Trainer with the US based Center for Emotional Intelligence and Human Relations (EQHR) for faith based organisations and a Trainer and former board member at the NTL Institute for Applied Behavioural Science USA.