Meet Your Coach - Angus MacAlister

About Angus

Coaching with Angus is strategic, rigorous, and deeply informed by both corporate leadership and formal psychological training. Before transitioning into mental health, Angus spent his first career in corporate banking and management consultancy in the City of London.

Today, Angus bridges the gap between commercial reality and therapeutic depth. While qualified and practicing as a therapist in the UK, within Fellowman he operates exclusively as a coach. This dual perspective gives him a rare ability: he understands the operational language of high-performance business environments, backed by the clinical rigor required to help men navigate complex internal drivers, cognitive fatigue, and high-pressure decision-making.

Coaching Approach: Corporate Strategy Meets Psychological Rigor

Angus brings a unique blend of business acumen and evidence-based psychological frameworks to the Fellowman team. His approach leverages his clinical foundation, including modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Approaches, combined into a proactive, forward-looking coaching environment:

• Navigating Corporate Complexity & Life Transitions: Decoding office dynamics, managing senior-level expectations, and guiding executives through critical pivots, promotions, or organizational restructures.

• Psychological Flexibility Under Pressure: Using ACT and cognitive frameworks to help leaders untangle performance anxiety, maintain focus in volatility, and avoid high-altitude decision fatigue.

• Executive Identity & Leadership Alignment: Helping leaders disentangle their sense of self from institutional titles, build authentic authority, and realign their professional trajectory with core values.

• Burnout Mitigation & Energy Management: Structuring high-demand calendars and professional boundary systems to sustain long-term capacity without compromising health or personal relationships.

Coaching Philosophy

• Grounded in Business Reality: Angus knows corporate structures, financial pressure, and performance metrics firsthand. His frameworks aren't theoretical, they’re battle-tested in corporate and clinical settings alike.

• Evidence-Based & Accountable: Combining structured psychological science with actionable corporate goals to ensure measurable personal and professional growth.

• Direct, Peer-to-Peer Dynamic: Angus serves as a trusted sounding board and strategic partner, offering direct feedback, objective challenge, and dedicated space to refine your vision.

Focus Areas

• Executive & Leadership Coaching

• Cognitive Resilience & High-Pressure Decision Making

• Career Pivots & Life Transitions

• Burnout Prevention & Capacity Building

• Relationship Dynamics, Divorce, Co-Parenting

Background & Credentials

• Corporate Experience: Former Management Consultant & Corporate Banker with extensive experience across high-pressure corporate and financial environments.

• Clinical & Therapeutic Credentials (UK): Qualified Psychotherapeutic Counselor / Therapist (BACP-aligned training across evidence-based modalities including CBT, ACT, and Person-Centered Therapy).

• Specialization: Executive Performance Coaching, High-Stress Resilience, Men's Career Transitions & Mental Fitness.