Knowing the material is half the job.
Staying calm and focused in the exam is the other half.
You're a specialty trainee doctor who has worked hard to get where you are. You know your subject, but in the exam you freeze, blank, or lose the thread of your thoughts?
I help specialty trainee doctors move from exam anxiety to calm confidence so they can perform at their best.
Is this you?
You've read the textbooks, worked through the question banks, and joined a study group.
But in the exam you feel panicked and can't think straight, like a rabbit in the headlights. You second-guess your answers. You struggle to understand the questions, losing precious time re-reading them.
Or in the viva your mind goes blank the moment the examiner looks at you. You start over-explaining and speaking too fast, or you blank and stumble over the words.
This is because the exam is testing two different things: the 'what', which is your knowledge of the material, and the 'who', which is you as a person and a doctor.
All the revision courses and the question banks help you with the 'what'. That's half of the job.
I can help you with the 'who', the other half.
Working on you
Working on the 'who' means working on you. We look at exactly what happens when the freeze, the blank or the spiral takes hold, and exactly what needs to shift for it to be different. This will be unique to you.
By working with that specific experience you can access calm, focus and confidence when it matters most.
You've already tried some things that haven’t worked
Breathing exercises, meditation apps, maybe even asking AI how to calm your nerves before an exam.
If none of these have worked for you, it's because they are not specific to you and your in-the-moment experience.
I work directly with what's happening in your body and mind in a specific context, so the shift comes from your own system, not from something externally suggested.
Sessions will run across three to four months and how the work unfolds is different for everyone, because it depends on you and what you're struggling with.
Hi I’m Dr. Azi Khatiri
Before training as a therapeutic coach, I spent years as a scientist: a first class degree in Chemistry, a PhD in Semiconductor Nanotechnology, and a decade as a science journalist for the BBC, Nature and the BMJ. I understand rigour and evidence, and I know what it takes to perform under pressure in a demanding technical field, because I've lived inside that world myself.
Now I help specialty trainee doctors move from exam anxiety to calm confidence so they can perform at their very best.
Based in London, working with doctors across the UK.
What Clients Say
I have worked with Azi during a very challenging time and have found the experience to be hugely beneficial and supportive. The whole process was clearly explained and I have found each session has provided insight and allowed me to reflect and process to discover new meanings and implement new ways of working. She has equipped me with the awareness and tools that will support my personal and professional development for many years to come.
~ Jennifer Barwell - FRCS Orthopaedics
Dr Azi , I cannot thank you enough for the remarkable sessions we shared together. I strongly believe the right people come into our lives at the right time. You really have been the guide I needed when I felt lost. Through your wonderful way of being, you gently but skilfully guided me to dig deep within myself to rediscover that I do have all the power in my core, all the innate resources to keep going from strength to strength. To be kinder and more accepting of myself in my entirety - I feel as if not only do I know myself again, but I know so much more about myself too reconnecting all the parts of myself that seemed to be in conflict at times. This is so enriching for my wellbeing and has been a life changing experience. Thank you again.
~ Dr. Olga S - GP Specialty Trainee
“I’ve had the privilege of working with Azi as my coach, specialising in supporting me develop new strategies for challenges I face in the workplace and personal life.
From the outset, she’s been personable, warm, and genuinely invested in helping me develop practical strategies for the challenges that stem from my neurodiversity.
What sets Azi apart is her ability to get you really thinking—deeply and constructively—about what your mind is doing that contributes to the challenge, and the realistic ways you can begin to overcome it. She doesn’t impose a generic programme; she works to your agenda, focusing on the things you want to address and the outcomes that matter most to you.
Azi’s techniques have been unlike any coaching I’ve previously experienced. She encourages you to visualise and describe your thoughts and feelings, making them more tangible and easier to work with. The shift from abstract to concrete has helped me recognise patterns, intervene earlier, and build strategies that are both sustainable and confidence‑boosting.
I am delighted to recommend Azi based on my experience.”
~ M.O
“Working with Azi has truly been a transformative experience! This was my first time experiencing Clean Language coaching, and I’m still blown away by how powerful metaphors are in understanding the intricacies of the human experience. Azi has a masterful ability to guide me through complex thoughts and situations without imposing their own interpretations, helping me uncover my own feelings, aspirations, and intentions. Through these sessions, I’ve found my motivation, courage, and, most importantly, a deep awareness of what’s been holding me back. These sessions don’t just bring clarity. They push me forward, giving me the confidence to take chances and face my fears, knowing that I’ll be okay no matter what. I cannot recommend Azi enough to anyone looking for self-discovery, breakthroughs, and real change in their career and life!”
~ Ashley R
“The few sessions I've had with you have been more effective than anything I've tried over the past 20 years!”
~ L.C
“Azi was incredibly understanding and patient. Her way of coaching helped me discover my own solutions, which has made the strategies we explored stay with me. Thanks to her support, I now use these tools confidently in both my personal and professional life”
~ Rebecca S
“I approached Azi Khatiri as a coach with a long-standing inner conflict that had remained unresolved for several years and was creating constant tension in both my professional and personal life. Before that, I had worked with this issue with other therapists and coaches, but without any tangible results.
Azi’s approach and working style allowed me to explore this conflict in real depth and to identify its core cause. There was no imposition of “right” solutions, no interpretations, and no theoretical explanations. The Clean Language questions Azi uses, together with her attentive, calm, and neutral presence, created a space in which I could explore my own inner logic freely and without pressure.
The solution I arrived at was unexpected, yet honest and genuinely effective. As a result of this work, I was finally able to make long-needed changes to my work schedule and, equally importantly, gained much greater clarity about my values and strategic goals.”
~ Anna S
“Being coached by Azi, through the Clean Language techniques, was a genuinely helpful process. I appreciated that I didn't have to spend much of my time helping my coach to understand the nuances of my work situation, which is probably truly boring and complicated. Instead, with Clean, you can start working on meaningful distinctions for yourself right away and grappling with the problem in a way that - through Azi’s coaching - doesn’t lead you to think in circles, but rather to process and assess where you are, where you want to go and how you can get there. But one of the more delightful things about this approach for someone with ADHD is that while you get to be highly reflective and “thinky” during the session, the shifts that happen seem to fall out of the session without a lot of conscious effort afterwards. I am very glad I did this work with Azi.”
~ Janet J
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