FRCS & MRCP Exam Anxiety Coaching
You know your stuff but still panic or freeze in the exam?
Specialist coaching for FRCS and MRCP candidates who panic, freeze or go blank in the exam. Using Clean Language and somatic techniques, I help you overcome performance anxiety and imposter syndrome so you can ace that exam!
Does this sound familiar?
You've studied for months. You know the material. But in the exam, you feel so anxious about failing that you can’t make sense of the questions.
You second-guess answers you know are right, change correct answers to wrong ones, or run out of time because you're re-reading every question.
You walk into the viva or PACES station and your mind goes blank the moment the examiner looks at you. You start over-explaining, speaking too fast, reading their body language and spiralling.
This isn't a knowledge problem. It's what happens when your nervous system responds to exam pressure as a threat. The clinical knowledge is there. We work on accessing it when it matters most.
How I work
Using Clean Language and somatic techniques, I help you learn how to stay calm and focused in the exam so you can access your knowledge and expertise confidently.
This isn't exam content preparation. This is about how to hold your nerves under exam pressure and be confident so you can show up at your best.
Find out if this is right for you
I offer a complimentary 30-minute discovery call where I'll explain how I work, learn about your situation, and answer your questions. This call helps us both decide if we're a good fit.
Dr. Azi Khatiri
I work with high-performing specialist trainees (ST3-ST7) who know their stuff inside out but freeze or blank under exam pressure.
My background: Physics PhD, music therapist, and Clean Language coach. I combine somatic techniques with Clean Language to help you stay calm and collected in the exam, so you can access what you know when it matters most.
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
“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
Get in touch
If you have any questions or would like to know more about how I work, please get in touch.
Email: azi@cleantransitions.co.uk
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