Coffs Coast Driving Academy
Driving Instructor · Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Coffs Coast Driving Academy provides calm, supportive driving lessons focused on safety, confidence, and real-world skills. Using my experience as a former NSW Police Officer, I specialise in helping anxious, nervous, & neurodiverse learners feel safe behind the wheel
I started Coffs Coast Driving Academy because I could see how many people were struggling to learn to drive in environments that made them feel more anxious, embarrassed, or overwhelmed instead of supported.
After years as a NSW Police Officer attending serious crashes, road trauma, and delivering heartbreaking news to families, road safety became something I care deeply about. I also saw how much confidence affects the way people drive. So many learners were being taught while stressed, panicked, or terrified of making mistakes — and that never felt right to me.
I wanted to create something different.
A calm, supportive environment where people could actually breathe, learn, and build confidence without fear or judgement.
Coffs Coast Driving Academy combines my background in policing with my training in yoga, breathwork, and nervous system regulation to help students feel safe behind the wheel. I specialise in supporting anxious, nervous, and neurodiverse learners, as well as people returning to driving after trauma or long breaks.
Parents want safety. Young people want independence. I help bridge that gap by teaching calm, confident driving skills that create safer, more capable drivers for life.
For many people, getting their licence is about so much more than driving. It means independence, opportunities, confidence, and freedom — and being trusted to get there safely matters.
