Meet the Team
Dating Coach Services & Advice
Work with our world-leading dating coaches in London to steer your path to romantic success
and explore their dating advice for first dates, international dating, and singletons of every age.
Date Smarter With Professional Date Coaching
Modern dating isn’t always intuitive or even a question of getting out what you put in. Nowadays, even the most successful professionals can benefit from a fresh, strategic perspective. Our date coaching services are designed to do just that, helping you date with clarity and confidence.
You might be newly single, navigating dating internationally, or feeling stuck in unfulfilling patterns. No matter your journey, our London dating coaches will help you identify obstacles, reframe your approach and feel more empowered. All sessions are delivered by our professionally trained coaches, matchmakers and therapists, offering a discreet, non-judgmental space to build a more authentic and successful dating life.
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Expert-Led Online Dating Advice and Strategy
We understand that online dating can sometimes feel like a second job – one with often very little reward. Using skills developed through successfully matching hundreds of compatible couples, our dating coaches and matchmakers can help you navigate this world through our online dating review sessions.
From choosing the right dating apps for your lifestyle to crafting a profile that reflects who you really are, our online dating and dating app advice is built around authenticity and results. If you’re not attracting the right people or perhaps would like advice on staying safe when dating online, our team can offer insight into how to refine your approach.
Meet Our Date Coaches & Matchmakers
Dating Advice Backed by Psychology and Expertise
Our dating advice hub is curated by our matchmakers and date coaches, psychologists, and relationship experts, with guidance on topics covering everything from preparing for a first date to scheduling the second or decoding body language.
A library of free dating advice and tips for men and women, including gay and LGBTQ+ dating advice, our articles will help you date successfully in London with a busy schedule, understand new perspectives on modern dating and learn how to navigate everything from dating fatigue to ghosting. Each article is designed to give you real, actionable guidance rooted in years of professional experience and psychological insight.
Dating Advice Tailored to LGBTQ+ Daters
At Maclynn, our team offers gay dating advice and coaching grounded in psychology and tailored to your dating landscape. Our guidance is designed to support any stage of your journey, from navigating your identity to finding emotionally available, compatible partners who share your values.
With dedicated 1:1 date coaching and insightful free gay dating advice in our advice hub, our services go beyond general dating tips to help you date purposefully and confidently in the LGBTQ+ space.
Meet the Founder
Rachel Vida MacLynn is the founder of Maclynn. After five years in psychology, a serendipitous moment in 2006 led her to switch careers, realising her true calling lay in matchmaking
Guided by her father's life stories and her parents' philosophy of love without labels, Rachel founded The Vida Consultancy (later to be known as Maclynn) in 2011. Its purpose was to offer a world-class matchmaking service focused on self-discovery and growth.
With a Master's in Occupational Psychology, her values of integrity, high standards, inclusion, and empowerment underpin Maclynn's unique matchmaking model. Clients describe her as calm, compassionate, warm, and wise.
Meaningful Dating Advice for Senior Daters
We understand that dating in your 20s and 30s is different from dating in later life, and your approach should reflect that. Our experts offer date coaching for women and men of all ages, including those navigating mature love – whether you’re dating over 40, 50, 60, or beyond.
Our date coaching and advice is psychology-led, empathetic, and grounded in real-world insight. We’ll explore how your priorities may have shifted, how to spot compatibility beyond surface attraction and how to embrace middle-aged dating with the confidence that comes from lived experience.
Dating Advice for Life’s Major Transitions
Your relationship history shapes the way you date. It could be divorce, widowhood or the realities of dating as a single parent alongside childcare and career demands; we offer nuanced guidance delivered with empathy and expertise and backed by our deep knowledge of psychology.
From divorce dating advice to practical single parent dating tips, our date coaching and articles are designed to support your emotional readiness, help you set clear boundaries and rebuild confidence in finding a long-term partner.
Gain Control In Your Dating Life
Our dating coaches provide insight and empathy in a dating landscape that often feels cold and confusing. They'll help you take control and date with meaning and purpose.
