“Just a huge understanding of myself and an ability to listen to myself, hear myself and give myself compassion… It’s a tool I’ll have for the rest of my life.”

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“You helped me focus more on my needs than wants plus remember that I was loved well before I achieved anything. This really helped me feel a lot more settled inside.”

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“I can imagine men particularly would resonate with your style. I think there is a soft strength in your communication that would often feel approving.”

“I instantly liked you… liking you meant I instantly trusted myself to open up to you with no resistance, which is rare and priceless.”

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“I’m not scared of myself anymore. I can make decisions that put my well being first now.”

“I felt very unsettled, even though I had ‘achieved’ everything I dreamed of. I actually needed to connect with myself.”

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“Before: Understanding why I get in my own way of success. After: Putting myself, and my needs, first.”

“You encouraged me to ask for help. And ultimately showed me that a lot of the anxiety about asking for help stems from a belief it will not be given, and that I am actually the first person with the power to give back to myself.”

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“Anxiety and depression. Looking back I needed to be able to take control of my mind so I can love myself again.”

“Anxiety and depression. Looking back I needed to be able to take control of my mind so I can love myself again.”

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“Well prepared, calm, interested and engaging.”

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“I also found your challenges to be spot on and delivered in a way that I was able to receive them (never mansplaining or ‘what you need to do is…’).”

“You’ve got a really amazing way of putting importance on what people say. You remember everything I’ve said, and it feels very personal and personalised, and it makes you feel very important when you’re speaking. It was just like something I had never experienced before but also never thought was even an option.”

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“The focus was more internal and really based on what I need, not just what I want.”

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“One thing that stays with me is the analogy of charging through the bush, but the nourishment you need is at camp.”

“Maybe even the fact that you were just a little face on a screen made it feel a lot easier to actually open up and speak.”

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“I liked the 4 week format. Twice a week for 4 weeks was long enough to move me forward but short enough to not drag on.”

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“Your training and experience as a therapist gives you credibility that typical coaches and mentors don’t necessarily have.”