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Success Stories
Let me share a few of my
stories and testimonials. It is with thanks to my clients that I have shared
their journey for a short time, and enjoyed every minute of it!
"Karen is a great coach. She has a
relaxed and calming style which enabled me to focus on what I wanted to
achieve. Karen's coaching technique made me feel extremely comfortable
and able to talk through my issues. My coaching sessions with her
allowed me to focus and enabled me to become "unmuddled" about the issues
which were vexing me and establish a clear way forward. It felt Karen
was my 'friend' through it all". Richard, Crawley
 “I
really enjoyed the coaching I had with Karen, she not only focused my thinking
but enabled me to come up with totally new ideas, they were all mine too which
was even more empowering. I used Karen to
discuss both personal and work problems and was able to see new solutions for
each. After each session I had solid goals to put into action and have since
achieved my goals! You can’t get better than that!” Alison, Twickenham
"It is amazing how much I have progressed since I started coaching with
Karen. She is a very professional and competent coach, who has helped me to
organize myself towards achieving goals I thought at the time were
unattainable. While being coached by Karen, I have transformed my life by
giving up my job and starting my own business, something I have wanted to do
for years. Karen provided practical support with obstacles I experienced
along the way, using her knowledge of human resources in organizations. She
was always there for me and committed to helping me achieve my goals. Thanks
Karen!" - Ramona, Lewisham
“I started
coaching sessions with Karen with an open mind: I didn’t expect a life
changing experience. What I got from coaching was life changing.
Karen has given me the skills to question my goals and what stands in the way
of me achieving them, to develop a clearer idea of where I am and where I want
to go and she has given me the tools to do so. I would recommend coaching to
anyone unsure of how to achieve their goals, be they career or personal”. Martha,
Fareham
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Case Study
Lorraine was a senior manager in a local authority when she came to me
for coaching. She was in a job she disliked due to a lack of autonomy
and difficult relationships within the team. She had a dream to set up
her own business, but time was tight as her mother was ill and she had a
daughter to look after.
Throughout our coaching sessions together, Lorraine gained a greater
clarity over her future. Although Lorraine faced trauma in her personal
life during this time - as her mother passed away, she found her father
whom she hadn't seen since she was a child, and she was also made
redundant from her job - she found that these events opened a new
chapter in her life. She developed increased confidence in her own
abilities and achieved goals that she thought were
unattainable. Lorraine travelled to Australia on her own to meet her
father, she developed extensive social and professional networks and
undertook business training. A couple of months ago, Lorraine set up
her own business and now has the freedom to live life on her terms.
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"My
boss suggested coaching because he felt that I was sometimes hard to read and
that it would be beneficial (to me as well) if I could learn to be “the real
me” all of the time. I wanted to bring the “top level” PA to my company and
needed some help with my confidence to do that. With Karen’s expertise, we
explored the reasons behind my behaviours, how I could change them and agreed
actions on the way forward. After each session I felt more confident to
achieve my goals and eventually everything fell into place and I feel so much
happier. My boss has seen a real change in me and our working relationship
has moved up a level. It has been a privilege to a) been offered coaching
from a great boss and b) to have Karen as a coach, I would recommend it to
everyone.”
Cindy, Southsea
“I came to see
Karen because I felt that I had come to a crossroads career wise and was
struggling to make decisions about which path to take. The events which led me
to this position had  also
left me doubting myself and lacking in confidence. friend suggested that
I could benefit from Life Coaching and recommended Karen and although I didn’t
fully understand the concept of the coaching, I felt in my position I had
nothing to lose.
Karen was
brilliant. We discussed all my concerns/issues at length, initially around my
career choices. She helped me to separate out all the “details” that I had
lost myself in and focus on the key points. She encouraged me to reach the
best, but not always the easiest, decisions for myself and each week gave me a
goal to achieve that would move me forward. Without Karen, I would have
managed to talk myself out of some of the actions I needed to take, but she
gave me the confidence I needed and helped me realise the benefits of
completing them for myself.
I am really
happy with the place I am in now. I feel I made the best decisions for myself
and my family and although it is early days, we are already seeing the benefit
in the quality of our lives. I am usually a strong person and quite decisive
but events temporarily took over and I needed the guidance of somebody outside
of the issues. Karen was perfect for this, she is calming and so easy to talk
to and most importantly, I felt that she really understood my concerns”. Jayne, Cosham
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