I didn’t really know what to expect from coaching, but I hoped it would be quite focused. I have had counselling, which was good for me, but now I wanted something a bit more practical to get me back on track.

Sue has a very down-to-earth and practical approach which I really appreciated. I didn’t need to learn a lot of jargon to understand what was going on. I liked that approach and it really worked for me. 

I’ve now got a much more satisfying job and am happier than I’ve been for ages.

Craig, Hertfordshire

I began working with Sue at a time when my life had lost a little direction and my self esteem was rather low. Sue helped me to set realistic but challenging goals in order to improve the areas of my life that were unsatisfactory. 

During our regular life coaching sessions, I always found Sue to be calm and gentle in her approach but equally motivating. Her encouragement and positivity enabled me to focus on my own personal strengths and achievements, and this helped me to get my life back on track.

Jo, London

I feel privileged to write a testimonial for Sue. Earlier this year, a close family member was having a lot of problems in coping after a number of setbacks and stressful situations they were in. No matter how hard me and the family tried to help, it was to no avail. I spoke with Sue and explained the issues they were facing and she was incredibly helpful and offered to speak to them on the phone.

During the course of one conversation, they were able to “see through the fog” and move on from the slump they had found themselves in.

They are now happier than they have been in a while and it is all due to the support that Sue gave, encouraging them to focus on the positives in their lives, such as their young child.

Sue is meticulous in what she does and more importantly she listens to what the issues are and helps her clients to see things more clearly.

SP, Essex

I have very much enjoyed my life coaching with Sue. I found it extremely useful in helping me to focus on aspects of my life that were unsatisfactory, ways in which I sabotaged myself, and methods of moving on.

Sue’s gentle but perceptive questioning elicited long-term issues which I had not dealt with, and her support and lateral thinking enabled me to find sometimes surprising solutions.

There were moments when I was taken aback by her sensitive challenges, and having thought about it, I usually found that I was ready to face the can of worms that we had opened between us.

I particularly appreciated the practical aspects of life-coaching, the regular telephone calls, the list of tasks to be achieved and the time-scales agreed for achievement.

Judith, Eastbourne

​I was recently invited to attend a social meeting of a professional group to which I belong. I had mixed feelings about the event; it was in a town I didn’t know, it was at the end of a very long day and at a time when I particularly like to be at home because it is the start of my weekend. That was the downside.  The upside was that I really enjoy being with the people who were attending and I knew I would enjoy their company. I also felt that, wanting to be a good team member, it was important that I attend...

Mindful of the fact that I had made a commitment to attend the event, I decided I would approach it in a good spirit, despite the fact that as it came round to the time I had to leave, I was feeling very tired and unsociable.

I drove to the general location, got hopelessly lost and subsequently very cross. After about 25 minutes of being lost and cross, I decided to give up and go home. I phoned a colleague, who was already at the venue, and told her I wouldn’t be there after all. She started to give me directions, but I knew by that time I was in no mood to be sociable, so I apologised again and said I was going home.

Once I got home I felt a tremendous sense of relief. Of course, with hindsight, it’s clear to see that I never should have gone in the first place. Before I even set off, I knew the event wasn’t the right thing for me just at that time, but I didn’t want to let the team down by not going.

Selfishness is not an attitude to be cultivated, in my opinion, but neither is it sensible or healthy to put everyone else first.

Many of my clients come to me because they live their lives thinking they are capable of a lot less than they really are; others go around taking on far too much without the time or the physical resources to do what they have said they will do. Neither approach is going to contribute to living your life in the most fulfilling way.

Know yourself, know your strengths, trust your instincts and know when it is right for you to say “yes” and when it is right for you to say “no”.