Happy Clients
“Without question, the best investment I have made in both my personal and professional development. Laura has delivered a unique, insightful and incredibly positive experience.
I embarked on a six-session coaching programme, supplemented by the EQ-i assessment. I have emphatically recommended Laura to any of my network who have expressed an interest in career coaching.
I would endorse the comments that Laura creates a safe and supportive environment, allowing me to explore and understand the drivers of my thinking and decision making. I found Laura has a particular skill in identifying my unconscious thoughts and biases, followed by a careful and supportive exploration and direction to positive action. I left every session feeling grateful for progress and Laura's ability to arrive at tangible meaning and action.
My journey with Laura started in a position of low motivation and lacking purpose but with the sense that I had more value to deliver and potential to achieve. While I have completed the initial coaching programme, my journey is not over. I have a new found excitement for my professional future, having secured a new role mid-programme, and have committed to continuing my coaching journey with Laura as I seek to fulfil the purpose we have defined together.
Richard, Head of Risk
“Laura is an amazing listener and incredibly easy to talk to. With each session, I have been able to tease through my tangled ideas, hopes and dreams. Laura has helped guide my thought process and has given me the tools to be able to become more decisive and confident. Her coaching steps have helped me gain a clear idea of the career I want to pursue, the steps I need to take, and identify obstacles to be overcome. I now have a new job, but beyond my career, Laura’s coaching has encouraged me to focus on personal growth and identify aspects of my life I want to work on.
Laura is an amazing life coach and I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who finds themselves at a confusing crossroads or wanting to make a change.”
Vanessa, Healthcare worker
“Laura has helped me to gain a level of clarity in my personal and professional lives that I had been unable to achieve on my own. She was thoughtful, inquisitive but never pushy, and always supportive and kind. She has helped me to make decisions and take steps to bring about change – much needed change - that was previously eluding me. Be it big or small changes, the opportunity to discuss them impartially and objectively was really constructive for me and I would thoroughly recommend Laura and her approach to all.”
Kate, Communications Business owner
“This was hands down the BEST investment I've ever made for my career and future self! Laura not only helped me identify and understand what was holding me back from achieving my goals, but she gave me the tools and confidence to put me on the path to success. I'm astounded at the positive changes I've made to my overall life and well-being, thanks to Laura's coaching. Not to mention the successes I've enjoyed in my career over the last 6 months.”
Alice, Social Media Manager
“When I started coaching sessions with Laura I wanted to make sense of a number of opportunities that had presented themselves in my career. Laura guided me through a process that quickly became more of a personal journey as we explored what was important to me and discussed a long held ambition to be able to work flexibly from abroad. As we moved through the sessions Laura listened as I began to develop and clarify my thoughts and her questions and prompting helped me to have a clear vision on how my ‘happy place’ would look and feel.
The opportunity to travel and work remotely came up far sooner than expected and I think the sessions with Laura gave me the confidence to grasp the opportunity and move quickly for what turned out to be a fantastic three months working in a totally different environment and becoming part of a local community and culture.
This is something I will now regularly repeat through the year and the support and discussions with Laura were a key part in making that life changing move a reality for me. It was a pleasure to work with Laura and to turn plans into action and I would highly recommend her to anyone considering coaching”.
Peter, Business owner & entrepreneur
“I started career and life coaching sessions with Laura back in March after seeing some of her social media posts, which resonated greatly with me. At that time, I was feeling at a low ebb and at a real loss how to regain a sense of direction and purpose in both my professional and personal life. I've had some counselling sessions in the past but whereas they always left me with a feeling of "ok, now where do I go from here", the coaching kept me firmly focussed on the future and overcoming perceived obstacles to move forward. Laura is incredibly empathetic in her approach and gives you the safe space to be vulnerable without judgement and without pushing for resolution. Some of our sessions were real moments of revelation for me as Laura guided me to identify factors which have held me back or impacted my self-belief in the past. Throughout, she was totally supportive and gave me time to digest and reflect before moving on. She also equipped me with some great "tools" and techniques to help me handle times in the future when I might veer off track. Although I know I still have work to do, I feel that life coaching has really set me up to move ahead with greater confidence in my own abilities and the knowledge that it is ok to put myself and my needs first and to establish firmer boundaries in all aspects of life. I'm extremely grateful to Laura and would not hesitate to recommend a course of coaching with her; it will be a brilliant investment in yourself.”
Louisa, Sales Manager
“After recently being made redundant I felt confused & unsure of which path my professional life would be taking me next.
After talking with Laura I immediately felt that I had a clearer focus on both my short & long term goals. She gave me tools to improve my confidence & I came away with a lot more clarity & positivity.
I had never had a coaching session before & didn’t know what to expect but Laura was so easy to talk to, a good listener & I would highly recommend her.
Sally, Team Leader
“My experience with coaching with Laura has been transformative, especially over this lockdown period. She’s helped guide me along a path where I feel I have found clarity during such an uncertain time, and she’s helped me have the strength, understanding and confidence to really go after what I want from life. I would highly recommend coaching with Laura, and if you’re not sure, I would say to go for it! You have nothing to lose, but everything to gain from life coaching. I want to thank Laura so much for all of her support - it really has helped develop and transform my life in more ways than I could ever have imagined.”
Gabriel, Creative Assistant
“Laura is brilliant at helping you to get clear about what matters to you and gently challenging you to understand what might be standing in the way as you move towards that goal. She brought simple but effective tools into our conversations when appropriate, which have helped me explore some of my longstanding patterns and approaches. I always felt that she was listening deeply and carefully to what was coming up in our conversations and that she was working *with* me to help me align my work and life with my values. I really appreciated working with her and found her overall approach both encouraging and supportive - I would definitely recommend her coaching to others.”
Claire, Project Manager
“Laura is very easy to open up to. She is as skilled in encouraging you as she is in challenging you, and intuitively senses how much support or challenge you need. She will help you grow and transform by helping you find the answers within yourself. She frames everything with kindness, and I trust her confidentiality and discretion.”
Angela, former Head Teacher
“Finding myself in a new country, out of employment and during a pandemic was a difficult time to navigate. Chatting with Laura during our session and having her questions to guide me through, I came to realise a lot of the answers I was looking for I actually already had, they just needed coaxing out. Laura really helped me to do that and I found the experience really empowering actually. She made me feel very comfortable, while also guiding me to see things in a different light.”
Isla, Fundraising Manager
“I started my coaching sessions with Laura just before lockdown. The pandemic has changed everyone’s lives and priorities and Laura helped me face the new challenges ahead as well made me realise many things about myself. Online meetings while at home probably helped me relax and be more honest. Although it was not my original plan for these coaching sessions, Laura quickly adapted them to suit my change in situation. Laura was really easy to talk to and helped me through a difficult time and to look forward to the future with new ideas and goals.”
Fiona, Designer
“For me lockdown has been a time of reflection. I had been thinking of switching careers for a few months and now with my job on the line, I thought a session with Laura would be a good move! I had a great session, Laura was a fantastic listener and asked me questions that really got to the bottom of what was holding me back, mainly a lack of confidence in my own abilities. Laura was very easy to talk to and made me feel very comfortable - I highly recommend having a session!”
Nadia, Account Executive
“Laura has been a great support to me throughout my coaching journey. A year ago when I started, I would never have thought I would be in the position that I am now. She was so helpful and asked all right questions which helped me so much with any issues or worries I was having. Anyone thinking about coaching with Laura should definitely go for it! It’s life changing!”
Catriona, Operations Executive
“Laura was amazing. I could not recommend her highly enough. What we achieved in an hour, or should I say what Laura allowed me to process in my own mind in an hour was amazing. Thank you very much!”
Ellie, Events Manager
“I have yet to find a more excellent listener than Laura. Initially, I reached out to Laura as I recognised I was stuck in a career rut. I needed to identify a "grand definitive purpose" to help drive my next career move. However, for six virtual sessions, Laura was able to strip back the layers and understand what truly motivates me. An initial envisioning session helped to build a foundation for future discussions. Then, through some gentle probing, we reached some powerful realisations. Rather than an all-encompassing "purpose", I achieved something more meaningful; a set of three core values that would help me assess the current state of my career and identify what I needed to demonstrate to have a fulfilling career. Yes, the sessions were uncomfortable at times, but Laura explained the process and the reasoning behind her approach. In addition, Laura's perceptions about some of my statements were truly remarkable. As a result, I feel stronger and happier having worked with Laura.”
David, Director
“Laura has helped me immensely; she is engaging, an active listener and has made me feel extremely comfortable opening up about my personal and professional life. Laura is also insightful and the subjects I initially thought we would explore within coaching are not the areas we have focused on. I have become increasingly aware of my strengths and weaknesses and how these have contributed to my development. During our sessions, we have covered coaching focused on my personal life but I have also completed the EQ-i 2.0 assessment and, assisted by Laura, I am now setting career goals for self-development.
I’ve benefited by increasing my confidence in the workplace and I believe I’m contributing more effectively to my team.”
Nicky, HR & Talent Manager
“I embarked on my journey with Laura with a slight degree of scepticism, that however was eradicated by the end of the first session. Having been through therapy/counselling in the past, this was a complete change in approach and opened my eyes to the power of positive thinking regarding the future as opposed to contemplative thoughts on the past. She provides a safe space for you to be vulnerable and speak openly about where you are but most importantly where you want to be/see yourself. She gives you the tools to look positively to the future, is a great listener and thought-provoking questioner who is able to guide you onto your desired path. For someone that had started in a new senior position within a new company, the support she has provided has been invaluable in aiding my transition and making me feel more comfortable on “my new path”.
I could not recommend her more highly for anyone that is looking for support with their career or life goals in general. Thank you Laura!”
Vic, Senior Manager
“When I first met Laura I felt crushed under the pressure I was putting on myself because I was not living up to my own career expectations. Whilst initially looking for some support to build confidence and move my career forward I have come away with so much more.
I was feeling so lost and unable to cope with the emotions that were drowning me, and if I'm being honest I felt that I was on road to a mini breakdown.
Through the initial conversations I had with Laura it became apparent that unresolved issues from years ago were holding me back. It seems so obvious now but sometimes you need to say things out loud.
I have always been hot headed and found certain situations and emotions difficult to deal with. I did not intend to discuss these feelings with Laura but I felt so comfortable in our sessions the conversations just flowed. Laura was a fantastic listener and really tuned in so was able to help me talk about things I have never discussed before, I came away from each session feeling so much lighter.
Laura gave me some really easy and quick techniques that I now use to recognise difficult situations and help me cope with these head on. I am so much more in tune with my emotions.
I feel confident about moving my career forward which was what I was hoping for. I also feel so much more content and comfortable in myself and my ability to handle situations going forward. I got so much more than I bargained for.
I cannot thank Laura enough for the support she has given me. Everybody needs to talk, if you need someone to talk to I cannot recommend Laura enough....just take the first step and send her a message - it can be life changing!”
Gill, Manager
"Laura has really helped me figure out the next step in my career. When we started, I wasn't sure why I was struggling with some decisions around a career change and how to use my experience positively. With some very clear guidance and well-timed nudges in the right direction, Laura highlighted the areas that were holding me back. Laura managed to present the things we talked about in ways that gave me a fresh perspective that I couldn't have achieved on my own, and I'm very grateful for the calm way that we challenged things that I didn't realise I was holding on to. I now have the confidence to go after what I want, and I can feel much more informed about both the practical side of job searching, and the confidence-boosting knowledge about the sort of work I enjoy doing.
I wasn't sure what to expect from a career coach, but Laura was really approachable and had a range of successful ways to help me to find perspective on the way I thought my career could evolve. In a really supportive manner Laura helped to break the problem into manageable steps and by the end of the sessions I had a much clearer idea of what I wanted and how to get there."
Terence, Creative Events entrepreneur
“Laura was a lifeline for me when I really needed it. She helped me makes sense of my thoughts and become much more focused on where I wanted to go. She’s a great listener, has a very empathetic manner and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for support with making changes in their life.”
Fiona, Project Manager
“I had never used a life coach before, and I am so glad I did. Laura helped me to understand that despite a pandemic I was in fact on track with my career goals and I just needed a bit of patience, despite feeling out of control. My life coaching session empowered me to understand that everything was in fact going to plan and I was doing the best I can. After the session, I wrote down the key points to help remind me of all the positives I just wasn't seeing. Thank you, Laura, - I recommend you to everyone! I've no doubt I'll be back once everything gets back on track for me.”
Jemma, Customer Service specialist
“Coaching with Laura was just what I needed to kick-start my catering business and I feel much more confident to take steps to grow my business in the direction I want it to go. I feel empowered and most importantly happy with what I am doing and feel all credit should go to Laura who stripped away the barriers and made it seem much more achievable by breaking the task in hand down into manageable chunks. If you are finding it tricky to see the obvious way forward, then I would highly recommend getting in touch with Laura and I am sure she will be able to help you.”
Rebecca, Business Owner
“I thoroughly enjoyed the coaching session and I feel inspired and focused for the next 6 months. Laura has a great way of making someone feel completely free to express themselves. She’s a great listener and has helped me see a clear path out of what was a bit of a flat patch in my career journey. Thank you!”
Richard, Graphic Designer
“I found my coaching session with Laura was really helpful and after just one hour, I feel like I've opened up one very specific area for further exploration and improvement. Laura was really good at asking probing questions which got me to examine my reasons for doing certain things. It was personally challenging as I had to leave my comfort zone, but it was really helpful and I now feel much more aware of myself. Thank you!”
Harriet, Research and Project Officer
“I have just finished a course of coaching sessions with Laura and it was one of the best investments I made in myself during the last year! I found Laura to be very supportive; insightful and creative in her approach. I had some pretty profound moments during my sessions and feel I benefitted hugely from Laura's input and expertise in helping me see things clearly and unpick some of my default thinking patterns. Highly recommend Laura, you are in very safe hands!”
Riffat, Manager
“The idea of coaching had not ever occurred to me but following a conversation with my niece, I decided to give it a try! I was at a bit of a cross roads in my professional life, unsure if I wanted to stay in my current job or to leave and apply for another role and so the timing was perfect.
I was a little nervous about meeting Laura (mainly because I had little idea of the concepts of coaching) but from the moment we met, she put me at ease. She gently explained how each of the sessions would work, how my answers would be recorded and noted, Data protection and confidentiality protocol.
Laura has a very friendly, professional, encouraging and positive manner which made it easy for me to discuss the positive and negative aspects of my work, motivation, confidence, expectations, duty and joy. By careful questioning from Laura, it was easy for me to explore why I do what I do and to unpick the true reasons underpinning the choices I had made/make with my work. I was surprised at times as to how emotional I got when discussing these choices! Laura has a subtle way of gently probing and not letting one “off the hook” when the answers were getting a little tricky or uncomfortable.
Session by session, I started to challenge myself to figure out what I wanted to do work wise, why and what that would “look” like. Laura’s coaching helped me realise that I am capable and can take control of the choices and decisions I make and that if I am content in my work life, the confidence and worthiness that this generates has positive outcomes for all aspects of my life.”
Helen, Research Scientist
“I want to thank Laura for all her time and support with the coaching which I absolutely loved. She made the whole journey not only insightful into who I am and what makes me tick, but really fun. I loved the way she questioned and challenged me and felt I was able to be the most open I've been in years - even to myself! Thanks to Laura I have reached my goals.”