Testimonials

Explore how coaching has transformed my clients' lives, revealing stories of newfound confidence, achieved goals, & life transformations.

B U S I N E S S ∞ L E A D E R S H I P ∞ L I F E

“The coaching sessions have been an enormous help for me and helped me see life in a new way, I no longer feel dread and depression or bound by pressures I cannot control, I have choices and I believe in myself and my abilities…..

I used to be a people pleaser and try to gain a lot of my self-worth from others and their opinions of me. Since the coaching, I have now put up healthier boundaries to protect my happiness and my time. I can do anything I put my mind to and there are always options in a given situation.”

Nicola - Primary School Teacher & Educational Leader

  • “Coaching has been a vital part of my business. I feel so much more confident in my ability to succeed. Kate is very personable and has the ability to bring out the special parts of you that empower you to create your own answers."

    Stephanie - Founder of Lightheaded Hair & Beauty

  • "Working with Kate has given me the confidence and drive to push myself to achieve more than I ever thought I could. She's an outstanding coach, her friendly yet professional approach is exactly what I need to keep me moving in the right direction."

    Angela - Founding CEO of Life Squared Coaching

  • "Kate possesses an extraordinary ability to intuitively understand what is at the core of your challenges. She genuinely cares about my success. She created a safe and empowering space for me to self-reflect and better connect with my values & provided practical tools to support my ongoing personal & professional growth."

    Vernon - English Teacher & Youth Basketball Coach

  • "Coaching has been like switching a light on. After trying to find my feet in the dark, suddenly my path is illuminated and I can see where I'm going. Everything I needed was already there but now it's visible. It has made goals feel achievable when previously I couldn't see a way forward."

    Hayley - Homelessness Outreach Worker

  • “Kate's very calm, understanding and non-judgemental. She's a good listener & made simple observations in my behaviour patterns, which encouraged me to reflect on some of the choices or decisions I was making. I feel like I can achieve anything I put my mind to.”

    Nicola Brown - Primary School Teacher & Leader

  • “I am in an entirely different place to where I was not even 3 months ago in terms of both mindset and actual actions towards my career. The foundations have been laid and I am looking forward to what career is ahead of me. “

    Peter Brindley - Engineer

C O A C H I N G C A S E S T U D Y with a Creative Account Director

The Power of aligning with your values

How has coaching helped you?

Coaching with Kate has been incredibly helpful in enabling me to understand myself and what drives me. This has helped me to find much more peace with where I am at in my career and what I might look for in future. For many years I have spent time and energy searching for something that was right in front of me. I was looking for my purpose, my dream job, work I loved. Just a few sessions with Kate have revealed core driving values that have helped me see why I’ve made the choices I’ve made with my career, and what true job satisfaction looks like for me. I didn’t need to leave my current role, being able to articulate to myself and my colleagues, what is important to me about my work (security, clarity of expectations, clear boundaries) has enabled me to excel and thrive in my existing job. And, when the time is right to move on, I have a much better idea of what my deal breakers are when searching for a new role.


What have you learnt about yourself throughout the coaching process?

I didn’t think security, clarity of expectations, safety, were as important to me as they are. But as soon as I did the values exercise with Kate and she reflected back to me what she heard. Those core values resonate so deeply, I couldn’t deny it was true. She has helped me see that these values are unlikely to change and that’s ok, I can still thrive and have an impactful, joyful career, without trying to be someone I’m not. She has helped me see that I have a period of acceptance to go through as well, which I’ve been grateful to name, because I was conflicted internally about safety/security being so central to me.


What is unique/do you find most useful about Kate’s coaching style?

I really appreciate Kate’s honesty in her coaching style. I trust her to be honest with me, which helps me to gain important insights about myself, even if they might be things I perhaps didn’t think I wanted to hear. For example, during the values exercise I talked about wanting to be challenged, to do something meaningful and fulfilling with my career. Kate’s abilities as a coach to see through to something deeper were impressive. She told me she didn’t think these were at the heart of what I wanted and she was right. When she reflected back to me what she saw as the deeper drivers, I felt the truth of it in my body, deep down, it resonated. Kate is unafraid to be honest and it is a huge benefit as a coach. She is also hugely empathetic and relatable and immediately puts me at ease. I am always curious to see where she is going to take things and after each session I come away with greater insight.


Overall impact of coaching sessions:

Overall I feel more grounded, more honest with myself, I can see my thought patterns with more distance. Understanding what my driving values are has enabled me to see my day to day life in a new way. I feel confident that when I need to make important decisions in the future such as moving house, or job, I will make better decisions that are more likely to be right for me.