Testimonials
Claire
Charity Worker,
York
I felt listened to straight away upon meeting Joy who is calm and welcoming. Joy is a good communicator and clearly explained her role as a coach and the expectation of me from the start, which helped and enabled the full potential of the coaching experience. It has helped me be more reflective. I am finding strategies to manage my stress and manage my responses to colleagues and friends thanks to the coaching sessions. Coaching was really good for me and helped me to stay focussed on what I can and cannot control in my workplace.
Setting achievable goals that were meaningful to me, worked well. Clear communication throughout and referring back to our goals kept me focussed. The coaching notes I received were useful and the amount of detail was good. Coaching helped me to think differently.
Rebecca
Administrative Manager,
York
My coaching sessions with Joy had a huge positive impact on my life. Joy was flexible, supporting, encouraging and helped me to gain real clarity on how I was feeling and the direction that I wanted to go in. I'd recommend Joy to anyone as it was such a fulfilling experience with an extremely kind and empathetic coach who was excellent at listening and focusing on my needs.
Shaun
Project Manager,
York
Joy’s coaching sessions were a revelation. They helped me to reflect on my past, present and future which gave me a better understanding of myself. Joy taught me useful techniques to deal with the challenges I face at work and in my home life. Under Joy’s guidance, I was able to reassess my work/life balance.
Coaching gave me clarity on the issues that were holding me back and focused my mind on finding ways forward. I learnt how to reframe my thoughts and attitudes and how to set achievable goals to deal with the demands of my various roles.
I have to admit to being a bit sceptical about coaching at the outset and whether it would be worthwhile. But I was at a crossroads in my career, not knowing which direction to go in, and my scepticism soon turned into motivation, with Joy’s help. I found Joy to be approachable, knowledgeable and very skilful in guiding and facilitating our sessions. She supported me to meaningfully and purposefully reflect on my current situation, my past work (and life) experiences and, most importantly, what values were important to me in life. Very quickly, Joy’s friendly, empathetic and supportive approach gave me the trust to openly share key information to enable me to think in a more structured and proactive way not only about my career (my initial reason for coaching) but also more holistically about my overall health and well-being and the impact that each has on the other. Using Joy’s professional skills and knowledge combined with my own reflections, I was able, with Joy’s support, to gain some clarity and set realistic goals for myself that supported the achievement of a better work-life balance.
Joy used a broad range of approaches that were personalised to my own situation and did this well. This included providing me with some tools and resources for me to do my own work outside of the sessions, giving me some self-accountability and responsibility to work on my goals and job situation, but with professional guidance and facilitation. One key thing I learnt through my coaching journey with Joy was that it’s ok for goals to change along the way or no longer be appropriate as circumstances change. It’s the learning acquired along that journey about myself and what is important to me in life that has absolutely been key in setting me up for a better future. I can’t thank Joy enough and would highly recommend her to anyone who is feeling ‘stuck’ or ‘flailing’ with no clear direction.
Jan
Personal Assistant,
North Yorkshire