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I signed up with Lucy for coaching after coming to a point in my life/work where I felt like I was constantly firefighting, never relaxing, always stressed, finding it very difficult to separate home and work – I had the opportunity for a 3 month sabbatical from work, and felt obliged to do something to try to change things, without any real hope (this is normal at our stage of life right?), but then at least I could say I’d tried!

I have to say I have been more than surprised by the outcome of my coaching journey. I really was not comfortable with the idea of coaching and what it entailed, slightly dreading how I would fill the hour, but Lucy made me feel so relaxed, and enabled me to open up (couldn’t stop me talking half the time!). Over the approx 6 month period, I really felt like a lot of what we talked about were small things, and probably would be inconsequential to others. But today, I have realised when I look back that my life is now so different! The small things have added up – I am so much less stressed, my work life balance is so much better e.g. I hardly work at weekends now (and don’t feel that nagging guilt), I am probably more efficient at work (which helps), and I have more time for what I want to do when I am not at work, I manage my emotions better (sometimes!), and am probably a nicer person generally (at work and home!), and I’m definitely happier and much less stressed.

Thank you, Lucy, for providing a safe and easy-going environment that enabled me to do something that I never thought was possible and calm my life down to a much more manageable state!

Like many people, I have self-doubt, worry that I’m not good enough or don’t know enough – and, oftentimes, find myself having to grapple with multiple, complex issues with a large dose of ambiguity thrown in for good measure. When the opportunity to work with Lucy came up, it just felt like a perfect way to work through some of the ‘hot potatoes’ that were burning a hole right through my plate and the table beneath!

Sometimes it feels impossible to find a way forward when you are working through stuff on your own, and while Lucy would never give me the answer (I know well enough that this isn’t the role of the coach – coaching helps you to find the answer for yourself) she gave me a confidential and safe space to be honest, to be myself, to lay out all of the stuff that was swimming around my head – and allowed me the time to do that.

Lucy’s ability to play back to you the key issues you are raising (even when you are waffling on at her for ages, really fast and covering a myriad of issues!) in a way that offers perspective and clarity was, quite simply, brilliant. In addition, she would always offer a strategy or tool that you could use immediately (or in the future, should you be faced with a similar issue) and would follow up each session with further reading or content to help you think differently / embed a new way of thinking.

Lucy – I really enjoyed working with you and am so grateful for your support.

Lucy is a fabulous coach – she is very professional, knowledgeable and highly skilled in using a wide range of coaching techniques which have produced great results for her clients. Lucy listens intently and brings warmth and compassion to her coaching. I would highly recommend Lucy.