coaching

“Thank you for the sessions, they have taken me a long way towards maximising my potential. They helped me to think about myself and what I wanted to achieve. You listened actively and I was confident that everything that I shared would be confidential.”

“Your questions nudged me to think more deeply about my assumptions and barriers that hindered my progress. The coaching put me in touch with my inner friend, my inner critic and facilitated a negotiation between these two.”

“Alison is an amazing coach. She takes an approach of unconditional positive regard that has an extremely powerful impact. She empowers, encourages, and helps you to celebrate your strengths. The safe and positive environment she creates allows her to also challenge in a way that is completely constructive and supportive. Never once did I feel criticised or despondent, but every time I felt challenged to think differently, to explore issues, and to grow.”

“Each time I went to a session with a specific issue to discuss, I came out feeling empowered. I grew more confident. I had new perspective as well as motivation, clarity and positivity about how to move forwards.”

“I am so very grateful for everything you have done to help me. I cannot sing your praises highly enough! The coaching process, and in particular your style of coaching, has been one of the best things I have taken part in during my leadership year. It has helped me to process a great deal and make some big steps forward.”

“I am so glad I had coaching - I found the sessions extremely beneficial both professionally and personally. Alison has a genuinely lovely manner and is skilled at challenging negative thoughts or enquiring about why certain behaviours occur without making you feel bad / embarrassed or ashamed.”

“Thank you so much for your support. I found the coaching sessions really useful to allow me to think calmly about what I want at a time of great turbulence for me!”

“Alison was easy to talk to, did not feel I was being judged for what I was saying and allowed me to explore my own thoughts and perceptions of things. Her patience and compassion stood out. You really felt as though she wanted the best for you.”

“Alison was incredibly warm and what a difference this made in helping me get the most out of each session. She was always very patient and kind. Our sessions felt like a safe space, free of judgement. I have a stronger idea of my values and as a result feel more secure in the decisions I am planning for my career.”

“It is not an exaggeration to say that coaching has changed my outlook, my reflective process and my views about myself significantly for the better. The relationship I was able to build with Alison (despite all sessions having to be virtual during lockdown) felt strong, trusted and unlike any other. I have had excellent relationships with supervisors (both clinical and educational) but despite this, the coaching relationship was different. I felt inspired by it, and it motivated me to find things within myself that I had not previously considered or thought about – and to work through them in a way that made sense to me, was supported and allowed me to grow as a doctor, as a leader and as a person.”

“The sessions were enjoyable as well as being constructive. I was encouraged to reflect, to think and to develop. I felt supported through this. I also really appreciated that we were able to laugh sometimes (humour always helps!), and when appropriate or needed Alison gave me feedback to enable me to develop my thinking further.”

“I approached it initially as something that ‘was recommended so I would do’ and ended up really enjoying the process as well as the outcomes. I was surprised by how much I gained from the process and how much it has impacted me – both as a doctor, as a leader and as a person away from work and the confidence that coaching has given me, to allow myself to be me, to acknowledge my strengths, to continue to grow and develop and to tackle some difficult topics.”

“As a result of coaching I have developed a core of skills – quiet confidence, calm attitude, and faith in my own abilities. The peaks and troughs of life and work will still happen, but I now have the tools to keep the core untouched whilst still acknowledging that there will always be good times and bad times. Thank you Alison. Coaching has changed my life.”

“I achieved loads as a result of the sessions - such as how to manage difficult situations, to re-structuring a training course and some more global career options and how I might approach them.”

“Thank you for your time, patient listening and quiet facilitation.”