Found renewed purpose in their current role

“I’d been feeling restless for a while and as though I needed a change of some kind.

Coaching gave me a fresh way of looking at things: I liked the way Nicola guided me towards challenging assumptions I had and her way of seeing versions of career possibilities. I realised that in lots of ways my job suits me well and sits well with the values I have but that there are other possible ways of integrating those values into what I do so that eventually I might achieve a different work/life balance, which is really what I’m looking for. I’m much more aware of what I need to do now in order to bring about change. Coaching with Nicola was a really worthwhile and thought-provoking experience.

I honestly don’t think I’d ever have extricated myself from the muddled tangle of thoughts I had woven for myself over the last while without Nicola’s help!”

“I was feeling very frustrated in my current position: unsupported and with no real acknowledgement of a job well done!

I wanted to give serious consideration to making a change and explore other options, not just change jobs into a similar type role. I simply didn’t know where to start and decided professional help was the way to go. The best part of the coaching experience was having someone to gently tease out of me what I value, where my strengths lie, and what kind of organisation would be most likely to satisfy me.

Identifying my strengths has had a very beneficial effect on my confidence and self esteem and Nicola helped me to realise I could have different options building in parallel so that my choices were broader, more flexible and less risky.

Nicola “listens with intent”, is caring and supportive. There’s nothing I would have changed about my coaching experience!”

“I was thrilled when I connected with Nicola as a client as her structured approach and no-waffle style was very much what I needed after nearly a decade putting myself into my business, Castlebridge, during which time the lines between the business and me had become very blurred.

Nicola’s guidance on self-assessment and her nudges towards what my instincts were screaming at me helped open my eyes, start me on new habits, and gave me an appreciation of how I can create headspace and clarity. (Now I just need to keep putting it into practice!)

And that was after just one session (and some homework)

A fantastic investment of my time and money, and one I look forward to repeating over a longer series of sessions.”