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"Working with a coach has
enabled me to take control of my
life. Heather has helped me to
concentrate on making positive choices and
has given me the confidence to do what I
really want to do. My life is now
much fuller and more enriching. I
have clear goals and direction, and I know
what I need to focus on to achieve
them. Heather is very supportive and
perceptive, and I would have no hesitation
in recommending her coaching to anyone who
wants to turn his/her life around.
Sarah Howard, Manager, Edinburgh
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“I am
very pleased with the results of my life
coaching. Heather has been
exceptionally supportive at a time when I
have wanted to explore change in many areas
of my life. She has a very professional
approach and an informed, inspired and broad
outlook, and I have found my sessions with
her humorous and uplifting. She has
introduced me to creative ways of using my
thinking and power to influence to bring
about change and positive outcomes, and this
is now making all the difference.
John Knox, Manager, Edinburgh
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"You
have been an important person for me,
Heather, and I have gained important things
from my work with you which were not what I
had expected to gain from our
coaching. I have appreciated your
perspective and how you process things, and,
very much, your spiritual focus and your
gentle way of bringing me back to my own
again, an area of my life that is important
but that needed more attention. I have
also appreciated your gentle directness,
your kindness and what you have shared about
yourself in our work together."
Joette Thomas, Manager, Edinburgh
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Life coaching has been an
amazing experience for me. I wasn't
sure what direction my life was going in,
was confused about my options and didn't
know which one was right for me.
Heather has the gift of being able to see
into the depths of my very soul and help
me believe in myself. It has been an
incredible journey and she has helped me
bring out the best in myself. I
thank her from the bottom of my
heart. She is an amazing woman."
Audrey Maguire, Hair Salon, Edinburgh
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"I am feeling seriously
better about life now since my coaching
sessions with you. Business has
really taken off and it's going to be a
record month by a long shot! I feel
really powerful and my self confidence has
been considerably restored. I have a
renewed belief in what I can do and can
now see the jigsaw falling into
place. Thank you!"
Brendan
MacNeill, Business owner, Edinburgh
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“Coaching with Heather has
helped me to cope with a major life change
after being widowed and moving
house. It has helped in restoring my
self confidence by showing me how my
thoughts and concerns affect how I feel. I
worry less now, have better control over
my moods and feel more positive about life
again.
Jean Anderson, Retired, Edinburgh
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"By the time I
approached Heather for coaching, I had
already sorted out many practical
problems in my life but I was still
being held back by a whole load of
emotional issues. I knew what they
were and in many cases why they were
there but I didn't seem able to resolve
them. Instead of just letting me
talk them over, Heather gently
encouraged me to look at these problems
objectively, to think about how I could
do something about them but, best of
all, she provided me with tools and
strategies to tackle them head on for
the first time. She gave me the
confidence to start to take control of
my life, and as I put her strategies to
the test, I was delighted to find that
they worked. I now realise that it
is up to me to shape my life the way I
want it to be - it is both my right and
my responsibility. Thank you,
Heather, for your coaching support, your
understanding, your guidance and your
humour. I am still steering myself
forward, but I can honestly say that I
am happier now than I have been for a
long time.
Deb Macdonald, Teacher, Edinburgh
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"Hello from a past client! I
don't know if you remember me coming to
you for life coaching sessions around the
summer of 2004. I've
kept meaning to contact you to let you
know how much I appreciated the sessions
with you and to give you a wee update.
I've been spurred into action today as
I've given your web site details out to a
colleague (not the first time!) and it
reminded me to email you.
I just wanted to let you know
that you really helped me turn my life
around through your work with me. I still
think about the things you spoke about and
that I learnt. After our work together I
met a lovely man I'm now living with, and
we have a wee baby boy who is 11 weeks old
tomorrow! Thank you for those sessions,
Heather.
Anne Roberts, Counsellor, Edinburgh
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"Heather's
perspective and insight have been
among the most significant influences
on my personal growth.”
Bruce Collings, General Manager, Edinburgh
Just a short note to thank you so
much for your recent coaching. I
thought you may be interested to know how
the therapy worked. For several days I
found it almost impossible to focus in any
way on the negative thoughts of my mother
that had been so distressing for me and
decided to leave well alone, but a few days
later I found myself being aware of other
much happier times and thoughts about her
which I hadn't realised had obviously been
blocked in me. My husband and I have
just returned from a few days away and I
feel so much better ... my grateful thanks
once again."
Anna Heugh, Retired, Edinburgh
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"I suffered from anxiety
which manifested itself as obsessive
compulsive disorder, and it could be
debilitating at times. I found it
hard to focus, and I worried about things
that other people wouldn't even think
about. Heather was able to examine
the causes of a lot of my anxieties and
teach me relaxation methods and how to
control the thought processes behind my
problems, so that I am now able to put
life's problems into perspective and deal
with them much more effectively.
Whilst I found the Reiki sessions I had
first come to Heather for very relaxing
and helpful, Heather was also able, as a
life coach, to use lots of other
complementary techniques to help me
overcome my anxiety, when Reiki by itself
wasn't enough.
I would (and have) recommended Heather to
family and friends. Don't suffer
yourself, because you are not alone.""
I. Riven, Pharmacist, Edinburgh
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“Many of Heather’s practical and
enduring solutions for effective, enjoyable
team working are now a valuable part of
our normal office practice.”
Patricia Purton, Director, Edinburgh
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“Heather has excellent insight into
leadership and the practical things leaders
can do to be more successful.”
Dr Stephen Payne, President,
Leadership Strategies, USA
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"It was a pleasure to meet
with you this afternoon, Heather. You were
very assuring and gave me a lot to think
about.
I will take on board everything we
discussed and, if you don't mind, I will
e-mail you soon to inform you of my
progress on the nutritional front.
Again thanks for your support, insights
and suggestions - that was the best value
for money I have spent in the last 20
years.
Many, many thanks."
James Dyvers, Managing Director,
Edinburgh
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When
I set out in my coaching relationship with
Heather, my personal and professional lives
were creating acute stress and anxiety for
me, and I was finding it increasingly
difficult to cope. My health, career,
home life, relationships with colleagues,
friends and my family were all
suffering.
As
a self-employed consultant, trainer and
researcher in Scotland’s voluntary and
public sectors, it is crucial for me to
deliver an impeccable service. My work is
largely with and on behalf of some of the
most vulnerable and excluded groups and
individuals in the country. In particular,
young people, homeless people and those
experiencing mental and emotional health
problems.
I am also a single parent living with
the challenges of nurturing and guiding my
teenage daughter.
I cannot imagine where I
would be now without Heather's direction,
impartial and unconditional support,
wisdom, insights and encouragement.
Her insights in response to my multiple
and complex range of issues were
astounding, and I was excited by the
continual ‘Aha’ moments that I was
experiencing on a weekly basis in my
coaching sessions. Heather helped me to
identify patterns of thoughts, feelings
and behaviour that were contributing to
the stressful and painful events that
were regular features of my daily
life. She also helped me to
identify and adopt effective strategies
for overcoming the negative patterns
that were creating so much havoc and
anxiety and gradually destroying my
capacity for happiness and emotional
well-being.
Everything
is so much better now - my feeling of
well-being; my personal and professional
effectiveness; my emotional and physical
health; a happier home; lighter and more
joyful relationships with everyone I come
into contact with. I am also finding
my work experiences more fruitful and
rewarding and am actually embracing them
with the kind of energy and enthusiasm that
I used to have in the very early days of my
career.
Heather’s personal
qualities are many and really are an
enhancement to the coaching she
provides. As I reflect back on the
time I have spent with her, I can honestly
say that her integrity, her compassion,
and the tangible passion she has to make a
difference in people’s lives have been
touching and inspirational for me.
I know as I go forward in life that her
words will echo in my mind, and the
benefits of the work I did with her with
continue to bear fruit.
Hazel
Smith, Self-employed Consultant, Trainer
& Researcher, Edinburgh
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