'My coaching journey with Naomi was wonderful. I gained new insights about who I am, how I got here and who I am still becoming'
Testimonials
'Naomi's creative energy and her use of coaching tools helped me see how far I have come and my coaching goals for the future'
' Naomi helped me to realise that my dream could become a reality one day and helped me through the steps that I needed to take in order to do this. Naomi's approach helped me to see the potential in myself which I didn't think I had'
'As someone who often struggles with over-whelm, I found the coaching sessions with Naomi to be really helpful for getting clarity on ways to move forward and for breaking down what seem like large, hard to achieve goals into manageable bite size chunks'
'Naomi helped me to work out how to identify the obstacles I might face, threats to my goals, and how to overcome them'
'Naomi's easy-going personality, her professionalism, knowledge and skills make her a 'natural' for coaching, Her encouragement and support in the coaching process have helped me to move forward with my plans for the future' re..
'The overall effects of the coaching was amazing'
'Working with Naomi, I felt that she really understood my concerns, and celebrated my achievements'
'Naomi often challenged the way I thought about things and helped me to reframe them in a more positive way, such as looking at long term benefits over short-term gains'
'I find Naomi to be friendly and personable and I looked forward to our sessions'
'Naomi challenged me to research how to obtain my goals. She helped me consider what methods I could employ and asked at every session whether I was sticking to my actions and how I overcame difficulties to my plans'
My son and I have always had a great relationship, but when he was leaving school the dynamics seemed to change overnight! Suddenly he wanted all this independence that I wasn’t ready to give, and the more I tried to pull him back, the more he tried to pull away! I knew Naomi already, and was aware of her work with young adults, so I thought some sessions with her in a mediation role might help….and it really did!
Naomi helped me to learn that my son pulling away wasn’t a reflection on our relationship, it was just all a normal part of growing up. She talked me through how I needed to keep the line of communication open, to not immediately dismiss his ideas for independence, but to sit and get him to talk me through the parts I wasn’t comfortable with. In turn she spent time with my son and explained to him how difficult it was for me to suddenly, after 16-years of him being under my wing, let him go. She explained to him that me being ‘firey’ with him was actually me expressing fear, and that if he really wanted to grow up that he also needed to work with me to demonstrate that he was ready for the extra freedom and responsibility he was seeking.
Her ability to talk to young adults on their level, in a calm, approachable manner is what makes Naomi stand out, she listened to his views and opinions, agreed with him on certain elements (and told me so), but reasoned with him on others in a way that made him reflect and accept his part in fixing things.
Naomi allowed us both to quickly break down the walls that had been building and go back to having the great relationship we’ve always enjoyed. I now talk to my son more like an adult, and he continues to ask permission to do certain things and go certain places, whilst reassuring me that he will keep himself safe (which let’s be honest is all us Mums are concerned about!).
As soon as I started to relax, he immediately stopped pulling away…it was just like magnets, when the same poles (stubborn approach) faced each other we pushed away, now that we have a different approach we’ve pulled back towards each other!
The most important thing is that he knows I love him and tonight he came home with flowers and an invitation to take me out for dinner on his first apprentice wage, so I think that shows he loves me too!
Thank you Naomi, you fixed a situation that could very quickly have broken!
Forever grateful!
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