Client feedback
Whilst all our work is confidential, some clients have been inspired to give feedback on the results they achieved from our business, career and life coaching programmes.
"Frances is an excellent coach. Her group coaching sessions enable you to focus on what is and what isn't important in life and I leave her sessions feeling energised, optimistic and raring to go. Implementing some of her tools have made a really positive difference to the way I live my life - and it's not just me that reaps the benefits, my family and friends do too."Suzie from Wimbledon, Yoga teacher. Attended group life coaching workshop.
I have made incredible progress since the coaching workshop and feel so much more focused; I no longer see challenges as huge and intimidating. I have learned to break things down into smaller steps and in doing so have achieved things which I had put on the back burner for so long. I am now enjoying success with my freelance graphic designing, I have FINALLY tackled the jobs I wanted to do and feel so relieved to finally tick them off my "to do" list. I used to get overwhelmed by things like this. They just felt "too big to think about right now..." But now I get together with my fellow course mates once a month and using your techniques I am feeling on top of it all.
Kelly, mother of two and business owner from Wimbledon. Attended group life coaching workshop
“My first impression, before actually trying it, was that coaching would be someone telling me what I should do. In reality the process is so much more.
It has helped me visualize what success in my job would look like and what I need to do in order to get there, what was getting in the way and how I could overcome those obstacles. I think coaching is so effective because you come up with the solutions and the way forward.
The process has helped me set out a plan and specific actions I need to do in order to achieve my goals which will also be of benefit to the business.”
Adam Seymour
BD manager, CMS Cameron McKenna
“Frances has a true gift for coaching and has been an inspiration to me, both personally and professionally. My coaching took place during an important and challenging time in my career and allowed me to explore what makes me happy and unhappy, including the need to balance my work and personal life.
Coaching supported me in deciding to progress my application for partnership and helped me achieve my goal. No matter how jumbled my thoughts or how confused I felt at the start of a session, Frances always enabled me to create focused and positive ideas and objectives. Since being coached by Frances, I have been extolling the virtues of coaching to anyone who will listen!”
Michelle Harris
Partner at law firm Kingsley Napley
“I found coaching invaluable in helping me develop a new service targeting healthcare professionals. Frances skilfully extracted my ideas and helped me put them together in a coherent fashion to create a plan, which I was then successful at achieving. The result: an innovative piece of marketing material and logo I am proud of that gets the right response from potential clients.”
Kathleen Sullivan
Coach & Business Owner
“Coaching is now an essential tool in my business strategy. It has given me an opportunity to vocalise my plans, concerns and goals, prioritise and manage my time more efficiently. Coaching has ultimately helped reduce the stress of setting up a new business by myself and supported me in paving the way to future success”
Fiona McCambridge
Start-up Business Owner, Too True London
“The Coaching Workshop was a real education, helping us to understand what makes a great manager and providing tools to emulate leadership behaviours.”
Trish Coia
Marketing Director, Thomas Eggar
“Working with Frances as a co-facilitator is always a rewarding experience. She quickly engages with people in a group building rapport and a very supportive environment. Her familiarity with the subject matter around coaching and mentoring gives her an authentic confidence and this is encouraging for all those who work with her.”
Mike Hurley
President of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC) and Director of Intuition
“Before my coaching I was very confused and unsure of the direction I was taking in life. Frances enabled me to see that I had gone from one extreme (corporate stress as a lawyer) to the other (spiritual recluse as a yoga teacher) and I needed to find a middle ground. Coaching has helped me establish long term career and life goals and create positive affirmations that have opened my eyes to new opportunities.Within 3 months of my first session I met my current partner and moved to America to complete a Masters degree in Eastern Philosophy. I have found the balance between adventure and peace that I needed. I am excited to see where the next coaching session will take me!”
April Billson
Ex-Corporate Lawyer seeking Life Change
"I was a bit sceptical about coaching before I tried it but I couldn't have been happier to be proved wrong. Frances is very calm and focussed with great clarity of thought; she doesn't give you all the answers but instead asks you all the right questions that you answer yourself. I went to see Frances with a specific goal in mind - having recently had twins, I was coming to the end of my maternity leave and unsure how my life was going to pan out now I would be balancing my new life as a mother with my career in The City. I wanted to really understand what I wanted out of life and more importantly how I would put a plan in place to achieve that. Frances helped me to pinpoint what was important to me and then formulate a plan on how to achieve it. I was emboldened by the plan and negotiated a new deal at work that means I now work part time, with childcare-friendly hours and I even managed to get a pay rise in these recessionary times. I am thrilled with the outcome and I know I wouldn't have achieved this without Frances' help. If you feel like you need to regain focus or balance in your life I am confident that Frances can help you achieve it."
Mother of twins and City Professional, London. Maternity coaching.
"The All Change coaching programme has helped me identify what was holding me back and gain confidence in my ability. As a result I have identifed really meaningful goals and an action plan to achieve them. Frances helped me find my own answers and I would definitely recommend her."
Julia Mills, Business Owner and photographer
Life/Business coaching client.
“I walked away each week with a task/goal to achieve/action and I felt refreshed and read to face the week's challenges. Great job Frances”
Christine French
Attended group life coaching workshop
"Having a child is a life changing experience. Frances helped me to feel in control again – assisting me in balancing the new and old aspects of my life"
Emma Rickett, Communications Manager and mother to 6 month old. Attended group life coaching workshop
"The workshop more than met my expectations, giving me much needed skills which have helped me to achieve insights into how I live my life and how I will live it in future"
Mary, busy mother of two! Attended group life coaching workshop
"The workshops really helped me to focus on what was important to me and reclaim some of my own independence while still being the mummy i wanted to be. As they say - happy mummy, happy baby!"
Pam, new mum. Attended group life coaching workshop.
Career coaching with Frances helped me gain a clearer understanding of my strengths whilst exploring new career paths that tie in with my motivations and values. As a result, I am seeing a wider range of opportunities available to me than before. Frances is open, honest and friendly. I would recommend her coaching 100%.”
Antony Price
Career Coach Client
“Coaching has given me clarity of vision, a list of priorities from which to work; establishing values with which to make huge changes. As a result of coaching I have sold my practice, my house and moved to the country making me and my family much happier as we have been able to plan for a better future. I have recommended Frances to all my good friends.”
Ashling Moore
Life Coach Client
“Coaching provides an excellent forum to discuss in confidence issues or situations that are encountered in the workplace. It is an effective outlet that allows you to move your career forward and improve your performance through taking control of what you would like to achieve and establishing key steps.
I found my coaching sessions extremely beneficial and supportive. Through looking at my values I was able to acknowledge what is important to me in a role and why. The sessions allowed me to discuss stressful situations and how to overcome these in a professional manner.”
Zoe Shepherd
BD manager, E&Y
“Coaching helps you set yourself goals in the workplace with objective support. I have definitely benefited from having someone independent to listen whilst talking through issues and concerns, enabling me to you come up with my own solutions.”
Nicky Jeffery
CRM Manager, CMS Cameron McKenna
“My coaching with Frances is already producing results, covering a broad range of areas, enabling me to prioritize and clear away mental clutter. I used to find it so hard to keep my behaviour in harmony with my goals. Now it really feels as if a fog has lifted.”
Will Oliver
Writer, Artist & Trainer