Mid-Career Coaching Testimonial -ST

I decided to embark on career coaching as I had been unhappy in my career in healthcare for several years and was keen to transition to a different sector. I knew this would not be an easy undertaking. I needed to find someone with both the expertise and knowledge of navigating a career transition in this current climate as well as a supportive and understanding coach who could help me to reflect on what it was I actually wanted from my job, career and even day-to-day life.

Prior to working with Patricia, I had exploratory calls with approx. 10 different career coaches, but none of them seemed to fit the bill of I what I felt
I needed. However, from my first phone call with Patricia, I felt comfortable and at ease, as well as feeling confident that her skills, experience and approach to coaching were exactly what I had been searching for!

From the outset, I found Patricia’s coaching excellent. Her warm, professional manner and her ability to sense when to challenge and when to encourage me helped me feel more comfortable and open to exploring career avenues that I had never been confident enough to explore before. I very much appreciated how structured and goal-focused her approach is, and found great benefit from the activities (especially the ‘stay or go’ workbook, the skills inventory and the coaching preparation forms) Patricia asked me to complete before each session to ensure I got the maximum benefit from our face-to-face time together.

Throughout my coaching experience, I always felt that Patricia had my best interests at heart. As we worked together on and off over a period of 8 months, my coaching journey evolved and shifted, and Patricia was consistently able to adapt her approach to my needs and goals at any given time in a way that felt supportive and thoroughly beneficial. I would have no reservations in highly recommending Patricia’s coaching services to anyone
having doubts about their current job, wanting to explore what else is out there and then wanting the practical guidance and real-life knowledge to make that career transition successful. Many, many thanks to Patricia for her kindness, support and guidance!