Life Coaching - Stuart, 46
I originally came to Ian during a difficult stage I was going through in relation to my career. My conversations with Ian helped me take a step back and assess my situation with fresh eyes; allowing me new insights when looking at recent events I’d experienced in work. Ian’s coaching enabled me to explore the outcomes I wanted and this meant I could then plot a course of action to navigate myself to a better place.
Ian has a very relaxed personal style, asking the questions that allowed me to find the answers I needed to move forward and identify the necessary actions I needed to take. I had these answers all along - Ian just helped me find them.
This reflective technique has now aided me on a number of occasions from dealing with grief to putting plans in place to achieve my life goals.
I highly recommend Ian given my own positive experience. He has a very reassuring personal style, is empathetic and has demonstrated complete sincerity in our sessions; facilitating our discussions to enable me to arrive at the right outcome for me. Thank you Ian!
Hypnotherapy - Linda, 60
Ian put me at ease straight away when I met him for my first hypnosis session, he was very understanding and took his time to explain the process. He has a very calm and gentle way which immediately instilled confidence and trust. I felt that we worked through things together so that I could find the answers I needed. Ian’s voice is really relaxing and comforting.
Life Coaching - Michael, 35
I was struggling with navigating my work life and its balance between my time outside of work. Work was getting me down, despite loving what I do, and I was finding it hard and challenging to actively make changes to make the situation better. My happiness was being compromised and it was beginning to make me unhappy and putting strains on other areas of my life, including my relationships. I sought out a life coach to see if they could help me explore these thoughts further and help me identify solutions that may help and support with keeping me on track.
I am so glad that I did. Working with Ian was extremely valuable to my situation, and he really is a fantastic life coach. He was able to help me clearly identify key issues, work through them through multiple different methods or techniques, finding the best things that suited me and slowly I managed to integrate this into my life. His knowledge and relatability have made me utilise his expertise still today, despite things improving significantly at work and my happiness levels being back to where it should be. I get so much value from our sessions; I feel I can continue to build towards a truly happy, peaceful life with his help and support.
Person Centred Therapy - KKS, 32
I have worked with several therapists and counsellors in my lifetime, all of whom took different approaches and had differing specialisms. What Ian does better than anyone I have worked with is treat you as an individual. The guidance he offers is considered, encompasses various approaches and above all, especially in the case of myself, challenges the various coping mechanisms I have created. He is also adept at addressing the “elephant in the room” and was selective in challenging me where I have been prone to being self-deprecating, a coping mechanism in itself.
The therapists I have worked with previously have had tendencies to feel as though they are reading from a manual, but time spent with Ian has always left me feeling with a sense of accomplishment, that the time spent has aided my recovery. Where he has a particular forte has been in recalling previous conversations and being able to play these back into the discussion at hand, assisting me in better understanding how former situations or behaviours play into my life now. His talent serves as reassurance of his genuine interest in my betterment and reinforces that time spent with Ian is benefitting me even at times when addressing subjects that can feel uncomfortable.
Without question, Ian invests in those he works with in such a way that it is clear he wants to see you flourish to such a degree you might no longer require his support. I could not recommend working with him enough.
Ian has been someone I can turn to and rely upon even at times when I have questioned if I have been able to rely upon myself.”
