TESTIMONIALS
What clients say about career coaching with me...
“I started working with Lara during an incredibly tumultuous time in my career. I was recovering from serious burnout and had taken a step back professionally to try and catch my breath. But it wasn’t until I started coaching that everything really began to shift.
She helped me untangle the overwhelming web of thoughts in my head and turn them into real, practical actions. From completely overhauling my resume, to exploring new roles and possibilities, to understanding how my brain works (and how other people’s do too), Lara supported me through every step.
What I loved most about our sessions was how intuitive Lara was. If I wasn’t in the right mindset to drill down that day, we’d switch gears. If I logged on with a completely different trajectory than the one I had seven days prior, Lara would roll with it. I always felt supported and guided, but most importantly I felt completely in charge of the outcome.
With Lara’s guidance I not only made a career move that I’m incredibly happy about, but I also gained tools that help me shape my reactions and recognise my emotions in real time. I’m calmer, more adaptable, and just... lighter.
Working together was challenging, rewarding, and genuinely so much fun. Lara is a catalyst and working with her will change your life in the best way. I cannot recommend her enough.”
“Lara was great to work with, very flexible to fit in around my crazy life at times. Being new on the ADHD journey Lara was kind and caring helping me to explore the stories and systems I have set up for myself. Challenge the unhelpful ones and find the positives in the super systems I have to help me to succeed. Having lost a ton of confidence in the last few years I truely came out feeling like not only I got my old confidence back but I now have a much better understanding of how to do things in new and intentional ways in the future! Thanks, Lara!”
“Firstly a huge huge THANK YOU. The timing of being introduced to you could not have been better for me. I had made quite a rash decision in taking on a new role and was in a world of self doubt and low confidence. From our first session you immediately “got me” which is amazing as I assumed myself quite complex and unique. It’s so refreshing knowing that my emotions and feelings are not that uncommon and, in fact, quite normal for (self diagnosed) neurodiverse folk. Once I was able to get comfortable that my mental state was relatively normal, it opened the way to consider plans and strategies to help regulate my thoughts, processes and emotions. I was blown away by your ability to so quickly understand and challenge my thinking and come up with unique personalised strategies which were always workshopped with me and never lifted from a book or journal. Each strategy was from your own experiences and were totally relevant to my situation. I feel so much better for our time together.
Often health is related to fitness and diet but the improvement in my mental health, through your support, has been so uplifting. I’m sleeping better, I am more effective at work, I feel so much more confident, and when I dont I have the strategies in place to deal with it. I better understand and can regulate my emotions and most importantly I am kind to myself rather than full of self doubt.
The fact that my new mantra is “What would Lara say in this situation” is testament to the impact you have had on me. I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending you to friends, family and colleagues. They would be lucky to spend time with you.”
“Through my work with Lara I’ve gone from not having any idea about what I wanted to do next in my career to having explored a creative business idea and then identifying how I could move into a new area of professional employment by pivoting on my existing skillset. Lara has helped me to identify and work through issues and challenges within myself, offering thought processes and action steps that have allowed me to move forward with openness and excitement rather than criticism and self-doubt. I’m so grateful to Lara for the compassionate, enthusiastic and inspiring way she has guided me through a time of major change and transition in my life. ”
“I don’t think I’ve ever felt as seen or understood as I do when I talk with you. It’s incredible to me how far I’ve come in the last year but the last four months or so in particular. I remember you said when we started working together, “I wonder where you’ll be in three months?” And wow - everything has changed.
Thank you for everything.. I’m really looking forward to the next few months. ”
“I was looking for some structured guidance to work through exactly what it is I’m going to do “when I grow up”! You have delivered that in spades!! The fortnightly phone format is flexible, personal and real. I was made to feel comfortable exploring all issues related to and connecting with my working life – having the “space” to discuss and analyse this, to grow towards better work practice. Lara is happy to go to the harder places and to push a little if needed.
Working with Lara has greatly increased my confidence to “go my own way” and enhanced my self-belief. It has also helped me to embrace the spiritual “universe delivers” mindset which I’ve always felt intuitively but loved having re-iterated and confirmed by you.
I didn’t really know what to expect but it has been literally “life changing”. It has crept up on me, but I’ve realised that since we started nearly a year ago, I’m much happier and more confident about my direction with work, but also life in general - and importantly, I’m excited about future plans. I’ve even become fitter!! Part of a whole different mindset to when I started out with you!
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“Lara could pinpoint my struggles and show new ways to look at a situation as well as way to deal with or challenge my fears. We could achieve what I asked of her as well as so much more. I was able to make decisions and feel confident in my choices. I was a excited and confident about the path I was taking. My friends said I was much happier and glad I was finally taking the steps towards what I wanted to do and would be good at. ”
“Before coaching I was hoping to feel happier in my daily life and for Lara to help me make some important decisions that felt too overwhelming to me. After coaching I felt like a stone had lifted from my heart. I felt like I could make some scary decisions about changing some big parts of my life and it was okay because I learnt how to listen to what I really wanted and what is most important. In the three months of coaching Lara really was able to help me with all aspects of life - it’s had a big impact on my life.”
“I can confidently say that coaching with Lara has been the best money I have ever spent. It’s like I was living in black and white and now I’m living in full colour. I know that probably sounds extreme, but it’s the truth – everything is brighter. I am happier, more confident and feel more capable.
The best thing about coaching with Lara is that it strangely feels like you’re chatting to an old friend. I learnt practical tools to help me change myself – from the inside out.
For once, I feel like I’m actually in control of my own life and excited by the possibilities that brings!”
“I’ve always been a bit nervous about life coaches. It’s so hard to tell whether they’re actually going to be helpful, or are just going to ask you to rub a crystal and wish your way to happiness and fulfilment. But I’ve just had my first session with Lara, and I have to say that it really was the most fantastic experience.
She has a wonderful balance of asking the questions you’ve been avoiding asking yourself, while at the same time making you feel comfortable and confident – both about the discussion, and about the future. What began as a little discussion about work ended up being an incredibly helpful discussion about the deepest things that hold me back.
She’s very practical in her approach, and I left feeling like there were really tangible things I could do to help keep life on track. I got so much out of my discussion with Lara - I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.”
“When I first started working with Lara, I was at one of the lowest points in my career and honestly, in myself. I had been struggling for several years to make it in my chosen career path, repeatedly attempting to fit my neurodiverse self into neurotypical shaped boxes over and over with no luck and I felt completely depleted. I knew I needed help to break the cycle and find the right path, but I had no idea just how life-changing coaching with her would be.
Working with Lara was one of the most healing, grounding, and soul-affirming experiences of my life. She created a space that felt safe, warm, and welcoming. There was no pressure to “fix” myself rather gentle, wise guidance and genuine praise and celebration of who I am, that healed old scars and helped me reconnect with who I am, what I value, and what I need to truly flourish.
With her support, I rewrote the playbook on what work and life needed to look like for my success. I found clarity, strength, and direction. I stopped questioning my worth, stopped internalising other people’s dysfunction, and started taking aligned, courageous steps toward the career (and life) I actually wanted. Nearly a year on from our first session, I now have a job that fits me, challenges me in the best ways, and allows me to show up as my full self. I’m thriving and I truly wouldn’t be here without her.
The differences between before and now? So many. I procrastinate less. I self-regulate better. I back myself more. The biggest change is how I feel: I feel sure of myself and confident that I do, in fact, know what I am doing. Coaching with Lara helped me remember who I am, and for that, I will always be grateful.
If I could change one thing, it’s only that I wish I’d found her sooner. ”
“After two years of floundering, Lara helped me to rediscover my forgotten love: documentary filmmaking. I recommend her to anyone who wants to climb out of a rut, reconnect with their purpose and get back to living it. She’s a veritable defibrillator for the soul. ”
“Working with Lara is a true delight. She is incredibly intuitive and insightful. I feel deeply heard and understood when being coached by her. ”
“When I met with Lara, all the pressures of living a busy professional and family life, had somehow spiralled out of control and my health and wellbeing were taking a nosedive.
Talking with Lara helped to reconnect my mind with my body and immediately reorientated me towards possibilities for making more vibrant and lively choices. Lara is a kind and intuitive listener, who brings an evidence based perspective to her practice.
I recommend Lara’s insights and her friendly encouragement onto the road for living a more truthful life.”
“I was facing a return to paid work after a lengthy period away to have and raise children. I had completely lost faith in my ability to contribute in the workplace, lead a team, or even converse with adults!
Lara gave me the tools to recognise that not only was I capable of these things, but that my experience of motherhood would bring additional skills to the workplace.
I’m now two weeks back at work, have stepped into a new role with ease, and have been sponsored by the organisation to commence a women’s management & leadership program!
Lara’s support during this transitional phase in my life has been invaluable!”
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