“ I am an approved coach with Reciprocoach, an international community of professional coaches who undertake reciprocal peer mentoring, supervision and coaching for their own personal and professional development. In order to do so I have had to meet their stringent criteria. You can see my profile at https://reciprocoach.com/BarbaraBates and all the feedback I have received. ”

“ Barbara was focused and practical in her approach which gave me an insight into my strengths and areas for development. This led me to focus more effectively and confidently on ways forward in self-development. I would recommend her approach. ”

“ Your coaching style is quiet and intuitive but no nonsense. What worked well for me was the anchoring, I will use this to perform on stage and to go to supermarkets. I learnt coping strategies for stress, for example the anchoring. However I also learned that I should not have got so stressed in the first place. The "will it matter in 5 years, a year, next week, tomorrow" will be something I will bear in mind from now on. My goals at work have now changed as I will be working towards a qualification. You also saw me through difficult time at work when I struggled with my team. Testimonial: Coaching helped me understand and deal with problems I faced at work. In turn, I will use the coping strategies I learnt to help me face problems in my personal life. ”

“ 1. Challenge was I had many limiting beliefs stemming from childhood that were holding me back in terms of my achievements, or lack of, in adult life. 2. Barbara helped me with NLP coaching and a TLT session, which unlocked and allowed me to let go of much baggage! 3. Barbara was patient and understanding, even whilst I was upset and dealing with some deep emotional events and inner turmoil, Barbara stayed with me completely and guided me through in a non hurried and reassuring way. 4. I would recommend Barbara without hesitation. Barbara was knowledgeable and professional and has helped me to change my life completely in terms of my self belief. ”

“ I wanted to find a job which provides at least £35k with Finance/ Management/Analyst / Accountant in the title which is meaningful to me and consistent with my value. Barbara provided customised support and different tools to help me understand my goal and help me make specific actions to achieve it, such as value tool, reflective diary, interview technique, anchoring confidence, broaden social network by using linkedin etc. Working with Barbara was a great pleasure, she is very empathetic and supportive throughout the whole process, I am not able to achieve my goal without her help. If you want to achieve your goal in life or at work, Barbara will be a person who you can talk to and help you along the way. She is great and I am so happy that I have met her. You should give a try, too. ”

“ I really appreciated the time that you gave to go through the coaching process.One of the things that I needed was assistance going through the decision process, and the space that the sessions gave me was invaluable. You spoke about all aspects of the process including emotions and blocks…your step by step approach enabled me to look at it more objectively ”

“ ...it was extremely helpful, thank you very much. It was fantastic working with you, you really focussed on my goals and made me feel very confident that I can achieve them.' '...the coaching was much more than I expected...I found it to be very helpful in the award but also in other areas as well. The help and advice I have received will benefit me greatly in my studies and everyday duties....Not only did we discuss the things that I wanted to talk about, you were able to highlight other issues which I didn’t know about that were also beneficial.' 'I have a clearer focus about what I want and a roadmap of how to get there. I have more confidence in my ability to make choices and determine my own destiny. I have learned the practical tools that I can apply to a variety of work and non-work situations....I found the coaching really useful and the coaching toolkit easy to integrate into my thinking. You helped me through a difficult period of threatened redundancy, making sure I always remained in control ”

“ Barbara is a great coach. She is professional and she builds trust very quickly. I found it very easy to talk to her. She is also able to provide positive challenge - which really helped me to define where I wanted to move forward. ”

“ Borrowing a career advice quote from Steve Martin, Barbara is "undeniably good". I've had the pleasure of having Barbara as business coach. She is extremely skilled and accomplished, and I have always admired her ability to guide me with any problem that I tackle. I give her my highest recommendation, as a Master Coach. ”

“ Barbara is an empathetic and well structured coach who partners with her client to keep on track towards the determined objective. I found she held the space to let me explore and dig down into not only what I was focused on but why that mattered to me. ”

“ Barbara's coaching style is considered, thoughtful and non-judgemental. She listens deeply and asks good powerful questions. She was also willing to question some of my assumptions which were getting in the way. No matter what issue I brought to our sessions, she was able to dance in the moment, and I always came away with greater clarity and perspective which helped me to move forward in a more focussed way. ”

“ Barbara conveys a sense of calm confidence and a welcoming environment, which makes you feel very comfortable in bringing your challenges to the session. At the same time, she has a very professional approach and really cares about your success. It was a pleasant experience having Barbara as my coach. ”

“ Barbara is a very warm, generous and understanding coach who has exceptional listening skills. When being coached by Barbara you feel very heard and she quickly developments rapport and presence to get you exploring your thinking and moving to action. ”

“ Barbara is a very warm, generous and understanding coach who has exceptional listening skills. When being coached by Barbara you feel very heard and she quickly developments rapport and presence to get you exploring your thinking and moving to action. ”