"Our facilitated team day consisted of discussion and dialogue around several key diversity themes that were of importance to our multi-cultural team and the clients our service that come from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.  

Sonya kept the group of 40 to task, encouraged debate and we came up with a list of next steps that people signed up to and felt they could initiate straight away back in the office".

Johanna Hunt - Assistant Manager for Effective Practice

"The coaching helped me to make necessary changes in how I looked at work and Sonya challenged me to think about what was important to me and how I was going to achieve it.  Things I had been procrastinating about I started to take action on and I now have more tools to help me move forward and get things done. 

I am now more confident and have more self-belief, one change is that I am now looking at issues that I would not have wanted to deal with in the past."

Abbey – Business Owner

“Sonya, I would like to feedback that I have found the experience extremely positive and it has helped me to radically change some working relationships and have more control over the way I work.  I am now fully in my leadership role and have noticed the difference that this makes to the way that I view my management role.”

Shona – Deputy Service Manager

"I joined the programme following an organisational re-organisation.  I found coaching very useful in challenging me to get focused and realistic about my work and career goals and helped me to explore the dynamics of working in a multi-cultural environment. 
Conflict in relationships and cultural diversity was addressed and Sonya and I had several discussions about inter-cultural communication.  I am now a lot happier and more satisfied in my new role and I have resolved some outstanding workplace issues." 

“As a senior manager in the  Group Technology (IT) department we have had to make a lot of change and are conscious of the diversity agenda for business success .  I have known Sonya for a number of years and she has helped me to understand that creating an environment that is welcoming to people of all backgrounds is critical. 

Challenging the isms, racism, sexism, etc. is essential and we take that very seriously in our organisation.  However changing organisational culture is difficult and there are many subtleties in the daily working environment that can make people from different backgrounds uncomfortable. 

Sonya's approach is always enquiring, I like the way she never jumps to conclusions.  I never feel threatened by her despite the fact that as a white male manager I sometimes feel quite nervous talking about cultural differences because I don't want to offend others. In my dealings with Sonya she has always been very straightforward and will not shy away from exploring difficult issues, whilst this can be challenging it has also helped me to champion diversity in a productive way that others in the organisation are comfortable with”. 

Stuart -  Chief IT Architect

"Just a quick note to say that I have just been appointed into a new role as Business Analysts for a housing trust, so thanks for helping me give myself a kick up the wotsit!!! (proof that I did take something in).

Better pay, more responsibility and a very good stepping stone to where I want to be in a few years time so it’s a win win!"

Andrew - Business Analyst

"The coaching programme had helped me to critically look at where I was in my career.  It challenged me to consider my potential and helped me to re-affirm my belief in my abilities.  I am now applying this new found energy to progressing professionally and establishing a career rather than merely being content with a job."

Herman – Personal Advisor

"I found the practical exercises particularly useful in helping me to visualise some of the challenges in a context that was unrelated but very representative of feelings and ability.  Also important was having the space to think about my development and that being protected.  Feelings safe within the session to explore issues and being appropriately challenged.  I found the style of discussion and probing very useful."

Marsha – Deputy Service Manager

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"My main aim in attending coaching was to progress in my career as I felt stuck and needed guidance to make decisions about my future.  I found Sonya to be approachable from the beginning. She allowed me to open up and deal with some painful issues that were preventing me from moving forward. She was sensitive to my needs and always professional in her approach. It was obvious the sessions were tailor planned with a mixture of discussion and exercises that enabled me to remove the blocks that were preventing me from moving forward."

Jackie – Team Manager

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"The coaching meetings and their outcomes have exceeded my expectations. I felt that Sonya used an approach that allowed me to steer and take responsibility of what I wished to gain from the meetings whilst still delivering support, advice and guidance through discussions and practical exercises. I was introduced to a number of theories and practices within the field of communication which I have had the opportunity to use within my current role and responsibilities at work and have also applied them to my personal and general life pursuits. 

Andrew - IT Consultant 

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"Her straightforward, insightful, warm yet professional approach impressed me that continued coaching would be something beneficial to my life.  We subsequently agreed on telephone coaching on a bi-weekly basis.

Sonya has the ability to challenge and support simultaneously, she leads whilst handing you the reins, she does not direct but inspires action by inviting you to make a commitment to a self chosen next step.

Sonya has the gift of listening. It was always so encouraging to hear her summarise what you had been saying throughout the session. She also had the ability to hold themes from other sessions and link them together in subsequent sessions which has made an important contribution to helping me as a client know myself better.

Velettia – Psychotherapist & Special Needs Teacher

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