Testimonials
I’ve really found Natalie’s coaching fantastic. I have had coaching before but not tailored to ADHD. I really wanted to see progress in areas I was blocked, and we’ve dealt with very practical things that have been difficult for me my whole life (eg. drafting documents), as well as the bigger emotional backdrop coming up in different
Natalie created a safe, supportive environment where I felt understood and valued. She allowed me time to process my thoughts, guided me without judgment, and never made me feel embarrassed at any point. Her professionalism, kindness, and sincerity have been exceptional. She demonstrated qualities that go beyond technical skill—approachability, honesty, and genuine care—which have made
My experience of coaching with Natalie has been truly invaluable to me – the breadth and depth of the skills and strategies we have worked on have undoubtedly contributed to my achievements and career progression in the last 18 months. Our development of my practical skills and strategies around work management and prioritisation has lead
As we’re approaching the end of our programme, I would like to tell you how grateful I am about the wonderful coaching support that I have received from Natalie. Her knowledge of HE has helped me putting things into different perspectives, very useful for self-reflection. I have also found her coaching style very pragmatic, collaborative
Working with Natalie first as part of a leadership programme and then as I moved into a new leadership role, has helped to ground and guide me during a time of change. Natalie’s careful and considered holding of space and thoughtful questioning enabled me to reflect on and articulate my values and strengths to develop
I am incredibly grateful for the support I have received from Natalie during our Access to Work sessions. Natalie is insightful and knowledgeable as a support worker and has been an absolute joy to work with. She is patient, understanding and compassionate in her approach. In our online sessions, she sensitively created a positive and
Natalie is a fantastic coach whose unique background means she is able to appreciate the nuance and complexity of academia whilst enabling the exploration of a wide range of concepts, issues and ideas. Natalie is calm, considered, very personable and extremely intelligent. Her coaching style is refreshing and whilst you feel at ease you know
Natalie has helped me review my goals and what I want to achieve. Natalie has helped me work through strategies to manage my triggers and insecurities. I feel more confident that I can use these strategies for a better outcome.
Natalie is an amazing coach! I have been working with her this past year to help with my Executive Function challenges due to ADHD and how it affects my life, my family and my work. I am so pleased that I have found the right coach for me!!! Reasons why I think she is so
To my ADHD counsellor, Natalie, I am deeply grateful. Over the past year, Natalie has provided a therapeutic environment of safety, warmth and professional insight. Without this, I would be poorer and have continued to deal with ADHD symptoms alone. She helped me explore and embed essential skills that otherwise would remain in my blind
I have really enjoyed working with Natalie and am sad that our time together has come to an end. Throughout our time working together, she has been patient, understanding and compassionate. She always took a positive approach to helping me solve any challenges and her knowledge and experience meant that there were always lots of
I had a series of career coaching sessions with Natalie at a time when I was in a career rut: feeling bored and under-utilised in my current role with an ever increasing sense of self-doubt and low self-confidence. I knew I had more to offer, wanted to offer more, but didn’t know how to articulate my
Natalie coached me during my – up to now – most significant career transition. I am grateful to Natalie for creating a safe space which allowed me to explore the impact of that change on the various strands of my life. Through our conversations I was able to bring all the parts of myself together. She asked insightful questions and combined with her compassion gave me so
I came to Natalie after many unsuccessful interviews following the end of a temporary contract in the middle of the pandemic. She helped me to regain my self confidence and more importantly reframe my experiences more positively. Natalie didn’t just listen, she also picked upon what was not being said. Her empathy and relaxed, approachable manner helped me
Natalie facilitated an awayday for my manager team in December 2019. She was very thorough in her preparations for the day and suggested several useful tools we could use as a team to achieve our desired outcome from the awayday. Natalie is a very professional facilitator. She judged the feeling in the room very well
“I thought the workshop was valuable and facilitated well. Great techniques to take away, having a couple of things to do for you over the day, week or year. Great to take some perspective.” “Very practical and easy to apply.” “Natalie gave an insight into ways of looking after ourselves.”
Natalie has been a much valued and essential investment in enabling me to establish and develop my new business – I would not have made the progress I have without her insights and feedback. Natalie listens carefully and then makes observations that get straight to the heart of the matter, opening my eyes to new
Natalie is very easy to talk to and open up to. She has a gentle and empathetic approach but still manages to challenge you about your perceptions of yourself and the ones you have of the people who surround you. I booked a coaching session to help me with a really important interview for a
It was unexpectedly healing to be listened to without judgement. And surprising new insights, even though I’ve been working on myself for a long time. Grateful, renewed and inspired. Please sign me up for the next retreat/workshop!
Going for an interview at a level above my current role and not interviewing for nearly four years was daunting. I had the classic imposter syndrome and whilst I wanted the role, I couldn’t understand why I was invited to interview. Through coaching Natalie uncovered my inner confidence and helped me realise that my skills,
Natalie is very easy to talk to, caring and professional. She asked gently probing questions and offered insightful perspective during our conversation. I would recommend Quiet Space to anyone looking for personal or career coaching.
“I feel that the day has been very useful and informative. I have used my brain and considered my current situation and what I can do to change it.” “It made me energised, positive and happy. Thank you!” “It opened up some options I hadn’t previously considered. Great size group, very comfortable environment, super workbook
I found Natalie’s sessions to be extremely beneficial and inspirational. The coaching helped me to see a different perspective and gave me a solid foundation on which I could start to understand my life in a much clearer way. Goal setting was crucial and done in a way that was easy to digest. Completing goals
My coaching sessions with Natalie over the past two years have provided me with a confidential space to share challenges in my work and personal life, gain a new perspective on them and reflect on my own needs. Natalie has helped me to gradually tease out what I really want from life, rather than what
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things or more money in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are then do what you need to do in order to have what you want. — Margaret Young