Testimonials

I was surprised at the impact that Amanda's coaching had on an important transitional stage for my family.  We were moving from Muscat to Abu Dhabi and this involved a change in everything including schools, house, friends, pass times, jobs and professional care for my children.  The transition was made more difficult because I didn't want to make it. It was forced by my husband's change in job. I was very happy in Muscat and having visited Abu Dhabi found nothing to like about it at first glance.  Amanda really helped a great deal and I would recommend Coaching and Amanda during transitional times.  What I liked about it was that it created time in a safe and supportive environment to carefully consider and discuss important factors of the move.  On my own I was burying my head in the sand having not told many of my closest friends that I was leaving.  Amanda and her approach helped me to face up to the move and organise my thoughts and what I should be doing during an overwhelming period.  She also guided me towards an approach considerate of other family members, in particular my husband, when really I was quite focussed on my own feelings about the move.  Through the process I felt more in control of what was happening and this helped me to feel more positive about my situation.  I am quite sure that my children ended up in my preferred school and that we hit the road running because of Amanda's pragmatic and supportive approach.  Another surprising (to me) outcome was that it uncovered emotional barriers to sensible decisions that I had not previously identified.  For example, particularly strong attachment to my 3rd child creating difficulty in choosing the best pre-school provision for her.  Recognition of this alongside a greater awareness of needs beyond my own within the family helped me to let her fly the nest (slightly). 

- British Expat