Client Testimonials

‘Before I met Alison I was feeling very sad and depressed because I didn’t know what to do with my life. I hated my job and it was really affecting me.

Alison helped me realise what I really wanted to do in my career, she gave me something to focus on and helped me to build my self-confidence. Since working with Alison I’ve started college and I am now setting up my own business.

If you’re not sure about doing coaching my advice would be to just do it! It will change your life. We only get one chance at living and we can’t go through life being unhappy and depressed.

Alison will get you to focus on what you want to improve and will give you that kick start you need. It just took one coaching session for my life to change onto this amazing journey and the ongoing support I get from Alison is amazing.’

— Valerie taylor, handwoven in ireland

Before working with Alison I was having issues with my professional self-confidence and understanding myself. This made me feel self aware as I was questioning myself too much and I was confused about my direction and outcome. Since working with Alison I have increased confidence in both my private and professional life. I'm learning to enjoy the process of the journey. I started planning my future with a strategy in mind, this was much easier to do while having a professional coach by my side. I have become more relaxed and focused. Challenge yourself by engaging with a coach, you will not realise your full potential until you do, doing so will actually move you forward in life. If you are looking for sound council, you will find it in Alison. As Robert Frost says 'We dance around in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and knows.'

Shane Burke, Executive Coaching Client, ESB Networks

‘I engaged Alison’s services as a business coach a number of months after setting up my own Accounting practice. The biggest challenge I had at the time was a lack of clarity around who I should work with (my ideal client), and whether or not I had been too hasty in offloading my biggest client. I was feeling frustrated, overwhelmed and unsure of what direction to take in my business. I was feeling stuck! After our initial coaching session I felt I had confirmation that I had made the correct decision. After a few more sessions I had more clarity around who I should work with & in what manner I should work with them. I also had the realisation that all the ups & downs are a part of the journey when you're a business owner!

I felt reassured that I should follow my own instincts, and that the answers that I needed lay within me. This was a change, as for a period of time before speaking to Alison I had started to question some of my decisions. I also felt different knowing that I had found a very reliable sounding board who would listen to me objectively and without judgment; if I ever feel myself getting stuck again & needing clarity, it is incredibly reassuring to know that I have Alison there to talk to. (A family member cannot really provide the same level of unemotional advice). I also discovered a renewed energy/passion for my business which had somewhat dipped after ploughing away myself for a number of months.

If you’re thinking about booking a coaching session, do not hesitate for a second, go for it! It is one of the best decisions you will ever make for yourself (be it on a personal or business front). Alison has an innate ability to provide clarity, to filter the noise out and to let you hear the answers that you already have within you.

I highly recommend working with Alison. She is calmness personified, this in turn creates an environment of calm, in which your thoughts can become clear and you can hear the answers to the issue that you are having. While you are trying to figure things out on your own, all you hear is noise. Alison's experience, both in life and in business, gives her an ability to see with a laser focus what is important and what is not, what is worthy of giving energy to and what is not. These are skills which Alison uses in a wonderfully unobtrusive, but very effective manner. There are a lot of coaches out there, but Alison stands out from the crowd!

- paula travers, travers accountng services

‘I went to see Alison initially because I felt stuck in a rut. I had ideas for where I wanted to go, both personally and professionally, but lacked the clarity and confidence to figure out how I was going to get there. I was unable to think big - about what I really wanted for my life and business and about what I was capable of achieving. This was making me feel anxious. It was difficult to talk about this to friends or family as they either told me that everything would be ok, or worried about me. So I internalised it.

Alison helped me to realise that I could be more ambitious about my life and that I didn’t have to settle for anything that I wasn’t happy with both in my personal life and my business. She encouraged me to think bigger.

I can now visualise what I really want and it actually feels achievable! I can now see the bigger picture - I have a plan for what I want to achieve and a series of realistic and achievable steps for how I can gt there.

Working with Alison will open your eyes. She is empathetic and understanding, she doesn’t look at any aspect of your life in isolation, but how everything fits together. Because of this, she is able to see how the little changes can effect the bigger picture, and this objectivity is SO valuable.

Alison really understands people - her holistic approach means that she gets to the root of what is holding you back and provides reassurance and direction for how to overcome these blocks. I would highly recommend working with Alison if you need clarity and focus with any aspect of your personal and/or professional life.’

— evelyn cagney, pet lamb design

‘I had just set up a business called Relax Kids which I was struggling to get off the ground when I went to see Alison. I was feeling anxious about how I would get the word out there to people and about how to sell the business. I thought that I didn’t have the confidence to do that. During the coaching sessions, I learned more about myself and found that Alison was very easy to talk to and I felt very comfortable talking with her which was of great benefit to me on a whole.

Alison gave me strategies to work on for each session so I knew that I had to work towards a goal each week. I started pushing myself out there more and now have the confidence to do that.

Alison is a great coach who inspires you to overcome the obstacles that she finds in working with you. I would highly recommend Alison to anyone who is looking for a Coach. It definitely was of great help to me both personally and for my business. If anyone wants to succeed in their own life or job then Alison is the person to go to!’

— Bernadine boyle, relax kids

‘When I started working with Alison, I felt I didn’t have a lot of confidence especially in obtaining employment or furthering myself. This made me feel shy and afraid to be noticed or that I wouldn’t achieve what I wanted to achieve without looking or behaving the way people with great confidence behaved.

However Alison made me realise just how much confidence I already had within me and helped me to harness that.

Alison is very astute and has great empathy, intuitiveness and an amazing ability to read between the lines and harness the power and energy within. She asked the correct questions and helped me to see where I could help myself.

The biggest breakthrough for me was that I already had great confidence within, it just wasn’t dressed in the way I had perceived it to be. As a result of the coaching I realised how I wanted my future to look and how my future would be, with Alison’s guidance and the worksheets that she gave me. There were relationships in my life that were not healthy for me, but I had convinced myself that they were. I left some behind and changed my dynamic and attitude with others. I also secured some more work and made great connections and have made some great new positive friendships since then.

Alison opened up these avenues for me by making me see what I already had to begin with. Life has changed for the better since and it continues to grow.

I was hesitant to see Alison in the beginning as there are so many Life Coaches out there and I had never met a Life Coach before. However, I have never met such an inspirational, astute or highly tuned in person as Alison before. She has a unique ability to really see you as a person and hear the words you are not saying.

I would have no hesitation at all about going to see Alison. She helped change my life in so many ways and for the better. I went to Alison with a set conversation to go to her with in my mind, I knew what I needed to discuss. However, Alison’s intuition and easy to talk to manner, allowed me to open up in a way I did not expect. I spoke about issues I did not want to bring to the table, but I feel they were the real issues that were holding me back. This is a skill that nobody can learn from a book, Alison has a natural ability to get people to open up and feel highly comfortable around her. I cannot thank her enough for what she has helped me achieve and how I am growing and continue to grow since the Life Coaching Sessions.’

— donna mc taggart

I went to see Alison as I was feeling lost, unfocused and I felt that I had a cluttered mind and life which was making me feel anxious. In our first session I completed a Wheel of Life exercise with Alison which confirmed for me that there are different aspects to my life, different things that make me happy or fulfilled, and some of them are already very good. It also showed the ones that I need to work on, the ones that I´m not satisfied with. Being able to name those and mark them, helped to give me clarity.

In life there isn’t just one way for everyone or one right way, but you need to know what yours is, what you want.  And so it was good to remind myself that I am allowed to think about what I want, which I don’t usually do. The coaching helped me think a little bit outside the box, thinking beyond blocks, as I often feel trapped by my “circumstances”.

Alison put into words in a very articulate way, things I already suspected but maybe didn´t want to face/deal with. She also helped me to see that maybe I don’t need to attach money to my art or obsess over it right now, that I can just be creative and see what happens. But also that if I want to see it as a business, I need to treat that business as if it was a job: get organized, set deadlines, deliver.  The idea of writing things down, setting goals, breaking down the steps I need to take to achieve those goals and having a plan to follow is really useful.

Alison is non-judgemental, eloquent and insightful, she listens carefully, offers clarity and puts you in a position to think in a way you maybe hadn’t thought of before. To me those are are incredibly valuable qualities in a coach.

Maria Gasol, Visual Artist

Before I started working with Alison my biggest issue was needing to focus on the direction I wanted my business to go in. I was offering too many services and re-acting as opposed to being pro-active. This had me feeling overwhelmed and not in control.

As a result of the Business Coaching I received from Alison, I felt more in control and was confident about how I was going to achieve it. Alison helped me to assess the services I was offering, identify the areas I most enjoyed and devise a plan to develop the services that are more feasible with the most potential for growth and development.

If you’re not sure about whether or not to do Business Coaching, I would say you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. It’s a very professional service and really important, it’s like a regular check-up/MOT for your business. It helps to keep your focus, assess where you are, identify where you want to be and how to get there.

I found Alison’s coaching service extremely beneficial and she was at all times extremely professional. Alison is informative, practical, reassuring, empowering and knowledgeable.’

— frances wilson

‘I went to see Alison to explore other career options as my career was leaving me feeling stuck and frustrated. After working with Alison I realised that anything is possible and I was able to look beyond what I imagined was possible. I came away feeling more positive and that I had more options.

Alison will listen and say what you’ve said back to you, which makes you see it in a whole new light.

I enjoyed the coaching sessions, Alison was very welcoming and attentive, gentle but thorough. I felt very supported.’

— Catriona boyle