A selection of nice things people have said about Ann Brown’s coaching…
Ann, you are great with sensitives !
You have a lovely mixture of gentleness and challenge, a *just right* mix.
It feels safe… There are ways to offer challenge that completely don’t work for me in many ways, and yet I NEED challenge.
Sensitive people need challenge. Sensitivity makes you extra cautious and extra safety oriented. Which is fine but if not careful, you end up hiding too much and that comes at a price. I get a sense of you being on my side, even as you challenge.
There’s something very non-threatening in that.
I found from working with you how much my soul needs to continue to connect with this younger part of myself that is still hurting and still afraid.
I found it really useful to have you suggest to me that I should reconnect with the little girl and you did it in a way that was strong and supportive, yet very gentle.
There’s a grace and elegance in the way you work Ann, that’s gentle, tender and strong. There was a way that you stood with me, stood at my back so I didn’t try to escape – you didn’t let me squirm away from something I needed to stay with.
Gentle. Powerful. Insightful.
That’s how I’d describe Ann. Those are three of her strong qualities that I value and benefit from most of all.
As Ann and I have worked together, I’ve so appreciated her gentleness, which helps me feel seen and truly heard. Working with Ann feels safe.
Within that gentleness, however, is a powerful strength that is incredibly supportive. Ann is like a pillar I can always count on and lean into.
And Ann is so insightful – so the gentleness isn’t just “softness,” and her power isn’t just “boldness.”
Ann brings depth, discernment and wisdom to our work together – far beyond anything I’d be able to conjure on my own. She sees things I don’t, and helps me bring them into clarity so that moving forward with confidence and grace is possible.
At the root of it, all of this means that I deeply trust Ann – with my whole being.
I feel so fortunate to have her in my corner.
“Before I had coaching with Ann I felt very negative, with a sense of confusion and apprehension about everything.
Using a combination of really listening and hearing what I was saying, and using her intuition, experience and knowledge, she helped me to identify my own resources, and use them to move forward.
Ann has a fantastic warmth and nurturing manner that comes across even over the telephone. She has the ability to gently breakdown barriers and get to the core of the issue.
Working with Ann has unleashed a power within me, and I now feel more positive.
I feel that I can actually heal the past and move forward.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Ann to others.”
Like many of my fellow millennials I have felt stuck for years. Burning myself out, looking for more meaningful things to do. Trying to build deeper connections with the people around me.
Even though I had already made it a long way, Ann was able to add a lot more clarity and perspective.
She understands how your mind and behaviors work and can help you understand and untangle those thoughts and emotions that are holding you back in your professional and/or personal life. But she never lectures. Instead, she is a safe guide to more clarity, confidence, and self-worth.
She listens, values confidentiality, gives tangible, practical advice, and she really, really cares.
If you find yourself procrastinating, overworking yourself, riddled with fear, self-doubt, or even fatigue, a sense of loneliness or meaninglessness, Ann is where you will find help.
We are all carrying some sort of heavy package around with us, sometimes not knowing what it actually is. It’s ok to ask for help and so worth to invest in that part of ourselves.
I’ve experienced a shift in the way I see the past and a change in how it influences me – feeling less vulnerable about incidents in the past that were holding me back from really being all I can be.
I really liked your approach – it was very warm, calm and nurturing and I felt really safe going through the exercises, even though it was emotionally demanding.
“The process I went through with you was very powerful.
You took the time to acknowledge me for who I am and value that. We established a level of trust that enabled me to go a layer deeper than other coaching I’ve had, and I gave myself permission to be absolutely honest with you. You were very attentive and astute about my needs and good at reading between the lines.
I felt held and supported by you, and I got the clear cut message that you were not judging me.You have a lovely voice, very caring and calming. I knew that if I got emotional you would have managed the process and I would still be contained.
What I most enjoyed about our coaching is that you challenged me in a very caring way. Your challenging stopped me wallowing, but also stopped me attacking myself, or putting myself down. You became a cheerleader for me.
Working with you enabled me to really understand and process some of my issues in detail, and also to explore the relevant action to take in response to these. At the end of each session, I felt valued and energised, and I looked forward to our sessions, knowing that the world would be right afterwards!”