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I am a senior leader in a large international school, and have recently had coaching with Cressida. I found her 12 week programme to be exceptionally powerful, with Cressida’s coaching central to its impact. The One of Many powertypes framework she introduced was enormously helpful, offering both practical and deeply insightful ways to understand patterns in my leadership and new ways of working that are better in terms of both professional outcomes, and my wellbeing. Each coaching session felt purposeful, with Cressida skillfully prompting deeper thinking and helping me find my own answers thanks to her perceptive questioning skills.

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As an ex headteacher and now senior leader within a large educational organisation I know the personal cost of putting everybody and everything before myself. My need for external validation and my battle against imposter syndrome was keeping me stuck in a loop of long hours and people-pleasing. Cressida's open, trusting, space-giving, yet gently challenging approach, gave me exactly what I needed. Her ability to ask encouraging but pointed questions helped me focus and identify patterns I hadn’t previously considered. The embodiment work was a game changer for me and has led me to new ways of being and living professionally and personally that I never anticipated at the start of the coaching.

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Before I began coaching with Cressida, I was feeling overwhelmed, too busy and short of time.

By the end of our 12 weeks working together, I was still busy but it didn’t feel like it. Cressida is a great listener and she helped me to find ways to tweak what I do day to day and how I think about what I am doing. I see things from a different perspective now. I am still very busy and am getting lots done, but my life now feels more spacious and I feel like I have more time for fun. In short, I feel a lot happier with my life!

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