Leadership Coaching Testimonials

Before meeting Jude, I was apprehensive about working with a coach. After 13 years in the same company, I was nervous about opening myself up and honestly scrutinising my experience, but I knew I needed a fresh perspective. Jude’s story and coaching style really resonated with me, and I’m so pleased I committed to four sessions with her as each one was invaluable.

My key aims were to identify my values and take stock of my skills. Not only did I achieve this, but Jude’s sessions also restored my confidence in myself and my abilities. Through her thoughtful questions and practical exercises, I was able to reflect on my career, uncover the full range of my skills, and see them from a new perspective. This shift was eye-opening and gave me clarity about my professional strengths and direction.

Jude is a phenomenal listener. She gave me the space and time to voice my thoughts and concerns, never rushing the process. Her patient, considered follow-up questions encouraged me to analyse my own words and, on more than one occasion, led to genuine “light bulb moments”. These moments helped me rediscover my strengths, clarify what matters to me, and replace self-doubt with confidence.

I now feel equipped with a clearer sense of my values, my skills, and my worth. All of which I know will guide me in my career journey moving forward.

Jen, Head of Operations

I initially had four neurodivergence-specific coaching sessions. Having had coaching before, I knew the value it could bring — but there was something truly unique and powerful about the way Jude worked with me.

She created a space where I felt deeply heard, gently challenged, and genuinely empowered. I left each session not only with insights but with a felt sense of inspiration — even witnessing lifelong internal barriers begin to dissolve the very next day.

Her presence and skill were so transformative that I booked a further eight sessions. Over time, I could see and feel myself changing: growing in confidence, gaining clarity around my deepest values and beliefs, and reconnecting with what I truly want from life.

With Jude’s guidance, I’ve reclaimed my natural essence of joy, achieved goals I once only dreamed of, and now feel grounded in myself in a way I never had before. Jude always said I did the work — but I couldn’t have done it without her holding the space for me to do so.

If you’re ready to meet yourself fully and step into the life you truly want to live, I can’t recommend working with Jude highly enough.

Zara, GP

I can’t recommend Jude highly enough for one-to-one coaching. Jude helped me to navigate my return to work after a year’s maternity leave - I can’t count the number of penny-drop moments that came to me! Jude is patient, down-to-earth and incredibly supportive. Working with her feels like a true partnership.

By providing relevant tools and offering thoughtful questions and perceptive observations, Jude has been instrumental in helping me recognise unhelpful labelling, and understand the root causes behind some of my thoughts and feelings. Ultimately, she's enabled me to rebuild my confidence and resilience so I can get back out there and do the things that are right for me, even when it feels hard or scary.

Jane, Strategy Lead

Jude creates a safe environment in which you can be vulnerable and delve deep to find those answers you need. She asks the right questions that make you think and see things from a different perspective.
It has been quite the journey working through burnout, imposter syndrome and what the next career move should look like. I am in a clearer mindset with more positivity and confidence to take the right next step forward! I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Jude’s coaching services she has been a tremendous help to me and I can’t thank her enough!

Hannah, Ecommerce Director

I would whole-heartedly recommend Jude for anyone seeking coaching. I came to Jude as I was transitioning into my first leadership position, and her support and gentle questioning helped me to develop in confidence, get over the overwhelm and adjust to life at full speed (whilst also ensuring that I take time for myself.)

Jude was a brilliant sounding board during this period and I valued her expertise and understanding. I feel that with her support, I embraced my new position and let go of the imposter syndrome. Thanks Jude!

Natasha, Communications Director

Jude has been an amazing coach, and I can't recommend her more! After only four sessions, she has really helped me to uncover a lot of the uncertainties I faced with my career and future, and understand exactly what I valued in order to plan my next steps.
I felt like Jude really listened and wanted to partner with me to help me grow and develop, in a very patient but encouraging way. Thanks to her, I am now endeavouring on my own journey to become a Transformative Coach after doubting myself for so long.

Sara, UK Country Manager

I hadn’t experienced coaching before and I was a bit nervous. However, Jude immediately put me at ease and provided a wonderfully safe space and skilled guiding hand to help me unravel my thinking and find a positive way forward.

Whether you are looking to change direction, need help on a particular issue or just feel a bit stuck, I would highly recommend Jude. I looked forward to each coaching session as I knew I would come away feeling greater clarity and empowered to make the right progress for me.

Vicky, Senior Marketing Manager

I worked with Jude over six sessions during a period of redundancy and it’s been an incredibly helpful and insightful process.I had so many questions and doubts about career and future in my head. The more job rejections I got, the more questions and worries I had. But Jude was great reminding me of my strengths and achievements and helped me to stay grounded and positive during the period of uncertainty. Within a few weeks, I had secured an exciting new senior opportunity and a good part of that was down to the professional confidence and self-awareness Jude help me to reconnect with. She is a real pro with a wide range of great coaching skills. The ones I’ve valued most are: she really does care about you and your success; she is a great listener; she emails accurate and helpful summaries of our conversation after each session, with signposts for further reading, listening, etc; she asks simple but highly effective questions to open up new lines of thought and get you in touch with what really matters for you to create great performance at work and maintain good health and well-being - for example your values and boundaries; she gives you responsibility for the direction of the sessions and what you want to get out of them. This encourages a sense of ownership and empowerment. So thank you.

Jamie, Head of Communications and External Affairs

Jude helped me through a tricky time in my career and life change. Its amazing how Jude can gently guide you though a session, enticing you to dig deep and find what you need to answer your own questions in a safe and secure session. Jude helped me overcome some negative thoughts quickly and easily. The work we did still sits with me every day, showing the huge impact and value it provided.

Charlie, Agency MD

Jude was absolutely brilliant in helping build my confidence to succeed, both by encouraging me to really think through and prioritise my motivations and ambitions and by providing me with concrete strategies to overcome some of the (internal) barriers I was facing in moving forward. I had no idea about coaching and came across Jude through a mutual friend at a time when I was trying to re-enter the jobs market after an extended (17 year) break and furthermore, to completely change my career direction. I would unequivocally recommend Jude to anyone who needs a bit of help in identifying or achieving their goals, personal or professional.

Rachel, Head of Partnerships

It’s been a pleasure working with Jude, she’s a wonderful coach and I deeply value the time we’ve spent together. Jude was great at helping me untangle my thoughts and emotions to arrive at a conclusion that felt right. Thank you for your invaluable support!

Charlie, Head of Marketing

Where do I begin! I've always thought about coaching but never really found that I gelled with any of the profiles I looked at. I'm so glad that I chose to work with Jude! I am a notoriously stressed person, mental health a little bit all over the place, trouble saying no and over committing, the list goes on. Since having my sessions with Jude I am noticeably a different person, I feel calmer, I can think more clearly, and my friends and family have happily noticed the change too. I'm able to rationalise things a bit more, and can navigate mom guilt and good old regular guilt a lot better. Not a perfect result yet, and I look forward to having more sessions with Jude in the near future to keep improving and ultimately, enjoying being me a lot more. Thank you Jude!

Camille, Director of Data

Jude's ability to ask the right questions at the right time and pull information that you already have within yourself is a real skill! She really made me feel at ease with digging deep (which can sometimes be a struggle for me) and owning my truths. It was unquestionably beneficial to have her guide me through pushing my business to the next level. Having Jude as an accountability partner helped me to understand how to be better at holding myself accountable, and to also learn to celebrate my wins no matter how big or small they are! I would recommend Jude to anyone that's feeling stuck (in any way) and needs some guidance on becoming a better version of themselves, her sessions are calming, wholesome and transformational - she helps you to become happier and more self aware and leaves you with the tools and confidence to do it on your own!

Shamal, Business Owner

The opportunity to reflect on the present and share my hopes for the future, the moments of silence, where I was reaching for some of the unspoken issues in my life, were really important, and reminded me that it takes time and sometimes courage for the important things to surface. Working with you allowed me that time and has reminded me of it's value. In the midst of turbulence, it can be hard to notice changes, but in this process of reflection I know my path is clearer and I am better equipped for the future.

Mike, Business Development Manager

Major shift in my thinking from first session to fifth. My thinking and my behaviour has changed immensely and the space I had to explore produced a major shift for me. Skillful questioning enabled me to go deep in my layers and it was such a supportive and positive atmosphere provided by Jude in the sessions.

Dee, Business Owner

Team Coaching and Training Testimonials

I had some individual and co-coaching with Jude, it really helped a lot. The nature of the co-coaching session worked very well – it felt safe and friendly. What was most helpful for me was that it gave me the freedom, in a structured environment, to say some things that I would otherwise not have, while keeping my emotions out of the way. Because of our sessions I am now more confident to speak out when there is a potential clash and do my best to insist on my opinion. So far this has worked well.

Co-coaching attendee

I just wanted to tell you that I thought your neurodiversity session was really powerful, useful and insightful. Genuinely inspiring and I really enjoyed it so I just wanted to say thank you!

Rebecca Cunningham, Coach

We were lucky enough to have Jude come into the London Review of Books to run an afternoon workshop. Jude ran the session so professionally; getting to know each delegate, engaging with everyone in the room, pacing the content just right and ensuring there was plenty of secure space to share, enquire and reflect. Jude tailored the content and timing to suit our brief, proposed different options and was super flexible in her approach to what would work best for our staff. Jude is a natural at high impact facilitation - if you are looking to run group sessions for your staff I highly recommend Jude!

Alison Hunter, Chief People Officer

I found our team coaching sessions with Jude incredibly helpful! Jude was brilliant at keeping our team focused, facilitating very honest and constructive conversations. As a team, I feel we've walked away more aware of each other’s perspectives and with actions to begin working together more harmoniously and effectively.

Team coaching attendee

It was a deeply productive, thought-provoking session with Jude. Issues such as team communication, prioritisation, and an unavoidable hefty workload were just some of the ground we covered and the team and I came out the other side feeling energised to tackle them. A huge thank you to Jude, I'd love to work with her again!