Clients Words
Testimonials
“I sought coaching to navigate difficult family issues and the practical and emotional challenges around them. I needed a safe space to sort through conflicting priorities, manage family conversations, and decide on next steps that felt right for me.
Coaching helped me gain new perspectives by talking things through aloud and testing different approaches before I acted. The sessions combined empathetic listening with practical prompts and gentle accountability, which kept me moving forward when decisions felt overwhelming.
Three benefits I experienced were clearer thinking about what I could and could not change; greater confidence in having difficult conversations with family; and practical steps to progress matters so they no longer felt paralysing.
Eleanor’s approach is warm and grounded, she is approachable, empathic and encouraging, yet practical and focused. She listens without judgement and asks incisive questions. The coaching made a real difference to me and how I am today.".
Siobhan
Feb, 2026
Midlands
Personal Development
“I first sought out coaching to be proactive around retirement planning. I am approaching a life transition and wanted clarity around what the next chapter of my career and retirement could look like. I felt the need for structured guidance, a space to explore my priorities, and support in making confident decisions.
Working with Eleanor helped me untangle my thoughts, see possibilities I hadn’t considered, and approach my future with far more curiosity and purpose. Each session left me feeling clearer, lighter, and more in control.
Eleanor shared a number of tools to help raise topics for further exploration - including a Values exercise, 3-Brain Concept and Saboteurs Assessment - leading to a much stronger sense of direction and identifying what really matters to me.
Eleanor creates a space where you feel genuinely supported while still being gently challenged. Her approach is warm, encouraging, and intuitive. She listens carefully, asks thoughtful questions, and combines empathy with clear, grounded guidance”.
Deirdre,
Senior Executive
Career Transition, Dec, 2025
“Eleanor provides an open, safe space to reflect and evaluate options in an objective manner. She is supportive and yet challenging when needed, helping me review and challenge assumptions and self-limiting beliefs. Her clinical background is particularly useful for managing serious illness and grief. I also appreciated her ability, when appropriate, to put on a ‘mentor’ hat to share relevant experience. Working with Eleanor helped me to achieve clarity on a specific decision I needed to make, develop a better appreciation of the personal impact of a new programme I am developing and establish healthy boundaries to ensure I exercise better self-care”.
Bernie
Cork,
July 2025
"I want to send a note of sincere praise and thanks for introducing me to the Shirzad Saboteur Assessment. It has been most beneficial, and I'm truly grateful for your recommendation. Your gentle enthusiasm in explaining what was involved made all the difference. You demystified the process and made it feel accessible and exciting, which really encouraged me to dive in. Thank you again for sharing such a valuable tool with me. I'm already seeing the positive impact and I truly appreciate your insight and guidance".
Sean
Cork
July 2025
“It was a genuine pleasure to work alongside you and was indeed beneficial. Thank you very much for your help”.
Adam
Cork
July 2025
“I thoroughly enjoyed my coaching sessions with Eleanor. She used her unique style of encouragement and empathy to help me to identify the areas in my life that needed some attention. She skilfully supported me to focus on specific areas and gave me confidence to decide on my own ways of moving forward. Each session was easy, enjoyable and extremely worthwhile. Overall, it was a very rewarding experience”.
May, 2024
Novice Retiree
Eilish
"Eleanor took me on a transformative self-development journey. In two months, I went from someone stressed, overworked and low in confidence to someone who believes in herself and respects her strengths and boundaries. Eleanor's excellence as a coach is matched by her wisdom and experience. I cannot thank her enough".
Colette
Operations Manager, UK Company
July, 2024
"I am pleased to provide a testimonial for Eleanor who partnered with me as a Coach when I worked my way through my transition from operational HR Leader to inhouse careers Coach. As a Coach, she is positive and supportive yet never fails to challenge and encourage alternative thoughts and approaches. I feel fortunate to have worked with Eleanor as I progress in my career. I am happy to recommend Eleanor as a coach to others".
Leader Coach, Carbery Group (Ireland)
Pauline Dignan
2024
“Working with Eleanore was my first experience with coaching, and it was a truly positive one. She guided me with kindness and without judgment, helping me gain greater clarity and understanding of the challenges associated with ambiguity.
Through her guidance, I have come to understand my own challenges better, which has significantly improved my feelings of stress, panic, and fear. I now have a better sense of equilibrium within myself. After working with Eleanor, I can see the way forward much clearer.
Our contact sessions were always enjoyable, and her communication was consistently non-judgemental. It was well worth the investment of time and effort. These sessions have added immense value to my life and have helped me grow as a person”.
Kathleen
Healthcare Manager, Cork
2024
"Eleanor and I worked together while she supervised my post-grad thesis. It was great to have a friendly, knowledgeable, and professional, approachable mentor-turned friend to guide me through such a busy and stressful time. She provided guidance both professionally and personally to help me get my thesis published in a high-impact factor journal, and I could not ask for a better mentor. I would recommend her to anyone in need of guidance."
Kate
UCC
August, 2024
'Eleanor's patience and understanding were key in creating a safe non-judgmental space, in which I was able to successfully reconnect with my music practice"
G
Swords
2024