Discovery Sessions

Discovery is all about getting to know each other and are usually planned prior to starting a coaching relationship. The purpose is to decide if there is a fit between coach and client. Discovery is a taste test for both prospective client and the coach. The desired outcome is that the prospective client will take away an agenda or a new way of looking at their situation resulting from the session and decide if coaching is for them.

In the first discovery session, within one-half hour, Sue guided me through an obsession that had plagued me for some time. Not only was I able to understand it but more: it "lifted" entirely. I now know also that, if I choose to, I can approach the core values of the longing behind it with conscious and careful planning and foresight.

~Susan C.
(2007 Sue C, coached through several life impacting issues over 12 months)

June 2009...update ..
Hi Sue.....everything is going so well, the magic is still holding.....
~Susan C.

Sue, I can't thank you enough. The Discovery Session was an incredibly valuable experience. I never expected to so clearly identify the issue of self trust in my own abilities to being the barrier that has blocked me from moving on in my life. Your Change-Ability Assessement tool was amazing in helping me to actually see which areas of my life needed adjustment. It all just made so much more sense. Your taking the time to question each of my answers and to guide me to new awareness about my own higher values created a real sense of calm about moving forward. I am expecting our upcoming sessions to really create a powerful action plan that I will stick to and make happen.

~Amanda Clarke

Portal Goals: Getting Grounded

Sue worked with me on a situation connected with my work which was causing intense confusion, frustration and a sapping of energy and creativity. Her remarkable techniques again led me in a unique way to the core concerns, revealing what was of enduring value and what was destructive. Again, I was taken out of my pain and confusion and forwardñto life-affirming steps and creative transformation.This way of working is new to me. I had had years and years of costly and time-consuming therapy. Through the work with Sue, I have experienced transformation on all levels. This has occurred with astonishing speed.

~A University Professor

Portal Goals #1: Testimonial to finding balance

In mid 2006, I believed that I was doing Sue a favour by accepting her invitation to be one of her first coaching customers. I knew I would benefit because I had many issues concerning my career and personal life that needed attention. The only way that our sessions could be effective was for me to be open and honest with Sue as well as with myself. As time went on, I realized that I was learning and benefiting greatly from the sessions and from Sue's wisdom. It became clear that Sue was the one doing me the favour. We worked on and resolved many issues:

-1- Career
My career was at a crossroad. I had previously made steps to start a new career. I lacked, however, the necessary credentials and experience to bring me to my next step. With the help of Sue, I worked on clarifying and focusing my goals. Once my goals were in focus, I was able to create an action plan. Once I had an action plan and clear goals, I was able to move forward without fear.

-2- Intrapersonal
Fear and negativity proved to be damaging to my emotional growth and happiness. With Sue's help, I have been able to recognize and take control of my negative emotions and replace them with positive ones. By controlling my emotions, I was able to put a smile on my face and to constructively plan out my next step.

-3- Interpersonal
Interpersonal issues can be challenging and counterproductive at times. I need to focus on my own goals and handle each situation with dignity, professionalism and respect. By me maintaining control of my emotions and actions, I am able to move beyond any negative situation and move forward. Working with Sue helped me keep a proper perspective on unpleasant situations that arose.

Thank you Sue!

~Harvey R

Portal Goals #2
Finding the secret to The Law of Attraction - Positivity

Sue, thank you, thank you for showing me how gratitude and appreciation are different. You showed me how to recognize how they are felt and how they are expressed to the Universe. They really do get noticed by the Law of Attraction. I finally understand, how my body speaks to the Universe. Affirmations weren't working, but the way you taught me Thin Slicing Emotion to really get mind/body/spirit speaking together has really made new opportunities come to me! I want more.

~Sylvia Johns

Your energy and positive spin is a great role model. I am in a different place than I was before coaching with you. The way you opened my awareness of finding the lessons hidden in my challenges helped me to move out of negative thoughts and self sabotage. I learned how to peel away negative feelings until I found something of value that shifted me into my strength and power. Now I look for opportunities in everything that happens and think twice before going into a negative place when something I donít like happens. Thanks for the memories.

~Jean Brown

Portal Goal #3
The value of reading emotion to change outcome
(Thin Slicing Emotion through developing Emotional Literacy)

I was overwhelmed with negative emotion. Because we had done the visualization about the negative emotion and named and unpacked it, I was much more aware of what was happening and that I needed to disengage from that. I was not able to shift into positive emotion by way of the positive visualization. But because I was really clear about the negative one, I was able to ask myself for options that would acheive the desired effect, and I didn't feel so much controlled by the emotion.

Also, as a result of your workshop, I took the perpsective that I can work with my emotions and so I felt more powerful and confident in this situation.

Also, in the past I would have directed the force of my fury at the last person to break the camel's back, but this time I was able to see that I was acting in response to the backlast of emotion from the energy pouring into an unproductive reaction, so I focused my attention of dealing with that instead of burning the person. This was good for the relationship.

Thank you very much for the work you are doing. It is a huge contributor to my personal growth, and comes as exactly the right time for me.

PS. If you are familiar with the tarot card Strength (woman taming lion) I think it applies to what you are doing.

~Darlene C

Group Coaching
Testimonials to the value of group coaching membership club programs

Native Women's Resource Centre (Toronto, Canada): Developing Emotional Literacy (Learning how the body reads, interprets and acts on emotional signals) 4 Sessions (14 hours) This program was designed specifically as an anger awareness management course for this organization.

Testimonial from one of the highly at risk native women participants: "Thank you for making me believe I'm not crazy for reading my body language. Self Trust is the toughest thing to do in my life! There was a pattern of trusting the bad people! You made us aware that there is levels of trust in life", You taught us that there is trust in the Universe. Honestly, we thought that we were an accident of the Universe. This course helped to catapult me to the Grass Level in my life (from deeply buried below ground). I discovered that there is more work to be done"

~Abby

Speaking Engagements

Emotional Literacy (Evening Seminar)

Positive Fabulous Women Group wrote : Here's some of the feedback we've received in the last couple of days that I think you'll find interesting (Founder & CEO Katia Millar) :

" Uplifting!! "

" I needed this! "

"Sue was an enlightening speaker, and the evening was one that I'd repeat anytime!"

" Very interesting—left the meeting feeling energized and hopeful "

On Emotional Literacy

" What an amazing topic! I felt I learned some basics. Wish I learned this 30 years ago. "

" I couldn't believe I paid so little, for an evening that provided tools for coping, believing, empowerment, and implementing change. "

"I felt energized today and certainly learned so much in such a short time about the various range of emotions and embracing all of it!"

Direct responses from participants:

I came out acquiring a method to control the power within.

~Donna Santos

I left with a truly renewed sense of belief in myself. I also stopped trying to question why sometimes bad things happen to good people (that would be me) and to focus on solutions rather than continually questioning why this is happening. For me, it was an evening of forward thinking. And forward is the direction I choose to go!

~Heather MacDonald

The best part is the making positivity a concrete idea. I have a stronger awareness, I am more expressive about my gratitude and feelings and it has made a lot of difference as I give and accept good-feeling energy. I feel so great, to let my guards down.

~Jennifer Twu

The concept of the stars in the night, and stepping into the vast universe, expanding limitlessness, was awesome. The greatest challenge was indeed slicing the negative feelings. Wow, what a concept this is. Its very challenging as I'm not really one for facing my fears. My fears actually can scare me.So it's a good way to deal with them. Again, Iíve never heard this concept before, so it's pretty unique. You're very calm, and patient. This is fantastic, and it makes the audience relaxed, and when you're relaxed, you're more open to listening. Great Seminar.

~Sandy Hurst

Coaching Sessions given as a Gift

Exerpted from a letter of appreciation:

... was in a deep depression, scared, angry and hurt. I really feared for her mental health at the time with all that hit her at once.

You started talking to her about 3 months ago. What a difference!

[she] has hope now, is alive, getting back the sense of humor she once had, feels better about herself, able to cope with lifes problems, and from my point of view, is getting back to the woman I fell in love with years ago. She is able to talk about all that has happened, is moving forward with her life, healing very quickly, and from where I am, is as different as night is from day!

She started painting a month ago. I never thought she's get back to it; her soul seemed damaged and the artistic spark seemed dead. Not anymore! I can't wait to see what happens in the next 3 months or year.

~Yossi Lockhart