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I now feel more confident and happy in my own skin, and I recognise that I make better choices for myself. I’m kinder to myself, calmer day to day, and I’ve overcome fears that used to hold me back. I’m so grateful for everything Olivia has put into our sessions, and I’m looking forward to tackling new challenges.

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We all want to be better versions of ourselves — physically, emotionally, psychologically or spiritually. I’d reached a point in both my professional and personal life where I’d started questioning my interactions: why people responded to me the way they did, and why the same patterns kept repeating around me.

I broke it down into what I could do for myself, physically and psychologically. The gym solved the physical side. The rest was more of an odyssey — searching online for the right kind of talk therapy. Counsellor? Psychoanalytic or psychodynamic therapist? How many qualifications is ‘enough’? Will they actually get me?

I went through three or four different professionals and got pretty fed up with the process. Then a colleague recommended Olivia, a coaching psychologist, not a therapist or counsellor. I was sceptical at first, but her background spoke for itself: genuine international experience, working across a huge range of coaching and teaching roles with very different people.

Olivia connected with my story in a straightforward way, where others had overcomplicated it. She’s direct but never judgemental, and she helped me see my issues as something to work with and learn from, rather than a problem to eliminate.

Over several months, I’ve come to understand my imposter syndrome, why I self-sabotage in certain situations, and how my formative years shaped both my professional and personal relationships, all through evidence-based psychology combined with Olivia’s own insight and experience.

I still carry some of what I came in with, but it’s a far lighter load than when I started. I can step back and understand my own thoughts and behaviour, where before I’d just have been confused by them. I feel freer to be me.

Dave, Current Client

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