Testimonials
Coaching
“Before I started to work
with Alex I was very depressed and couldn't see any future.
Alex has worked some sort of magic and now I feel so much
more positive. I can also say that I have made some real
improvements, which have really made a big difference to the
quality of my life. What I have really appreciated was that
Alex was willing to work at my pace and her abundance of
different approaches and ideas. My only regret is that I
wish I had got in touch with her sooner”.
Judith Hodgson
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“I was stuck in a rut with M.E, everything I tried had
failed, I didn’t know what to do next. Alex helped me sort
through my options and find a clear way forward. I’m now
back at work part-time. I highly recommend coaching for
anyone with M.E. Thank you Alex for helping me get my life
back”.
Jonathan Boot
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“I'm giving up one GCSE subject so I'm not so stressed
and I'm arranging for my friends to come and visit me one at
a time. And – I'm giving up chocolate and crisps! I'm
feeling much less depressed this week. I really think I can
get well now if you will help me”.
Emily (aged 16)
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“You cannot imagine what a precious gift you are to
people who have this illness. I would highly recommend you
to anyone in any stage of CFS (I was bedridden for 2 years)
and would be more than happy to talk to anyone on the phone
regarding your methods.”
Marnie
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“I have managed to achieve all the things I have been
trying to achieve, in terms of making changes to my everyday
life, and it all seems to have stuck. My health is really
good and so much more stable than it's been for ages. I can
ride out the times when I am less than 100%, and don't panic
about them any more. Thanks so very much for your help and
support”.
Melissa Brampton
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“Alex Barton helped me back in 2005 when I was at my most
desperate. I benefited from Alex's advice, which I still try
my best to stick to. Alex gave me useful advice about
nutrition and other elements of my illness. Even though I
have finished my coaching with Alex, she still checks up on
me and is always willing to answer any questions. Alex
helped me with my health and also gave me friendship”.
Eleanor Smith (aged 17)
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“I have had six coaching sessions with Alex. I really
like her style and approach. She is very dynamic, positive,
clear, concise and direct. She is obviously very
knowledgeable and inspires confidence. Each week I have come
away with a very motivating and achievable list of actions.
I have suffered with depression for years and the sessions
have really picked me up, lifted me up and moved me on.”
Carrie Davies
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“Alex was great. She steered me through changes in every
area of my life, and six months later I am definitely
stronger than I was”.
Jenny Batch
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“Thank you for doing so much for Joe. He is much more
cheerful. We have made lots of changes. We've made his
bedroom a much nicer place to be and now Harvey (dog) is
allowed upstairs to keep him company. His basket is at the
end of Joe's bed. It is great to have someone 'on our
side!'.
Sally Barker
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Counselling
“After eight weeks the
depression which has dogged me for the last two years has
lifted. Being an old man I'm not good at talking to people,
but Alex made it easy. She has been where I was and
understood where I was coming from. Thank you Alex”.
Anthony Roach
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“I was suicidal when I first saw you Alex, and you showed
me reasons to live again. Thank you”.
Ben
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“Alex is great to talk to. I look forward to my session
with her every week. I don't want to stop seeing her but she
doesn't approve of long-term counselling. She says I am now
able to cope on my own – and - she's right”.
James
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“It has all been very bad at home because nobody knows
how to cope with my illness. It was good for me to see Alex
because she listened to what I said, and she helped me to
get on better with my parents. My parents are much more
understanding now and I've got a good relationship with my
Mum now, so I'm not feeling so bad every day”.
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“I came to you for counselling because I felt so
depressed. I had come to the conclusion that my difficult
childhood was responsible for my ME and wanted to talk
through that. However, you surprised me by getting me to
look at what good things there were in my past instead,
particularly those things which were helping me to deal with
my ME now. So, not only do I feel much happier, but I have a
much better relationship with my parents as a result. I'd
call you a highly original counsellor!”
Mandy Brown
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“I was relaxed with
Alex because she has been ill too and knows where I am
coming from. But what I liked most about Alex was that she
didn't just say 'there, there', she got me thinking about
solutions to my problems”.
Steven Harrier
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Nutrition
“After all those crazy diets I was on and all the
supplements I was taking, it was so refreshing to get some
simple common sense advice. I'm sure it helps that you had
ME yourself”.
Sally Perriman
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“You gave me completely the opposite advice to the other
nutritionist I saw – as you know, I was freaked out at the
idea of eating butter. But I felt worse following her
advice, and better following yours – so I think that tells
me who I should believe!”
Jenny
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“I've got my bulimia under control after ten years. Thank
you, thank you!”
Lucy
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“As a man of seventy I never thought I would get any
better, but the truth is that I have, and who would have
thought that just changing my diet would make such a
difference? I no longer have that horrible draining
tiredness around four o'clock in the afternoon, I can get to
sleep at night and get up much earlier than I used to. An
unexpected bonus is that for the first time in about fifteen
years I have no symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome”.
Philip
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“I really liked your coaching approach to my diet issues.
Working together has made it so much easier to do, and
knowing I have to report back to you every week keeps me on
the straight and narrow!”
Jacqui Myers
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