Testimonials from one-on-One clients
‘Through my employer, I engaged Melanie as a coach to help me become a better leader. I can safely say that it was the most effective of all the activities I pursued towards that objective. At the beginning of the engagement we set together a focused, measurable goal which we eventually exceeded, and have since then moved on to additional goals. From the very first session, Melanie succeeded in making me shift my point of view so that I could see more clearly the challenges I was facing, and possible paths to a solution. She also very quickly managed to establish a level of trust that allowed us to examine any and all underlying causes. Always smiling and reassuring, but often firm, she guided the process not by steering me in particular directions, but rather by asking the right questions to make me seek my own direction. The outcome was much more than I expected, both in terms of my working relationships with my team and colleagues, as well as in my own satisfaction and comfort in my professional and personal life. I would wholeheartedly recommend Melanie; it was certainly one of the best decisions I made.’
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Melanie has tapped into her natural talent to achieve her purpose of helping others navigate their lives through murky waters. As someone who has faced adversity herself and found the light at the end of the tunnel, I found that Melanie's coaching approach is full of empathy and compassion. By tapping into her adept listening skills and personal insight, Melanie helped me unravel some of the personal obstacles that I lived with for years. She extracted takeaways on a deep level and asked tough but relevant questions along the way. I believe anyone who is struggling would greatly benefit from the work that Melanie is doing. I'm grateful to have met her and to have er in my corner as a constant source of support and guidance.’
Christina C.
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My coaching experience with Melanie has not only helped me to achieve my personal goals, but more importantly, it has changed me for life. Melanie has a gift for pointing at the right things, addressing the right issues, asking the right questions, pushing the right buttons that will make you closer to what you are. My sessions with Melanie were always very productive and I have today all the tools I need to manage a happy professional and personal life. I discovered so many things about myself during this process that I cannot be thankful enough. Thank you so much Melanie for your hard work, dedication and professionalism!
Marion C.
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‘Melanie is a natural coach who knows how to bring out the best in people.
I started as coachee in a time where I felt a general unease with some aspects of business and life. With her guidance Melanie helped me find the root causes, showed me options and tailored exercises how to work on the detected issues.
She enabled me to grow as a person and to advance two key areas where I notice clear improvements: Stronger relationships (business and private) and better performance as manager, while making my life easier and more relaxed at the same time. Even my partner noticed strong improvements in my behaviour within only 2 months; seeing results so quickly was positively surprising.
Melanie does not impose answers and instead allows the gut-feeling/unconcious knowledge which I had to surface. This allowed to grasp the situation much clearer and react to it appropriately.
I since recommended her coaching to several senior executive friends, where she for example had success to diffuse critical team tensions and then went on to strengthen the senior management performance.
I can fully recommend Melanies coaching whether you face an accute challenge in business, in life, or simply wish to grow as a person to get ready for the future.’
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I approached Melanie with a rather unusual case. I was seeing a therapist over the last 8 years to work on my emotional blockades (namely grief and anger). During this period, I gained a good amount of insights on how my emotions work and how they affect my private and working life. But I never “learned” how to accept, appreciate and live those emotions.
After many years of therapy with progress but without a breakthrough, Melanie offered me a trial session. It was new for both of us as I wasn’t her “normal case”. But even after the first session I realized, that with her approach of coaching, the way she understands the thoughts of her opposite, that she will be able to give me a new impulse handling those two blockades I had.
I learned more about myself and how to use grief and anger with Melanie’s help than I did with my therapist. I’ll recommend Melanie to everyone who’s struggling with any sort of blockades. She makes a perfect sparring partner and (in my case) gives you the right tools you need to be more successful in your everyday life.
Karim M.
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‘I will admit, I was sceptical at first. Driving the agenda and doing the actual work myself makes sense but... how much value does the coach really add then? Melanie appeared to be cheerful and easygoing, but is that a sign of a competent coach? I wanted to fix my enduring problem of low self-confidence, and just reading advice never made any lasting impact, so I decided to give coaching a try. Together we started examining my thoughts and behaviors I was often only half-aware of, things I didn’t want to acknowledge even to myself, let alone to anyone else. I realized why improvement was previously impossible: if you keep unpleasant facts buried instead of facing them, you cannot begin to address them. With a coach, I was tackling them head-on for the first time. Melanie ensured progress with her gentle but firm guidance, offering encouragement but also holding me accountable; I saw that behind the ever-smiling face was a dedicated person who took her work extremely seriously. Opening up was a painful but necessary part of gaining the required insight. Opening up is difficult, but if you have to open up to someone, it’s hard to ask for a more non-judgmental and compassionate person than Melanie. Somewhere along the way she steered me towards a few unexpectedly profound self-discoveries, and slowly the pieces started to fall into place. I recognized that everything started with my relationship with myself and my emotions. I finally had a clear path of action, and could even see some results already. When I felt that we still needed to conclude some topics at the end of our coaching term, I did not hesitate to extend it: I cannot think of a better way to spend the money. Melanie not only helped me achieve what seemed impossible before, but did it with patience, kindness, and enthusiasm that made it feel almost easy. I couldn’t ask more from a coach.’
Alex N.
‘I didn't know much about life coaching before starting with Melanie. In fact, even after an introduction on what life coaching actually means, I wasn't sure how and which issues could be approached and discussed during a session. Being 27 years old at that time, my life was passing in front of my eyes and I had no idea what to change - let alone how to. I was trapped in an unhealthy relationship which seemed impossible to terminate, I wasn't sure if my job was fulfilling for me, I was pulling myself further away from my friends and life in general and my self-esteem was decreasing. However, in our first couple of coaching sessions, Melanie succeeded greatly helping me getting an overview, analyzing my issues and creating a plan on how to solve them. Her approach in doing so was very new to me, as she believes that we possess all the necessary resources to grow and succeed -Her approach in doing so was very new to me, as she believes that we possess all the resources necessary to grow and succeed - these resources just need to be activated. For the coaching, this unique approach meant that Melanie has never told me what to do, but she has instead guided me with the help of various tools and techniques to find out myself how to get out of my vicious circle.Nonetheless, I credit a big part of the success to Melanie's astonishing personality. She encouraged me to talk and analyze my concerns to a depth and honesty I didn't even know I was capable of. Melanie's incredible commitment and encouragement made it very easy for me to completely open up to her without fearing of saying anything wrong or stupid. I cannot think of anyone I could have trusted as much as I did trust her. Melanie is unbelievably empathic and smart, enabling her to fully engage and involve with her clients. What is more, she is a genuinely warm person with an astonishing positive energy. She has always transmitted so much positivity that I was filled with energy after each session. Thanks to Melanie's help I changed my life completely: I broke up with my boyfriend, quit my job, left my apartment and now I'm travelling in Australia for one year. This has been the best decision I could possibly take and I'm deeply grateful and can't thank Melanie enough.’
Amélie A.
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‘I wasn't sure what to expect when Melanie and I started working together -- I thought we'd focus on one thing and solve it, but Melanie showed me that what I had been looking at was just one piece of a much larger puzzle, and that focusing on improving only one piece can mean that you end up ignoring opportunities for growth in the other pieces. Melanie asked me questions that I usually avoid, and when that was difficult, she gave me specific steps to take in order to address the issues in an action-oriented way -- sometimes it was reading a book, sometimes it was writing an essay, sometimes it was identifying people I know who have succeeded in the areas I'm interested in improving and talking to them. In the end, I haven't made radical changes to the basic facts of my life, but I have made changes in my perception of my life, which has had unanticipated and very positive effects. I recommend working with Melanie if you're trying to find ways to improve your personal well-being -- be prepared to do some work, and if you do, don't be surprised if change comes in a different way than you thought it would.’
Angela C.
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‘My time speaking with Melanie has been wonderful. From our initial sample coaching session, I knew she would help me to be open and honest with myself about discovering the career path I truly wanted. She has been there to guide me through listening to my fears, and turning negative feelings into positive action.
With her guidance, Melanie has shown me that I have the power to create change. I am grateful for Melanie's support in my journey of crafting the career and ultimately, the life I want to lead!’
Nikki F.
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Melanie is exceptionally good at holding space for people and activating that inner best friend in everyone of us. She does that by listening, asking the right questions, by showing incredible amounts of empathy and by speaking loving words of truth. I rediscovered my self-confidence and self worth and recognized that I deserve to be happy. Even if I don’t know all the answers, I feel confident that I will find my way. Thank you Melanie for accompanying me on this journey and for inspiring me with your energy, motivation and compassion. Thank you thank you thank you.
Tanja K.