What Our Customers Say About Us

"The sessions made me realise I was in a rut and helped me focus and make some changes in my life." E

"I recently undertook a series of one-to-one coaching with Christine Stephenson at CS Training & Consultancy Services and it is an absolute pleasure to write a testimonial about the service I have received. We all have things which hold us back from reaching our true potential in life. I am a naturally shy person who lacked self-confidence and worries about practically everything. Christine designed a bespoke programme which focussed on me and the things which were holding me back. She made me feel important and special and has made me realise that I can achieve anything at all if I really want it and am prepared to work for it.

Christine is a great listener and has a special way of making you look at how you react and deal with situations and then she arms you with the tools you need to change. She has a great way of explaining things and plants seeds of inspiration.

I can honestly say that this series of coaching with Christine has made significant changes to my life already and by taking small but positive steps I believe that it will continue to get better and better."  Local Government Manager

"I can thoroughly recommend the Executive Coaching Programme delivered by Christine Stephenson. The programme provided me with the confidence and tools to reassert myself and reaffirm my professional and personal goals. Christine is a superb coach and has an uncanny way of reading your needs before you have even defined them for yourself! I began the programme knowing I needed to change or make changes but not sure what. By the end of the programme I had been able to put Christine's coaching skills into action and had clarified for myself what my next move needed to be - it was a challenging process but a very rewarding one both for me and my employer. A colleague said to me one day "What have you been doing because you have changed recently, I can't put my finger on it but you are definitely more assertive. It suits you!" This took me by surprise but it felt good! So go for it and surprise yourself too!" Local Senior Government Manager

"Christine worked with me to provide solutions in my time management. She helped me to focus on what was important and achievable for me to gain sustainable change in my outlook. As well as the close empathy I felt from Christine, the challenge she provided was pivotal for me to start to take responsibility for my actions." Jennifer Garrett, Client Relationship Manager, Centre for Excellence in Leadership.

"The one-to-one coaching services provided by Christine Stephenson have been a highly effective and positive experience. Using a variety of techniques, including skilful observation, her early coaching sessions were used to clarify the areas which would have the greatest impact for increasing personal effectiveness and confidence.

The coach's expert and sensitive probing through gentle but thought provoking questioning, enabled new insights to be gained from every session thus raising personal awareness and understanding. Her professional assistance, together with a generous use of a wide range of materials, provided the support and practical tools to enable positive changes to be made and sustained. Each session was run very flexibly to enable the coaching to cover areas appropriately as they unfolded. The coach has personally made the sessions a rewarding, enlightening and confidence building experience. These sessions have proved to be a very valuable personal investment." A Senior Director in Local Government

"2005 was a series of journeys in lots of ways but this was one journey which was to have the biggest impact on my achieving personal and work life balance. Now I have managed to create a personal/worklife balance, I am now expecting my second child. Something I never thought would happen. I am tremendously happy and can look forward to the future." Practice Manager

"Following the session I believe that my thought process, and therefore my approach to issues I considered to be difficult, has changed. Thus giving me more confidence to deal with matters in a better more constructive manner.

I also have the ability to think forward, have an achievable vision of where I should be thus allowing a rational approach to achieving that aim. The session on the whole was a huge eye opener for me and has made me reassess my approach to certain working practices." General Manager - International Food Company

"Having had a member of staff who was experiencing issues with self confidence, self esteem and team motivation, we decided that they may benefit from a personal coaching session, provided by Christine Stephenson. The member of staff first completed an assessment, which was then worked through, with Christine, both positive and negative attributes were discussed and a personal development strategy developed. The individual concerned showed improvement, immediately in personal motivation and self confidence, and was better able to focus on the positive rather than negative matters in relation to both work and home life, which resulted in a more positive mental attitude to all aspects of work and home life. This naturally benefited those who work along side them, who also noted a marked improvement in personal demeanour and work ethic." Anne B - Manager

"Thank you for all the help you have given me during our coaching sessions. After working with you I felt able to face new business challenges and my self confidence greatly increased. You also made me really think about how I communicate with staff and my superiors. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the sessions as they were very beneficial but fun too." Sue - Senior Manager

"CS Training and Consultancy Services has been a major contributor to our learning and development needs over a number of years - particularly in management and supervisory skills and more recently in one-to-one management coaching. The well designed and presented training is always delivered with enthusiasm and passion." R B - Group Personnel Director

"Christine Stephenson of CS Training & Consultancy Services provided an invaluable input into our management development programme. The reason we chose Christine for the programme was that from past experience we knew that the training she delivered worked. As such she was the first choice when we decided to implement our internal coaching programme.

Using Occupational Personality Profiling and Executive and Corporate Coaching techniques, she worked with our senior and middle management team over a six month period, one day per month. Using personality profiling, Christine provided us with an insight into our potential strengths and vulnerabilities, both as individuals and as a management team. That information was then used as a platform for personal development. She then provided coaching in specific areas such as people management, coaching others, communication, conflict management, confidence building, assertiveness and meeting skills. Suffice to say that our managers undertook the programme on a voluntary basis, they took responsibility for arranging sessions with Christine. This approach provided a very powerful framework for self-development, everyone participated and the feedback from the programme has been hugely positive.

Christine also provided invaluable assistance with our Investors in People accreditation. I have no hesitation in recommending Christine and am delighted to do so." Angus Clarke - Chief Executive - TJ International Ltd.

"Finding Christine was like finding a candle in the dark.  She provided me with the tools, insight and motivation to make the necessary changes in my life to achieve my dreams.  Her straight forward approach and vast experience assisted me in peeling back the layers that blocked my progress and started me on the path to success.  Add to that her wonderful, warm personality and you will find that you not only have found a sensational life coach but also a valued friend.  If you are tired of merely existing and want to start living then book a session with Christine, and you will be on the path to changing your life"  M - Local Government Officer

"Before I met Christine I felt as though I had very few skills or confidence to use in giving presentations. However, Christine used her many coaching skills to empower me as I developed a thirst for understanding myself.  She showed me ways to let go of past issues instead of living in a life of sadness.  The fun exercises were a great way of showing me just how much I had actually achieved in my life, she helped me to believe in myself and to love who I am.

My life is now full of joy, happiness and achievements, no longer sad and frightening.  I am  far more confident in creating a life of self empowerment, having broken out of the chains that I had strapped around myself.  It wasn't always easy but Christine is an amazingly caring person.  Thank you Christine for the love, compassion and support you gave to me throughout our sessions together.   Your desire to work with me and watch me grow into the person that I am today leaves me with a beautiful memory and a part of my life that will always be very important to me." L - Local Government Officer