Testimonials

Parent of BW, Year 11

As a parent, you just want you kids to be happy. Unfortunately, my oldest hadn’t been happy for some time; a major knee injury, 2 huge surgeries as well as lockdown lockdown, all affecting his teenage brain. He really was in a bad way. With little support available through the NHS and being pretty helpless ourselves, we turned to Vicky.
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I can’t tell you what Vicky spoke about with my son, it was private between them, but I can say that he felt comfortable with her from the off and that he loved her pragmatic approach. Over the course of a few short months, we’ve seen a huge improvement in my son’s mood, even when navigating his GCSE’s. He’s so positive about the part Vicky has played in that.
Put quite simply, as a parent, I’ll be eternally grateful To Vicky for helping my son be happy again. Thank you.
GH - Year 7-8 - she was diagnosed as autistic after we worked together 

Before I met Vicky I was scared and confused. I was not in a good place and struggling with everything. I had drawn in on myself and was nothing like myself, however, within a short time talking to Vicky I have been transformed. Before I had become quiet and trapped in my own mind. Now I am happy and bubbly again. Vicky has helped me not only by offering a listening ear. But she has offered long term solutions. I now talk through problems I have and think of them reasonably. Instead of panicking I have ways of calming myself down. Instead of leaving myself confused in lessons I don’t understand, I ask questions or email the teacher afterwards.

Thank you so much Vicky. THANK YOU
Royal Agricultural University,  School of Business and Entrepreneurship

​“Vicky delivered a session on Emotional Intelligence for Business to our Enterprise Programme students. She’s a brilliant speaker – engaging, refreshingly honest, and has a great energy!”
Sharon Brown, Owner Lydian Events Ltd., Founder Revival Sanctuary

I recently asked Vicky to do a workshop on Emotional Intelligence at our #mo2vate women’s retreat in County Durham. It was such an insightful and interactive session, I loved it as did the attendees. Vicky is very knowledgeable and injects a great sense of humour into her work. I would highly recommend Vicky and you should consider booking her for workshops, coaching, speaking and doing her EI assessment which is excellent.
Strengthening leadership style for HR consultancy owner

​The managing director of a growing HR consultancy appointed Ascend Performance Coaching to help her develop her leadership style to ensure she was fully prepared to take her business to the next level through taking on staff. She said “Vicky helped me to overcome some personal challenges to prepare me for building a great team and empower me to better deal with the rigours of having my own business. Thank you.”
Creating a resilient team at UCL

Following a period of organisational change, Ascend was asked to deliver workshops to help a multi-disciplinary team to better understand how the mind works, learn techniques to overcome stress and anxiety, and become more resilient and cohesive to help achieve their aims. The School Manager said “Vicky from Ascend did a great job in energising my team, helping them understand each other better and giving them tangible techniques to take away. She is an engaging and highly professional trainer.” 
Katy Dyzewska, Business Consultant, Director at KatyD.Consultant

This workshop was just a mastery. I had a pleasure to interact with Vicky on her EQ workshop and I have to admit that the way she created the atmosphere of trust and cooperation in the room was remarkable. Her confidence added the power into the room and all the exercises she gave to the audience were spot on. I look forward to more workshops like this.
Laura Myers, PE Teacher, Boarding School House Mistress, Head of Year
Yvonne Halling, Bed and Breakfast Coach
Bluebell Hudson, Owner Catkin & Clover
​Luke Schulz, Owner The Schulz Institute
Sharon Brown, Owner Lydian Events Ltd., Founder Revival Sanctuary

Excellent company to work with and Vicky is so knowledgeable in her subject. I recently completed an Emotional Intelligence Assessment with Vicky and she really took me through my paces, explained everything really clearly and provided me with insight on how to improve on various areas. I'd highly recommend Vicky to work with as she's approachable and an excellent communicator.