“I loved working with Audrey. She has helped me stay focused, helped me to manage my emotions and supported me with identifying and meeting my goals – playing a key role in supporting my progression in my career.”
Lizzie Eckardt Managing Director, UK & Global Head of Health, Strat7 Incite
“I really enjoyed your coaching, and appreciated your time hugely. Our sessions fell at three pivot points in my exploration of what comes next in my career – defining what I want from work, narrowing my approach, and considering how I tell my story. It was incredibly useful to have a sounding board, hear my thoughts played back, and consider your observations. It tightened my thinking and moved me on to my next steps more easily than I think I’d have been able to do on my own.”
Consultancy Director, changing career
“Coaching over the last six months has been really useful and definitely got me thinking in ways I otherwise wouldn’t have as well as made me stay committed amongst everything else going on. Thanks so much for all your help!”
Marketing Consultant
“Thank you so much for your deep listening. What a skill it is to hear what a person is saying behind the words they use – a kind of deep attention and noticing.”
Bereaved writer & Third Sector Leader
“I took a creativity coaching session with Audrey Niven which has gone a long way toward helping me learn to prioritize my own writing, but paying the bills still has to take some precedence. If you’re interested in a creativity coach, I highly recommend Audrey – she’s very down to earth, straightforward and compassionate without letting us wallow in bullshit excuses.”
Finnian Burnett, Writer & Tutor
“I just wanted to put into words how useful and liberating my coaching sessions with you were. I had become stuck in a swamp of work and writing with little capacity for pleasure in either, a feeling which spilled over into home life. I couldn’t see the way out other than giving up completely on a job I love and have spent years building up, or giving up writing, which has been my constant companion through life’s turmoils for over 20 years.
The sessions with you firstly gave me time to think about me, something I had not prioritised or recognised as being important, and forced me to think about exactly what was causing the issues. Secondly, they opened my mind to seeing those issues in different ways.
At the other end of the sessions I have become reinvigorated about my writing and finding such joy in the process (as joyful as the pain of writing can be!). I have ideas for work-work in the longer term, and in the short term have a new routine and system which stops me trying to fit everything into one time slot and feeling constant stress when that fails. Thank you so much.”
Writer and teacher
“Audrey’s impact on my career has been profound. Her nurturing nature and coaching have helped me to better understand myself and pursue new opportunities. With Audrey’s unwavering support and listening ear, I have reimagined my future with renewed confidence and reignited creativity. I wholeheartedly recommend Audrey to anyone seeking a compassionate and inspiring coach who truly believes in their potential.”
Career Changer
“At the start of my coaching journey with Audrey, I was at a low ebb in both my personal life and my creative practice. I’d just received news that dealt seismic shocks to my personal life, and was struggling to manage that turbulence and continue to function – on almost every level. Audrey’s calm and mindful coaching guided me to discover the strength I needed to move forward in ways I actively wanted to, rather than simply reacting to the turbulence around me. Thanks to Audrey, I’ve learned techniques and strategies that will stay with me for life, helping me to resolve future issues I haven’t even imagined yet. This has been a life-changing experience for me, from which I’ve emerged feeling wiser, calmer and better equipped both to live and to create. I can’t recommend Audrey highly enough.”
Writer & Third Sector Manager
“Audrey created such a warm and caring environment in which I was able to express where I was at. Deeply intuitive, with an extraordinary capacity to listen, she helped me tinker with both concrete and poetic possibilities to help me move forward. I would thoroughly recommend her to anyone in need of fine-tuning their compass. She is amazing!”
Teacher & Translator
“I found the experience so uplifting. Saying things out loud in a safe space has enabled me to shift some of my stuck thinking. I have much to reflect on over the coming weeks. Thank you again for your wisdom kindness & compassion”
Third Sector manager
“Audrey helped me get past some barriers I was experiencing. She was particularly good at offering constructive challenges that deepened my insight.”
Career changer/new business owner
“I went into my first coaching session not sure what to expect, and came out feeling energised, excited and engaged with the idea of writing in a way I haven’t for a long time – maybe since childhood. Audrey tapped into what I needed in a quite extraordinary way, in a really extraordinarily short time. Would 100% recommend her coaching services.”
Third Sector Manager, Writer & Creative Practitioner
“Audrey has a warm and compassionate manner and excellent listening skills. Audrey was able to synthesise what felt like the jumble of information I presented and asked crisp, clear questions to help me drill down and identify realistic and specific goals. I left each session motivated and inspired.
Audrey is a talented coach and I would highly recommend her. Since completing the coaching sessions I feel I have developed a more productive relationship with my writerly self, including being able to reflect on the meaning and purpose of why I want to write and therefore being more choiceful and kinder to myself about the process.”
Third Sector Manager & Writer
“My six month journey with Audrey unearthed a deep need to write in a community. Once we discovered this, Audrey responded with more questions which fleshed out what I could do in order to achieve the support I needed.
I recommend engaging with Audrey through a coaching contract. She will not provide answers but she will ask the right questions which will allow you to find your own answers.”
Retired Teacher & Writer