Dorrianne Casey's Testimonials
I am quite a strong character and this attributed to my initial apprehension about having to speak about myself and open up to another person about my struggles. However; I knew I needed to do something to support my personal growth and wellbeing. From the first session I felt comfortable to open up and this is credit to Dorianne’s approach, which enabled a healthy rapport and trust. Across the six sessions I gained a deeper understanding of myself and identified techniques that would help me to overcome some of the challenges I faced at the time and any I may face in the future. Some of these challenges were associated with, self limiting thoughts that impacted my “choice” of reaction within certain situations and imposter sydrome. I have learnt a great deal about myself and how to help myself a summary of a few things are:
• changing the way I think and speak to myself, removing negative language as an example
• understanding my personality better and how I can modify my style with others to get the best out of them and a situation
• the importance and impact of taking time out to meditate and switch off
• identifying flags and triggers so I can adjust my thoughts, approach and take myself out of a situation
Everything I have learnt has helped my personal growth and will continue to in the future. Thank you Dorianne for your support.
Throughout my coaching sessions with Dorrianne, I was challenged to explore what a cultural change within an organisation actually was. I had been set the task of changing a culture, but was not sure where to begin. Dorrianne's hybrid approach of coaching and sharing examples helped me to define the culture I wanted to lead for, and the practical steps I needed to take in order to achieve my goal.
The task of "change the culture" was overwhelming, and Dorrianne really helped me to explore with colleagues what this actually meant and what was being asked of me. Without Dorrianne's coaching, I would not have achieved this. Dorrianne really listened and understood, and was able to cut through my muddled thinking to really get to the core of the issue, giving me a safe space to explore this work.
Dorrianne's approach is friendly, professional and empathetic and I appreciated our sessions.
Sometimes in life someone crosses your path and stops you in your tracks for all the right reasons. I was in a new role with a start up business wishing to successfully navigate all the new challenges I was creating. As a small but fast growing team working distantly, building a team culture and sharing ideas as much as managing conflict and different big personalities was always going to have its challenges. Dorianne helped me to step back from my situation and see things from different perspectives. I always felt listened to and yet challenged to explore new possibilities. After just 4 sessions with Dorrianne I feel more able to manage situations by remaining curious and open whilst sticking to clear personal and business goals we discussed together. I’m a huge fan of continual growth and the power this can have in business on developing positive working relationships. I obsessively read up on behavioural and psychological studies but an hour with Dorianne every other week over two months was inspiring and moved me forwards much quicker. I am a different person today than I was 2 months ago. My intention moving forward is to nurture my growth with a combination of self learning and coaching. I highly recommend Dorianne who brings a wealth of life, business and people management experience so much as a joyful presence. She is not afraid to dig deep either and it was during those moments that I found the answers within. Cheesy? But true.
Lisa McBain