Client Success Stories

“Before I started working with Paul I was drowning in anxiety.

My husband and I had split up, and I couldn't sleep or function properly. I just had constant, crippling anxiety — it affected absolutely everything, even small things like leaving the house or locking the door. There was so much change in my life and I just didn’t feel any control.

I had to go back to work for financial reasons, but the thought of it filled me with so much anxiety. I’ve always struggled with imposter syndrome, and I just knew I needed to do something.

A friend recommended Paul to me — someone she trusted, whose family had worked with him multiple times with great success. I didn’t know what to expect, but I’m so glad I went ahead.

The biggest change? The anxiety isn’t just under control — it’s gone. I feel completely different in myself: calmer, more in control, more connected to the world around me. Especially to nature, which is something I didn’t expect. It’s like something has shifted deeply.

In the past four months, I’ve grown so much. I’ve done things I never thought I’d be able to do — I sing in a band now, and even performed at open mic nights. That’s something I never imagined I’d have the confidence to do.

I’m not just coping at work — I’m thriving. Honestly, I feel better than I’ve ever felt in my whole life.

I don’t know exactly what Paul does — NLP, hypnotherapy, maybe psychology? It doesn’t matter. Whatever it is, it works.

Absolutely, I’d recommend him to anyone.”

“Personally I'd just like to say I would definitely recommend Paul.

I used to get really nervous having to stand up in front of people and say my name.

It wasn't necessarily standing up in front of people, because I don't actually feel nervous about that, once I'm stood there I'm fine.

My issue was I'd get stuck saying my name, which then just escalated.

I'd get nervous, and the more nervous I got the more I stuttered, the more I stuttered, the more nervous I got.

I would end up feeling really uncomfortable, and because I've had all those feelings in the past, that is what I would focus on, and I'd let myself get really stressed out.

So avoidance for me became such a big thing.

I went for an interview once and I was just about to sign all the paperwork when I found out that I would have to introduce myself to the team, like the whole office on Monday morning, and because of that I decided not to take the job.

So I contacted Paul because I just couldn't carry on. I was worrying about an event where I had to speak up and say my name that wasn't going to be happening for six months, eight months or even a year, and life's just too short to be worrying about things that haven't happened yet.

So coaching with Paul has changed my life.

As a result I had this presentation recently and actually felt confident standing up and saying my name.

I did still feel a little bit nervous the night before, but I think everybody feels that, it's just one of those things, even if you're the best speaker in the world.

But I didn't feel the normal panic, I didn't feel the “oh my god I'm going to be sick”, I didn't feel I couldn't sleep the night before. I actually thought: “Oo, I get to stand up in front of everybody and let them know my name. This is actually exciting, people are going to get to know who I am”, and as soon as I did it, I was absolutely fine.

So I would say: don't be afraid to try something new, as far as I'm concerned it's changed my life, and I highly recommend people trying this and giving it a go.”

“I had a problem with blushing. I'd go red at inappropriate times which would then cause me to feel inferior and stupid.

So let's say in a staff meeting, even before someone directs their attention to me, it's like my heart would go like the clappers, I'd think oh god, oh god, what if they talk to me, what if they say my name? Oh god they're all looking at me, they've mentioned my name. Oh no I'm going red.

And that is what it was like. It was an automatic response. I'd get into a complete panic.

Silly things would cause me to blush: People higher up talking to me across a room, or if I had two people looking at me and another person talking to me. People asking me questions in meetings, if my name got mentioned or if someone I sat next to was speaking and people were looking in my direction.

So I'd had enough really. I got to the point where it was interfering with my work life.

So I spoke to my boyfriend. He told me about you, that you were a down to earth guy and easy to talk to, so I booked a session.

Even the first time that I met you, you were very easy to talk to. Normally I don't talk to people without blushing because I feel a bit stupid, but with you it was very easy, I didn't feel judged, I didn't feel like I was stupid at all.

Since then, in the last few weeks it's like something completely new has happened. I don't know where it's come from, but I've noticed when I'm in a situation where I would have thought “Oh god I'm going to go red”, something in my brain kicks in, it's like I'm aware of what I'm thinking, I tell myself to take a deep breath, that I'm ok and I can change it.

It's like yesterday I had a staff meeting with a group of other people, and when I got in there, the lady said to me, oh you can do this and I just relaxed. I didn't go into panic mode. I didn't go red at all, not one little bit.

It's really strange, and it's literally happened in the last few weeks. I'm aware of what I'm thinking. I'm relaxed.

It's a great feeling.

So I'd like to thank you. Thank you very much, it's been a great help.”

“When I first reached out to Paul, I was looking for support with anxiety—racing thoughts, feeling overwhelmed, and a general emotional weight made daily life harder than it needed to be, and it wasn’t just the occasional tough day; it was a pattern that started to get in the way of how I wanted to live.

I often found myself pulling back when things felt too much, and I knew it was time to look for help.

That said, taking the first step wasn’t easy.

The thought of opening up—and possibly revisiting some difficult memories—felt a bit daunting. I worried it might be uncomfortable or stir up more than I was ready for. But at the same time, I could see that something needed to shift, and that gave me the push to reach out.

I’d tried other approaches before, including CBT through the NHS, but they didn’t quite get to the heart of things. Then a manager I trusted suggested Paul, and I’m really glad I followed their advice.

From the very first session, it felt different. Paul didn’t just jump into a rigid plan.

He took the time to really understand me—who I was, why I felt the way I did, and what I wanted to achieve.

He tailored everything to me personally, not a tick-box process. That made all the difference.

Through our work together, I’ve come to see that underneath the anxiety was actually a lack of confidence and a distorted self-image. Once we uncovered that, everything started to shift.

The biggest result?

I feel more confident in myself than I have in years. That’s had a domino effect on everything else—my anxiety, my thoughts, my day-to-day life. I used to get anxious just thinking about going to the gym.

Now, I don’t even worry about it. That’s huge for me.

But it’s not just the confidence.

I’ve learned how to calm myself, how to self-soothe, how to see things from different perspectives—including how to view myself in a more compassionate, confident light.

I understand myself better now—why I react the way I do and what I can do about it.

Unlike past experiences where therapy felt like someone ticking off a checklist, Paul helped me make sense of the past and actually gave me tools I can use when things come up.

It feels like real change—not just understanding why I feel bad, but learning how to feel better and move forward.

I’ve already recommended Paul to others, and I’d do it again without hesitation.

What makes him different is that he truly listens and adapts to what you need. He doesn’t just tell you what to do—he helps you discover it for yourself. That kind of support is rare.

Looking back, I realise how important it was to be ready. The first time I worked with Paul, I wasn’t quite there. This time, I was—and it made all the difference.

If you’re in a place where you know you’re ready to face things, grow, and move forward, I can’t recommend working with Paul enough.”

“When I came to see Paul I felt quite desperate. Years of life's events had taken its toll and I just felt I'd reached a point where I couldn't cope anymore.

I had relationship problems with my daughter and my partner. I think things had been going wrong for years, but lack of confidence and constantly beating myself up has had a huge effect on me.

It was like I didn't feel worthy of being able to go out there and get what I want. I felt I didn't deserve to be happy or to have success.

I'd had several occasions with Pete that had not been good. Silly things he did had triggered a response in me that I didn't recognise as me, I'd become very angry, and have outbursts of shouting, but I was convinced that it wasn't him that was making me unhappy, it was me.

But underneath it all there was this huge lack of confidence as well as a lot of paranoia that everybody was talking about me, and not in a nice way. I thought nobody liked me, especially Pete's friends.

So I went to see a counsellor, and she helped me off load quite a bit, which helped a lot, but then after a while I felt I wasn't really resolving my issues as I still had this paranoia around me.

I felt scared of everything and really self conscious and I didn't have the ability to just go out there and try and do something different.

I wanted to be the person that I know I am deep inside, but instead I seemed to be this person who had no confidence, really scared of everything, paranoid about what anyone thought of her. It was becoming a big problem.

So then I thought I would try something different. I found your website, liked the idea of a trial session, so I thought I'd get in contact with you.

I felt different from the very first session. I couldn't quite pinpoint how, but I felt different, and after the first session I was able to sit down with Pete and talk to him in a more rational tone and manner and explain what he had done. He seemed to understand where I was coming from, and he was able to respond without me getting upset, probably for the first time in three years to be honest, so I was really pleased.

After the second time I just felt really happy, calm, comfortable, and then after our last session, it all just seemed to make sense, I understood why I got angry, what was making me angry.

You also helped me to understand that I don't need to carry that around with me. I can step outside of it and move away from it.

I think it's also taught me not to be afraid to ask questions, and sit down and say look I'm not very happy at the moment, let's talk.

Which is totally different, I used to bottle things up completely, and I think this is probably another reason why I was coming out with these outbursts of temper.

But after the sessions I just feel so much more in control of me. I think that's how I would sum it up. I feel in control of what I'm doing and what I want to do.

I just wish I'd done this a long time ago and I would certainly recommend you.”

“I was suffering with anxiety and finding it hard to go to work and function normally. My dad said he thought there was an underlying problem because I'd had similar thoughts and problems before, and I just know for me that there was something deeper going on.

But then I kept thinking, oh I've got children and they'll need something, or I'll need to spend the money on something else. I don't know if it's mothers, but I just kept thinking I can't afford to invest in myself, but actually of course, if I'm not happy then that's not good for my kids anyway, so finally it all came to a head and I realised that I had to invest in myself, to get a better quality of life for my children.

After the session I felt like there was a sense of freedom and understanding. I think when you understand something it becomes less frightening. It's like being frightened of something in the cupboard, and then when you open the cupboard, actually the thing you were frightened of was not as bad as you thought, you can cope with it and handle it, and it makes things a lot easier.

Nowadays I feel very positive pretty much all of the time. My friends can't believe it, they're like “wow!” I always felt frightened before, like something bad was going to happen, but I just don't feel like that anymore, I'm a lot more relaxed. I'm a lot more positive, and I feel like I can handle just about everything. There are lots of positive things in life.

So thank you.”

“I approached Paul because I felt I had no control over my own life.

My Biggest issue was I felt like I could not move forward with my life because I always put things off.

I felt like I had a massive blockage and although I had great ideas and I was full of motivation at the time, I always seemed to stop mid flow and put everything off until another day. This was starting to affect all areas of my life including my relationship with my girlfriend. It was becoming unmanageable.

After just one coaching session with Paul he helped me see things in a completely different way. He brought me from a place of fear and procrastination to a place of being able to do the things I had always put off. The fear has gone and I feel completely invigorated. I feel I have so many more opportunities and I know it sounds cliché, but I am finally master of my own destiny.”

“I went to see Paul the day before my driving test. I was feeling so nervous I was worried that I would mess up as would be too jittery.

Paul was great, he worked his magic on me and after the session I felt really positive and completely calm about the test. Any nerves I had just helped to sharpen me up and I was able to keep my cool.

I am delighted to say I passed my Driving test and I am so happy. Freedom at Last! Thanks Paul, I am amazed at how you managed to turn me from a jittery mess into a calm and collected, positive happy driver.

You're the best!”