“Jillian coached me for 3 months in the winter. I decided to give her coaching services a try after I had known about her offering for a little. I was determined to make some bigger strides in my own personal and professional goals, and that sparked me to finally reach out. We connected and I described some of the major changes I wanted to work towards. Through our initial conversation Jillian was attentive and engaged, taking notes about what my goals were. Once I finalized my sessions schedule with her she sent me a values questionnaire that helped inform our focus during our sessions. Each session I brought a mix of long-term goals, current areas of friction, and challenges. Jillian made it clear the time was my own and we could focus on whatever was most pressing for me. Some sessions she led me in a creative exercise to help highlight, in new terms, what the challenge or opportunity in front of me really was, and that helped me take steps towards the goals I was working on. Her approach helped me let go of my guilt for not already accomplishing my goal, the self-judgment and criticism I was trying to let go of. She helped me relax and bring growth to focus. Some sessions were more like working sessions, I shared my screen and showed her hands on the habit I was building and allowed me to have an easier time getting “unstuck” when I fell behind what my goals were. Even in the sessions that were highly specific to my job in a technical field Jillian remained engaged, attentive and supportive. Through the rest of the week Jillian made herself available for check ins and updates over text and email. Sometimes this was her sharing notes from our session, other times a brief text check in or comment on a photo I sent her if I accomplished one of my goals we had agreed on. All of this with her supportive style and encouragement, which let me fully engage my goals during my time working with her, inside and outside of sessions. In our last session we jointly reflected on the progress I had made. It was a joy to put all the pieces together and see the ways I had grown over just a 3 month period. Even with some of my challenges being one-off or logistical, like moving cities, it was great to see in hindsight that I didn’t let the additional stress derail other areas of my life. Jillian Stevens would be the first and only person I reach out to next time I decide I want to work with a life coach again!”

-Jordan S