When I contacted Esther, I had already sought help through other avenues to aid me in understanding/dealing with a separation after 12 years of marriage. I was juggling a full-time job, two very young children (including their emotional journey through this), leaving my job of 20 years, moving house to start again whilst trying to deal with the event that had just gone on.

I was struggling to balance all this out and see the wood for the trees, but I also had an end goal for which no one previously was listening to me as my situation didn't fit into the 'normal' category. I had tried counsellors, therapists and then Esther. Each, prior Esther, either weren’t listening to me and my needs or were rushing me into big life decisions that either didn't feel right for my situation or I was not ready to make.

My biggest break through with Esther was she quickly understood how I worked best. I love understanding the theory behind the way I'm/others are feeling/thinking and she was willing to share that and provide me with additional reading/listening when requested. This allowed me to digest my own thoughts to give me the info to chat about it with Esther when we next met. The turning point with me was when I started to get frustrated with the direction, we were heading so I aired my concerns and re-stated what I needed my end goal to be; she listened, adapted and we worked through it to a successful result.

I found Esther to be very approachable and relatable. The working relationship, although very professional at all times, was also extremely personable and warm and this was the main difference to my previous experiences. Throughout my experiences with Esther, in addition to her friendly approach, I felt like I was the most important person in this process and not just another client which was so refreshing.

I would absolutely recommend Esther's services to anyone for all of the above reasons but probably my last point was one of the most important.