"Coaching was not something that had appealed to me in the past, and dare I admit that my preconception was that coaching = counselling. However this year I found myself in my first Chief Executive role during the challenging lockdown period and I thought that some sessions may be beneficial when an opportunity arose. The sessions with Himanka have proved both enjoyable and valuable. They provided non-judgemental yet probing opportunity to pause and reflect on past work and to look forward to proactively plan future tasks – not only in terms of outputs but more importantly also from an intra and inter personal perspective during an extremely hectic time as I established myself in a new role. My coaching sessions were very role based which is the support I needed this summer, but I can also see the benefit of coaching in terms of career progression support and this is something I look forward to progressing in the future."

"I had the wonderful opportunity to have some coaching sessions with Himanka over a 6 week period. From our first session to our last, Himanka was warm, engaging and boundaried and facilitated my abilities to find the answers to my obstacles within. It was amazing to find that the discoveries I made in the coaching sessions would extend beyond the professional and into the personal. I was able to make connections that years of growth and using other approaches had not unearthed. I cannot put a value on what I learnt about myself as it has and will continue to be invaluable. Thank you Himanka, for your patience, kindness and soft but stern approach that helped to bring about these changes in me."

"Being coached by Himanka given me the opportunity to discover my own strengths and allowed to me to focus on achieving my goals. It has also highlighted how excited and challenged I feel about my goal and how important it was to make things happen. Himanka unlocked my mind and the energy to keep me moving forward. My main goal was a long term goal and Himanka had helped me to find all options I needed to move towards this goal. Later through the coaching relationship my goal has subsequently changed due to the situation and new reality I was in. Himanka has assisted me with great results and broken down my goal to much more realistic and achievable steps. Himanka has demonstrated good coaching skills and helped me to find way towards achieving my aims in desirable timeframe. Himanka had kept me responsible and accountable for my actions and has helped me to find all the answers I already had; she was also very good at pointing out some of my limiting beliefs that were preventing me to be enthusiastic about my progress. Coaching sessions had helped me to recognise my potential and skills I have to move forward with all the confidence that I can succeed in what I do. With her skills Himanka was flexible and encouraging. She took me through the memorable journey to self discovery."

"My coaching with Himanka has made me feel more empowered over my situation. It has helped me look at my goals differently and enabled me to start taking action. It was wonderful to have space just for me and my specific goal. "

"When I started coaching with Dr Rana, my confidence was very down. I had a long period of suspension and was out of practice for 18 months. My return to work plan did not go well initially. But with the coaching sessions which was challenging my confidence improved. We set goals initially and reviewed the goals. Time was used as effectively as possible. Dr Rana was happy to give extra time when needed. It helped improve my confidence, communication skills, time management and organisational skills. I feel coaching is good investment for all clients especially doctors to keep performance high and also prevent burnout."

"I am very grateful to Dr Rana for her excellent coaching skills, knowledge, patience and constructive feedback. Above all I could trust her and share the concerns in detail. In the beginning, I wasn't sure whether coaching was for me, but over the time, I realized how much I was learning from those sessions. As it was a space to reflect and learn and focus on yourself rather than others. I am truly grateful to Dr Rana or her excellent coaching which has helped me greatly".