WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY ABOUT WORKING WITH ME… 

Through my sessions with Jo, I’ve gone from not understanding what codependency meant, unsure if it was really what I was experiencing, to really seeing the ways it has impacted me and my relationship.

She has enabled me to dismantle damaging and unhelpful thoughts, to reassess my views on romantic relationships (although I’m still a lover girl!) and to value myself. As a result, I’ve made some radical, empowering life changes, which would have been infinitely more challenging to go through alone.

Unlike therapy, Jo’s coaching is more proactive and I left sessions with actionable steps and thought-provoking advice from someone who knows intimately what they are talking about. I looked forward to my sessions with Jo as I knew I would find a bolstering force and an attentive, compassionate ear.

It felt like some of the most productive work I’ve done on myself, and most importantly for myself. I can hand on heart say I have more self worth more than I did before and Jo has inspired my ongoing work towards self-love and prioritising my own needs.

Update: Through Jo’s guidance around dating, after a divorce I’m pretty sure I’ve found The One. He is kind, helpful and very sharp, ticking so many of my boxes!

- Ella, UK

I signed up with Jo after experiencing severe issues in multiple personal relationships. It honestly felt like my world was ending because problems in my marriage, with my in-laws, and with my friends were worse than ever.

Through my work with Jo, I was able to process all the pain I was experiencing, spot toxic patterns, figure out my needs and actually communicate them. I was able to identify what relationships were truly redeemable and which ones weren't. I learned how to actually trust my gut and have the self-esteem to raise my standards and see my requests as reasonable. I released a toxic friendship, rebuilt another friendship, set boundaries with my in-laws, and drastically improved my marriage.

My favorite part of working with Jo was how her work is rooted in building your self-esteem and self-trust. Everyone around me has commented on the difference in how I carry myself and how I make decisions. I feel more grounded, mature, and magnetic.

If you currently feel like you are not getting what you need from the people around you and want to transform how you operate to attract higher quality relationships and rebuild your current ones, I highly recommend working with Jo.

- K, USA

I couldn't recommend Jo's support more to anyone feeling overwhelmed trying to navigate through co-dependency patterns alone. Before working together I had done some of the Co-dependents Anonymous workbooks and meetings. After yet another co-dependant romantic relationship broke down I felt called to try coaching with Jo.

Sessions with Jo were immensely transformative. She always had exactly the right insights and analysis to get to the heart of the issue and find a way through it. Even in the 45 minute sessions we were always able to cover off so many conundrums! My pen rarely left the page there was always so much wisdom to capture.

What I've taken away from this experience is so many brilliant guiding principles, philosophies and methods that continue to serve me as I navigate this journey toward secure and authentic relationships. The 'Three Lists' tool in particular was a game changer!

I've never felt more confident in my romantic relationships, and a very large part of that is due to the mentorship and wisdom Jo offers! I can't thank her enough for the work she does, it is a miracle!

- M, Leeds

When I started working with Jo I was feeling stuck in a pattern that didn’t let me identify or keep the right partner for me. I felt trapped by traits of my personality that weren’t helping, but I didn’t have the tools to address them. I was desperate to be with someone and I would accept anything (breadcrumbs, sub par behaviour) until I was fed up and left feeling depleted.

Jo gave me the tools to be more curious and self- compassionate, to find joy rather than dread during dating & healing. She gave me emotional support to get my self-confidence back and the tools to trust myself again. I was able to center myself when things didn’t go as planned and to be attuned to my needs and emotions. I learned how to communicate my needs and wants without feeling guilty, how to move on quickly and without drama if things didn't work out. I feel I am a better friend, a better partner, a better daughter, a better sister, a better coworker thanks to her. My relationships feel healthier and more enriching than ever before.

Jo's incredibly intelligent and attuned to her clients, funny and warm. We had over 12 sessions together and she could remember things I've said to her months before. I felt truly seen and accompanied in my healing journey. I particularly enjoyed how funny and thoughtful she can be, turning difficult moments to moments of learning and joy. I always left her sessions feeling inspired and lighthearted. 

If you're struggling with self confidence, not knowing who you really are and what you need to be happy, if you are stuck in patterns that don't let you relate to others in healthy ways, have a consultation with her and feel her vibe. If you both connect, she'll be the one to help you out.

- P, Paris

Before working with Jo, I was truly wasting my time in a relationship with a guy who struggled so much with the basic functions of life. Yet I couldn't seem to shake him and was wasting away so much precious time waiting - waiting for him to improve, waiting for him to show signs of growth, waiting for him to express gratitude to me for my patience.

My hope in working with Jo was to recognize what it was in me - codependency, perhaps - that drew me to this sad relationship. I knew it was foolish to heap all the blame on him, but I struggled to notice and change patterns in myself that had put me in such a dead-end relationship.

Jo was helpful, available, funny, and thoughtful. She catered her coaching to my specific situation and offered the perfect balance of assertiveness (telling me when things were off or needed to be addressed) and softness (making space for my hesitation or uncertainty).

After working with Jo, I was able to be single for the longest stretch of my life. During this time, I've deepened friendships, practiced yoga, got a second job, and taken care of several projects around the house. And while it's at times seemed scary to commit to only keeping my own company, I've also come to find ways to cherish and enjoy my time with myself.

- Nadia, USA

Before Jo was my coach I felt incredibly lost and confused. I had trouble knowing how to set boundaries, or even what boundaries I wanted in place. My self worth was very low and I spent a lot of time ruminating over old and new conversations, wondering if I’d taken up too much space. I wasn’t letting myself feel any feelings and was constantly trying to reduce them to logical explanations, which then all built up and were expressed in unhealthy ways.

Since working with Jo the main thing I’ve seen change for me, is my ability to know and say what I need and how I feel about certain situations. Even the simplest choices, like which drink or food item do I want off a menu when sharing with someone, was debilitating for me, and now I can tell people if I need to cancel a get together because I’m feeling burnt out. I’ve stood up for myself in the most testing of circumstances and made decisions for myself that I don’t think I ever would have done without Jo’s help, support and sometimes tough love!

I’ve worked with another coach previously, and the main thing I’ve found to differ from them was the honesty and tough truths. Jo has called me out on some of my unhealthy behaviours that were being enabled by friends and family. It was definitely something that I needed in order to grow.

If you feel like you resonate, at all, with what Jo has to offer, don’t hesitate to book a consultation with her. You won’t regret it. I can honestly say that working with Jo has changed my life.

- Emma, Northamptonshire

When I reached out to Jo I was feeling very codependent, unsure how to respond to situations with my relationships, insecure. I wanted a toolbox of skills to manage my reactive patterns and tendencies.

Through working with Jo as my coach my responses to situations where my anxiety and codependency gets triggered have improved a lot, being able to stop self-sabotaging all the time, and to understand my emotions better.

What was different about working with Jo was the practicality of how she approached situations. I am very self aware and study human brain and sciences, but somehow, unable to find the right tools to manage how I respond and react. It’s very simplified, dissected in a way where my anxious brain is able to process and apply the information better.

Working with Jo has been amazing really. It was very insightful, enlightening, and rewarding. Healing can be daunting, growth can be painful. But Jo knows the fine line that makes or break the journey.

- D, Dubai

I remember seeing Jo’s videos on Instagram and something clicking in my head.. I remember thinking ‘I think I might be the most codependent person alive’!!! And I hadn’t even heard of the term. So I just knew I needed her help. I had just been broken up with my someone I thought I might end up with, and I was broken!

I knew I had some kind of issue surrounding men and romantic relationships with them, but I wasn’t fully sure what the issue was and what needed to change. How I felt about myself was dependent on if I had a boyfriend.

Jo was the tough love I needed. I’ve never had someone explain my own life to me so well, she made sense of parts of my personality that I never understood. For example, I’ve always been labelled ‘forgetful’, never thinking anything of it, although I had been studying medicine for a while, and I remember Jo saying “How can you be a forgetful person when you have to remember so much with what you’re studying?” It had never occurred to me that it was a symptom of my anxiety before! I remember saying ‘I can’t believe this isn’t part of my personality! I can change this!’

I have always had a very difficult relationship with my dad, and Jo helped me put up the boundaries I needed to have a more healthy relationship. I have seen a dramatic difference in how I deal with my family drama, am able to distance myself and not take on other peoples trauma, which is something I have never been able to do.

I also was single for a year after first seeing Jo (she put me on a boy ban!) which at the time seemed unattainable 😂, but the changes over that year were extreme for me. I learnt how to be alone, and how to find validation in myself rather than a boyfriend. A year after I started seeing Jo, I met someone who is now my boyfriend, and it’s the healthiest relationship I’ve ever been in. I am different in this relationship to how I ever have been, I have boundaries, I’m stronger, and I don’t take anything less than what I deserve!

I’m a much stronger, more independent person since meeting Jo. And it wasn’t necessarily Jo that did this, but she was the person that showed me how to be! I’m unrecognisable when it comes to relationships, whether it be with my partner or with my parents. My relationship with my mum is healthier than it’s ever been thanks to Jo.

I couldn’t recommend it more. Jo has supported me in 2 of the worst, most difficult years of my life, and I don’t know where I would be if I hadn’t found her (probably in some random country chasing after a boy that didn’t care about me, let’s be honest!!!).

She helped me feel stronger to put up the boundaries I needed not only in romantic relationships, but also in my family and with my friends. All relationships in my life have changed thanks to Jo.

- Indie, UK

Before working with Jo I was anxious and stressed, living in the past and felt unworthy. I felt that I had lost who I once was, was losing control of my mind and my relationships; I didn’t know how to resolve any part of me or my life.

I wanted to recognise the importance of how to reduce anxiety, improve my low self-esteem and confidence and to enjoy the relationships in all areas of my life. Basically I needed to rebuild the confidence that I lost many years ago.

Jo is a gift! She is my voice of reason, my outer-‘Inner Queen’ and her honesty allows me to question my anxious thoughts, my behaviours and the behaviours of others. Her straight talking, rational yet empathetic approach allows me to understand thoughts and behaviours and my confidence, dealings with people and emotions and self-worth have improved significantly in 7 months.

Jo is my voice of reason. Her no-nonsense approach is appreciated but we can make light of situations which helps me to talk openly. Using funny but appropriate analogies really helps me to work through issues I have that keep testing my progress but, each time I have a session with Jo, I come away with areas to work on which are making me grow in confidence and deal with anxiety inducing situations as they arise.

If you’re considering working with Jo, don’t think about it, just do. Take that first step to working with Jo and you will notice a difference in yourself very quickly. As I said, Jo is a gift and, although money is a consideration for me and others right now, Jo’s support and the work she does with me is a non-negotiable expense that I cannot afford to give up on as it means too much for ME and my own mental health.

- L, UK

Before working with Jo I was feeling hopeless and lost completely. I felt unlovable, lonely, depressed and just all consumed with bitterness to name a few emotions. I'd been struggling with yet another "friendship" that had collapsed obsessing over why it ended and I inevitably blamed myself. I'd had this cycle repeat so many times I was ready to give up wanting better.

Since committing to doing this work, I feel more at ease and more in tune with my wants and needs. I still have days where I get overwhelmed but then I slow down and process, whereas before everything was reactionary and in the end only I suffered with the emotional toil. I also feel more in tune with my partner and friendships. I spent so much time worrying about the wrong people so now I have that time to invest back into areas of my life that matter, its only strengthened those. That’s what I'm most grateful for.

Would I recommend working with Jo? 1 MILLION PERCENT! I've told a friend of mine about her and also my mother! I think every woman who isn't in tune with their power or feels like a lost cause should do some coaching with Jo.

Starting this work can feel like a scary step and it can feel silly or like you're being "too sensitive" but that's exactly when you need to do it. I was at my absolute lowest, deep in a codependent hell hole and felt sick taking a leap because it was the first time in a long time doing something for me. Something that was going to be healthy and good in the long run. If you feel fed up with your shit and want a change absolutely do this!

- Cynthia, UK

I will always look back at this time of my life as being a massive turn around. From one of the lowest places I've ever been feeling lost and confused, to feeling completely empowered by the ability to learn about myself and be kind to myself.

Before I started working with Jo I felt completely lost and overwhelmed with my recent discovery of codependency and the extent to which I resonated with all of Jo’s Instagram posts and other articles on the internet. I felt extremely vulnerable at the start of the coaching and not entirely sure what to expect.

I hoped that working with Jo would help me understand my behaviours more clearly and come away with a few techniques to help manage them. It exceeded all my expectations! Working with Jo has completely changed my life!

I don’t think I have ever felt that I know myself in the way that I do now. I fully committed to the work each week and it has paid off. I have had so many wins since starting coaching, and all of it has directly linked to the new way of thinking and ability to assess my own behaviour that I have gained from working with Jo.

It is by far the best thing I have done for myself and I would highly encourage others to take the leap and do it for themselves too. Just signing up gave me a huge boost, that I was worthy of the time and money I was putting into the coaching. I can’t thank Jo enough. 

- Laura, UK

Thank you to my clients who have offered to give testimonials for our work together, so that others can gain some insight into what it’s like to work with me. It’s a pleasure and an honour to guide you through your journey of working on codependency, and building self worth so you can have healthy, fulfilling relationships in your life.

All testimonials and credits are used with permission. Permission may be rescinded at any time, for any reason. I respect the privacy and confidentiality of all my clients, past and present.

Jo xo