Sonya did an excellent job in improving my communication skills especially in bridging the distance to remote offices. In a very friendly and trustful atmosphere she made me become aware how different ways of behaviour result in different perceptions and reactions. By asking clear and precise questions she made me reflect and gain insights thereby always ensuring to stick to the topic. These insights will definitely remain of big help for the future.

There are coincidences that we should seize with both hands, even though we come to understand their meaning only long after they occurred.

One day a few months ago I received a phone call to attend a course on “emotional intelligence" (being led by Sonya) and I immediately signed up to it because it was complementing a course that I was already doing on my own. I felt the need to further develop and put into practice what I had only read about in books. I did not expect to be so involved by Sonya, who right from the first words, in a "curious" way and with such enthusiasm to be contagious, generated everyone’s interest.

With topics presented so clearly and especially with artfully made questions , she managed to remove a lot of "rust" coming from our habits and beliefs and at the same time she made us understand that certain behaviors prevent us from achieving the best from ourselves and from others. The need to continue, kept on growing right from the very first topics, because the curiosity to set new personal goals was so strong that I couldn’t leave it at just attending the course.

So I started my first experience of personal coaching with Sonya and I must say that this has changed my way of looking at life, at situations, at people. Sonya was really good at adapting her style to my needs as a mature woman, with simplicity, professionalism and tact, helping to train my mind to think in "reverse mode", as I defined it, in order to understand the intrinsic nature of some of my behaviors and to try to improve them.

And this is what has happened: I have been able to change my thinking into being positive , proactive and constructive, and as a result improving my relationships with people both on a personal and on a professional level, with everyone’s satisfaction. I’m already enjoying the results. The coincidence is that it happened exactly when I needed it most! My only regret? ...to not have known Sonya long before!

Sonya has been the trainer of two of our courses dedicated to Female Managers. The goal was to discover and develop “feminine soft skills” to drive business innovation.

Twelve women, coming from different companies, had to work together and compare experiences on both professional and personal topics. The aim was to support and enhance their management skills, fostering the development of their talents, encouraging creativity and personal initiative, as well as teamwork and cooperation.

Sonya has stimulated the discussion and exchange of ideas; she had the “hermeneutic" ability to unleash each one’s potential, valuing everyone’s point of view.

She was able to challenge without destabilizing the group; to unite and create a climate of mutual trust and analysis. The meetings were very involving and very intense, and have helped the women develop an awareness that they often naturally have, but do not realize, hence fail to exploit.

Excellent trainer and a very effective communicator. She was very clear, explained well and I learned a lot!

I approached coaching when I was going through a very hard time, both professional and personal. It was a time when I was unable to break out of a situation of deadlock.

Thanks to Sonya, as of the very first session, I really felt like I was reemerging as a person. It’s incredible how the way she would ask questions, never intrusive and without judgment, making me feel that she was always close to me, has helped qualities that I had forgotten to be mine flourish, and my self confidence grow.

Sonya has had the ability to help me find once again the enthusiasm, and moreover understand that in difficult times I can always count on one person, that is me.

We asked Sonya to facilitate a focus group made up of a number of professional experts discussing an elaborate topic, and help stimulate, by means also of creative games and exercises, a positive dialogue rich in new ideas. We appreciated Sonya’s ability to conduct the focus group in an unbiased manner, ensuring equal speech opportunities for all and underling the value of every participant’s point of view. She demonstrated excellent time management skills, professionalism, reliability, punctuality, and ability to connect with each individual. Following our request to change the direction of the event she has exhibited great positivity, openness and flexibility to change, with extreme rapidity.

It is my third training with Sonya, she is very competent! Very good techniques showcased, my presentations skills have alraedy improved.

Very well delivered. Respectful of all participants needs with sufficient time for discussion, another excellent training with Sonya.

Very effective training. Although we were many people everything ran smoothly. Great tips and exercises.

My coaching experience was first of all interesting as I found that when the answers come from yourself it is liberating and gives you alot of energy. My focus was on developing a personal life plan, understanding what do in my life. Coaching allowed me to see and to approach issues from a different angle. As a result I made better choices, I feel I have built a solid foundation and my life has now fallen better into place.

I knew nothing about coaching, but I felt I needed to rediscover inside of me that motivation which gives you the strength to overcome the obstacles that life and work present to you. So I decided to try coaching. I’ve been immediately impressed by my coach’s exceptional humane qualities. She’s friendly, gentle, very professional, as well as determined and firm/confident.

I immediately felt understood, never judged and most of all supported. She’s always demonstrated enthusiasm for my wishes and happy to help me reach them.

Thanks to her I’ve been able to clarify my wishes, turn them into goals and I’ve gained the awareness that I could reach them.

My coach then assisted me to find the appropriate method and tools to achieve my goals and most importantly, she helped me rediscover the positive attitude, energy and self esteem, that are in each one of us and that are the key for a life….to be fully lived!