Testimonials

"Before I worked with Kate, I did not understand the coaching process. My coaching experience was primarily comprised of (1) clarifying goals, (2) formulating a plans to meet goals and move past obstacles, and (3) receiving support, guidance and tracking throughout the entire process. Coaching does not mean that Kate did the work for me. She brings her considerable skills, experience and insights to the task of facilitating the process. It was my responsibility and task to do the work. I learned a great deal about myself and developed skills that I can continue to use throughout my life, especially goal setting tools of measuring progress and defining success. If you are ready to make changes in your life, I highly recommend Kate Siner Francis as a coach to help transform your intentions into reality." A.O.

When I began working with Kate, I was in a place of being "stuck", trying to build a successful practice, integrate creativity back into my life, and raising a child, oh and there's always the desire to have healthier relationships. I have to say the positive shift happened within the first two weeks and continues today. Kate has been motivational and challenging for me, allowing me to see the answers for myself. I am glad for our work together and look forward to continuing my coaching and Innerwork sessions with her. P.F.

I am a 56-year old woman who has been working with Kate as my coach for the past 14 months. During that time we have had weekly, hour-long phone conversations that have helped me set wide-ranging goals for my life and actively move toward them.

Initially, I engaged Kate as my coach because I was having trouble completing a major, long-term project. With her guidance, I discovered that project was no longer serving me. I recognized that it was time to consciously let it go so that I could pursue my life-long dream of becoming a full-time working artist.

It took about five months for me to reach that crossroad. I have been a painter and artist all my life, but had never exhibited or sold my work. Six months ago I made the commitment to exhibit my work for the first time during an annual artist’s studio tour in my community. Kate coached me every step of the way by helping me set reasonable expectations for what was possible and encouraging me when I inevitably became anxious or discouraged. The show was a huge success and I sold nearly every painting.

However, this has also been a year of loss. Kate helped me reframe those losses as an opening for new relationships and opportunities to come into my life. We have been actively working to define what those opportunities will look like so that I can recognize them when they present themselves and reject others that may be attractive but don’t fit the big dream.

I believe Kate has many gifts to offer her clients. She listens deeply, seeing patterns that her clients may have missed. She speaks from the heart and has a gentle way of opening delicate subjects that may have deep roots in her client’s lives. When a topic is beyond her expertise, she often suggests taking a deeper look into a particular issue with a professional with different skills. J.C.

Having known and worked with Kate for many years, I can highly recommend her as a coach for anyone who is actively pursuing a significant life transition and is willing to make the commitment to make his or her dreams come true.

Working with Kate has helped me to make significant strides toward a large goal that I was beginning to write off in my mind as hopeless. Her support each week along with her suggestions and gentle challenges to action quickly saw results, which helped to motivate me further. Kate is astute at assessing when one needs a little push to step up to a task and when one needs "permission" to let go of something that is not helpful at the moment. Whereas some coaches have trouble leaving their agenda behind, I have found that Kate really listens closely to what is going on for me and then tailors her coaching accordingly. Kate is a highly skilled and very effective coach, and I feel very fortunate to have been able to work with her. L.S