Testimonials

“Intuitive, Insightful, and endlessly supportive, Bev Barnes is the kind of coach who can help you back up and see the entire “forest” of your life, then zero in and find your way through the trees. Because she pays such close attention to every client, she helps them see themselves more clearly, in ways that lead naturally to the understanding and fulfillment of their individual destinies. You’ll find yourself feeling lighter and clearer after every session with Bev and everything you do will benefit.”

-Martha Beck PhD, Author, Life Coach and Monthly Columnist for O the Oprah Magazine
www.marthabeck.com

If you know that you’re meant to do something important in this life but have no idea what it is, Bev Barnes can help you find your calling. There is no one better who can help you find what makes you unique, special, and talented.

She showed me how I could frame my life and my business around the things I love to do. In fact, she taught me that following what I love is the best way to find success… and she was spot-on!

Whether or not your know what your passion is, Bev is the person to help you create the life and work that you know is yours… even though you don’t know what it is. Bev has a special gift and you’d be foolish to pass her by.

-Jenny Shih
Coach and Consultant
www.jennyshih.com

Before I started coaching with Bev, I was extremely afraid to take the next step in starting a new career. I was in a lot of self-inflicted pain and misery with my job. I was afraid that if I did what I wanted to do, I would end up a bag lady. I was afraid that people would be disappointed with me and angry with me if I did what I wanted to do with my career. I felt like I was inauthentic and a fraud.

Since coaching with Bev, I have learned to honor my passions more than my fears. I found peace in my job, and started a coaching business based on my passions. I feel more centered, more purposeful, and more on fire. I am in touch with my feelings, and I am ready to create what I was meant to create in my life.

Bev is an amazing coach. She knows how to show you the best parts of yourself, and how to find your purpose. I loved every minute of coaching with her.

- Janelle Holden
The Gluten Free Life Coach
www.janelleholden.com

When I started coaching with Bev, I had just turned 40 and was feeling stuck. I was a 24/7 workaholic with insomnia, often getting up at 2:30 am to start my day. In my professional life, my job was a major source of stress, and I struggled with procrastination (having lists and lists of things to do), a tendency to take on too much both at work and at home, and an inability to say no. As a creative artist, I was feeling completely drained and empty, and I didn’t believe in myself as a creative writer. Meanwhile, as a wife and mother, I didn’t believe that my needs counted. In other words, I was a mess!

Since coaching with Bev, I have stopped living in a fog and started living in the moment. With her help, I have found the courage to make major changes in my life. One of the biggest changes involved finding a bridge job that pays me enough to pay the bills, requires me to work only three days a week, gives me little stress, and best of all, enabled me to quit my crazy, consuming job.

Another major change has been around what I believe about myself. With her guidance and tools, she has helped me to believe that i) my needs count and ii) I am creative; I am a writer.

Finally, Bev has given me the tools and encouragement to work with the negative thoughts that continue to pop up – and to turn those thoughts around to ones that are more true so that they cease to weigh me down and hold me back.

Bev’s ability to deeply listen and then provide big and small insights has helped me to completely change my life and turn around the deep-seated – and mistaken – beliefs that I had about myself.

- Noreen McElroy
Communications Consultant

“If you are at a transition point in your life, or just have a few things you want to move along, your best avenue for permanent success is to become involved in coaching sessions with Bev Barnes.

It has been my privilege to have had several sessions with her and I now have a totally different perspective on my world. Bev’s innate intuitive abilitites, her coaching expertise, combined with her grace and humour have made this process a real delight.

The ability to find “joy” again has been priceless and absolutely motivating.

The greatest gift coming out of these sessions, is knowing that I now have the tools that I need and can use on a daily basis.”

S. Miller
Executive Assistant

Before I started coaching with Bev, I felt lost. I knew what my passion was, but I had no idea how to really incorporate it into my life. I was stuck in a rut, and I felt like making a change was just a dream that would never become reality. I was tempted to give up on my dream and settle for something I didn’t really want to do.

Bev has helped me to identify some of my old thoughts and preconceived notions. We have started to figure out what is really holding me back from pursuing my passion, and with her guidance, I am laying out a path to realize my dream. As I continue to use the tools I have learned from Bev, I feel so much more hopeful about my future. It’s not just a vague, distant dream anymore; I am on my way to incorporating my true passion into my life.

I can’t say enough great things about Bev. She is an amazing coach, and I highly recommend her services!

Scott
Engineer

“Bev Barnes is a Master Coach in the truest sense. In her capable hands you’ll feel supported, heard, and motivated. Whenever I need to figure something out, I turn to Bev – if she wasn’t so busy, I’d hire her to coach me daily! That would be the ultimate luxury, because there’s no one I trust like Bev to give me her full, undivided, loving attention. I feel safe, nurtured, and free when Bev coaches me. She’s a genius – a natural coach gifted with startling insight and perception. Every time I want to refer somebody to a coach, Bev is the first person to come to mind. You’ll adore her within the first five minutes, I promise!”

- Abigail Steidley
Mind Body Health Coach
www.thehealthylifecoach.com

“Bev Barnes, a testament to soul coaching. During periods of transition, Bev Barnes’ skillful, warm, and intuitive coaching helped me sort out the thoughts and beliefs not serving my soul’s work. Since coaching with Bev, I have a greater sense of comfort in my potential and have actualized dreams I once thought unattainable. My business and spirit is growing; I am joyful and confidently open to what the future holds. Thanks Bev, my soul is forever changed by your work!”

- Jess Ryan
www.jessryanyoga.com

“I first met Bev at her one-day Work Satisfaction Seminar. After that I started coaching with her weekly. She helped me to identify that my life was blocked by old resentments. Every call seemed to divulge another nugget; and bit by bit, fixing things became easy. Bev is incredibly intuitive at picking up key phrases and statements that you don’t even know you verbalized.

And things changed. I was finally content. I took steps towards things I had been planning but putting off for years. and it was all so simple. In the months we talked, there were many a decision I took – all mine, and months later, there are none that I regret.”

- Judy Paul
Graphic Artist

I recently sought coaching with Bev to get some assistance to re-design my private Psychotherapy practice. I love my work as a Psychotherapist, but my practice in many ways was not what I wanted it to be, and I couldn’t figure out where to begin to start changing it. I could identify what I didn’t like, but I didn’t know in what direction I wanted to go. I really felt stuck. Bev coached me for the first time 18 years ago, I knew I could turn to Bev to get the assistance I needed.

One of Bev’s biggest strengths as a coach is her incredible intuitive sense. In our sessions, she was always able to read what was going on for me. She very quickly helped me identify and challenge those obstacles that were getting in the way of me pursuing my “ideal practice”.

Through the coaching process, Bev helped me to discover what I am most passionate about and what I believe to be my “life’s work”. I leave coaching now with a vision of where I am going and the real confidence that this is absolutely what I am meant to do. She has pointed me in the right direction, and provided me with the insight, knowledge and tools to now start making my way along a path towards my ideal practice.
Bev’s approach is always encouraging and supportive. I always left our sessions feeling energized and motivated. Thank you again Bev, for all your support and encouragement.

- Linda Burdett, M.A.
Psychotherapist

“Before the coaching sesions began, I use to suffer from a severe lack of focus in my life. In the last 3 years, I have been faced with several difficult situations, leaving me with a feeling of helplessnes and deep frustration.

I had six sessions with Bev and through the homework exercises and the discussion, Beverley helped me to shift my focus and start looking at what I had to offer based on my experiences rather than what I had lost. I learned that my thoughts were blocking my life. I have started to recognize my worth and stopped underestimating my value as a human being. I have started to reclaim the spiritual part of me, who I really am at source.

I want to thank Beverley from the bottom of my heart.”

Johane A.
Downsized Communications Coordinator

I had changed jobs and companies quite a few times over the past 10 years in addition to pursuing various educational degrees, still the same icky feeling persisted deep inside of me. I had altered things outside myself but became increasingly discontent. I just couldn’t continue living like this any longer – I knew I had to change, but where to start? I am a single mom and couldn’t quit my awful job and then figure it out.

That is when I discovered Bev. Her unique perspective and gifted abilities of being an insightful caring life coach helped me out of my ick. Bev has shown me how to turn a miserable existence at work into a personal laboratory and that alone made a huge difference in how I felt going to the office every day. I looked forward to every session with her because I saw the progress I was making and couldn’t wait for the next assignment. She led me in digging deep inside myself, resulting in many “ah ha” moments that turned my firmly established thinking patterns inside out – which were tied to more than just my job. I am still in the same job but I am not consumed with the feeling of dread every day, instead that feeling has been replaced with hope. I know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel and I’m heading right for it.

Thank you Bev!

Lisa R.
Manager Business Application Development