Reviews

Andrey

Machine Learning Researcher, Bristol, United Kingdom

I approached Ksenia after an unsuccessful interview with a London-based startup and dozens of unanswered job applications. At that time, I worked in a financial institution in Moscow but was trying to get a job in a different area abroad to no avail. I wanted her to help me with this endeavour.

Ksenia started out by refining my goals, which led me to a deeper understanding of my motives. She was extremely inspective to my words that didn't allow me to trick her or even myself. At the same time, she was very encouraging and energized me to continue my difficult path.

We worked out a detailed plan for achieving my goals that she wrote down and sent over to me. She also monitored my results for several weeks helping me to stay on track. As a result of my work with Ksenia, I was offered the best position I could imagine in the UK!

Ekaterina

English teacher / ESP tutor, Moscow, Russia

I turned to Ksenia when I started to have some difficulties with self-perception. I felt so miserable and self-conscious—sometimes I couldn't even pick up the phone to call somebody. I was totally at a loss not knowing what to do.

Together we started working with my self-esteem and Ksenia empowered me with some tools of self-analysis which helped me to become more self-assured. As a result, I solved all the issues, which seemed to be absolutely impossible before.

When I overcame the obstacles concerned with self-esteem, I understood that I was stuck in a rut with my career development. Everything seemed so obscure and impossible to reach. Ksenia kindly guided me towards my intrinsic aspirations about working life and showed me how I could prioritise my career tasks and achieve my goals.

A couple of months later I once woke up a different person: aware of my strengths and weaknesses, having a clear-sighted vision of my future. Now I know what to do and where to go, what resources I have and how I can direct them. Coaching with Ksenia enabled me to take pause, step back and think strategically. My life has different colours now and the working prospects look so bright! That's an amazing feeling of freedom and confidence which I owe to Ksenia.

Tonya

Arts projects producer, London, United Kingdom

I met Ksenia in the British Council Moscow where we worked together for about three years. Ksenia was leading on HR and I enjoyed a successful career in Marketing & Communications, growing from the role of Social Media Officer to Marketing Manager and later to Partnerships and Sponsorship Manager for arts projects.

Throughout this journey I consulted with Ksenia several times at the turning points of my career. I always found support that helped me develop leadership skills and act upon my ambitions. Ksenia is the kind of coach who advises without giving advice — she asks questions and makes observations that trigger one's own true ambition and understanding. Ksenia helped me to formulate my long-term and short-term goals and create a plan for realising them.

I am grateful for Ksenia's support when making a decision to take an MA course at Central Saint Martins College, University of the Arts, London. Today I live and work in London — I use my marketing skills and experience in the role of Development Manager for an events company and also pursue an independent career as a producer of arts projects.

Eli

Coach, Switzerland

I contacted Ksenia with the aim to work on my marketing for my new coaching business. So, specifically to find out who I want to serve, how and why. At that point, I had already worked on myself and my marketing for a year by attending seminars, reading books by experts, watching webinars and listening to podcasts to answer my questions of who I wanted to serve etc. I was frustrated because I could not see any results, although I had put in so much energy and effort. I started to have self-doubt about my very goal and passion of my own coaching business.

Ksenia was able to structure my thoughts/chaos in my head by structuring the sessions with a clear focus that gave me the feeling of heading towards a goal step by step, instead of being overwhelmed and running around in the woods not knowing where to go.

There are many results and insights I gained in our sessions but my last session sums up the gains of all the coaching sessions. I was very specific with my goal (compared to before) and wanted to be able to sum up my service in one sentence to be able to take the next step in my business. Ksenia approached my wish very effectively and I had written down a sentence with the answer I was looking for for a year at the end of the session. Since then I keep walking my path step by step, full of energy and passion, because I finally know my direction I want to go.

I am deeply grateful, Ksenia! Thank you very much for providing me with what I needed in this process!

Evgeniya

English teacher, Moscow, Russia

Coaching with Ksenia has changed my life a lot. The main reason for coaching was my complete burnout at work. I'm so thankful for having met Ksenia and got to the heart of the problem. Together with Ksenia we discovered, challenged and reconsidered my deepest issues, fears, and irrational beliefs rooted in my childhood and adolescence. I always felt her support and acknowledgement of my feelings. That helped me look deeper without being ashamed of myself.

We worked together for 6 month. Coaching was really fulfilling as I would find answers to my most nagging questions. Also, it coincided with the pandemic lockdown and it literally saved me and my whole family during this time. It was a really hard time for everyone but coaching helped me restore my energy and maintain a higher level of awareness so I could take care of my family.

Initially, I came to the coach to understand whether I needed to leave the profession that brought me joy and sufferings in equal measure. It was impossible to decide without realizing my values and life priorities, taking responsibility for my life and accepting myself. I have never confided to anyone in my life as I did to Ksenia because I knew that she would not judge. That and the fact that I accepted myself empowered me to communicate with other people more openly and not to dread disapproval.

Now I'm all right. I have not stopped teaching but I have become more assertive in the kind of assignments I would take, the students and courses I would teach. I do not leave it to chance any more. My relationship with my husband and children has also improved. It's now more trustful and sincere.

Lidia Khesed

Project manager, Moscow, Russia

I had three coaching sessions with Ksenia. Most of all I liked it how it helped to put my thoughts together. I rarely have time to Sit down and Think about my life, what I want and dream about. This is what coaching is about.

Ksenia helped me make things clear and asked the right questions, the ones that hadn’t come to my mind. This triggered the thinking process, which led to unexpected new solutions. Ksenia is always delicate and constructive. Ksenia’s advice was relevant and to the point.

In three sessions that we had together I analyzed my last year and what requires further actions. I leant several useful exercises that I can do on my own when needed. I enjoyed a fruitful conversation with attentive and friendly interlocutor.

That was interesting, efficient and sometimes very funny.