Reviews from parents who have worked with Gill Tree 

We found Gill to be excellent. She brought a very real and personal side to the especially using example from her own experiences. It exceeded what we expected. Gill, having lived child to parent violence had such insight it felt she had tailored to our individual needs. We feel this is an excellent course that should be given to all adoptive parents.

The NVR course has been enlightening and empowering in bringing about positive changes within our home. Gill has provided us with a toolkit of ideas and guidance on how and when to use them in our situation. The atmosphere at home has improved hugely and now, when there are behavioural incidents, the way in which we deal with them has changed and they are over almost as quickly as they begin. It feels like we are now pulling together rather than working against each other.

Gill has really helped us to manage our daughter’s behaviour. We realise now that we had fallen into the trap of giving in to our daughter’s demands and at the same time losing any respect she had for us. With Gill’s calmly delivered and non-judgmental suggestions, we have developed our “parental presence”, and now feel we have got our daughter back – at the age of 20!

Gill’s support is great and advice was spot on. Every adoptive parent needs a Gill in their life. Her experiences and examples gave me the confidence to just go for it from day one.  It’s always a bonus attending a course delivered by someone who has experienced what you’re going through, having this insight means they connect with participants in a different, beneficial way.

It has already made our home a more harmonious place. I’ve had one incident of damage to the home (instead of at least one a week/ multiple times a day). No violence towards me whatsoever. I now have a child who is much calmer and unbelievably able to communicate his emotions better.

Gill’s e-course is a refreshing and practical course that doesn’t seek to change you or your child but focuses on changing the approach to the issues in a non-violent, non-confrontational way. The approach of natural and logical consequences was an eye-opener for me and wondered why didn’t I think of this before as a consistent and manageable way to deal with unacceptable behaviours. Gill pitched this course so that there was something for everyone no matter where in your journey you were or your particular circumstances. It is a course well worth doing if you are serious about changing your family’s happiness and of course health. I cannot praise it enough.

This course has enabled me to get back the confidence I once had parenting my child. With this new found confidence we are now living in a more tranquil home where everybody is able to safely express their needs, wishes and feelings.

After watching the mini-course we were instantly relieved there was someone who recognised what we were experiencing and was in a position to help. Your personal learnings and observations instilled our trust in you and gave us inspiration.

We have been really impressed with your e-course and found you to be warm and welcoming the whole way through. We believe you, trust you and know that every day, small adjustments can make huge differences to our family forever.

Each session was easy to follow and engaging. It made sense, was easy to remember and to put in place. As time went on, we felt small positive incremental changes happening to our own family dynamics and these little glimpses gave us confidence for the future.

We understand that there isn’t quick fix, but techniques we use on a daily basis. They give us strength and encouragement that we are on the right track and changes can and are happening. We would certainly recommend this course to any family in need of help and inspiration.

A great course that has made a difference for us at Home. I think its great to have access to the videos for reference and reinforcement of information shared in the course.

Gill is a very competent and insightful coach who brings her vast experience and knowledge to the course so that parents have the ability to relate their personal challenges to the material and examples that Gill provides. Gill went to great lengths to understand the challenges our children present with and then made sure that the content and examples used during the sessions would help us to understand and address those challenges better.

I felt like this was the missing link to PACE and therapeutic parenting.

I was offered all the support I needed and was able to dip in out as appropriate for me.