Testimonials
See and hear what parents and carers say about working with Gill
Steve
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.
Mark
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!
Kerry & Nic
The course has completely surpassed our expectations – it has saved our lives! We were at rock bottom – both depressed, stressed, and feeling hopeless and pessimistic about the future. We had just had a traumatic evening with our son when we logged on for our first session. By the end of even the first session, my husband looked and sounded more like his old self – we looked at each other and agreed that we had some hope again.
Gill has been just amazing – so professional, knowledgeable, patient, kind and non-judgemental.
We saw results immediately, with our son’s behaviours changing before our eyes. The violent behaviours are now pretty much eliminated, and we are all so much happier and united.
We now know that this approach really works, and we feel equipped to parent our son through many more difficult parts of life. We feel so safe and supported knowing that Gill is around should we ever need her wisdom and guidance!
Anon
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.
Sarah Read, single Mum and foster care social worker
I feel that the NVR has been transformative for me, and my parenting. It has really empowered me, has helped me feel like a parent again instead of a doormat or servant. I am able to enjoy time with my daughter and not feel scared of consequences of saying no or being a parent to her. It has genuinely been such a brilliant course for me and would highly recommend Gill as a supportive and encouraging, knowledgeable and insightful trainer.
Single Mum
I started as a very anxious parent who felt quite overwhelmed about my child’s behaviour. Gill was incredibly down to earth and realistic. She explained the features of the NVR approach clearly in bite-sized chunks. She helped me prioritise things that I wanted to change at home, Gill’s support and encouragement each week really helped me to make quite significant changes at home
Michelle
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.
Single Mum
I honestly can’t say thank you enough. I feel this has been life changing for my son and I. I feel like I have the tools and skills and knowledge to handle what life throws at us. I know I won’t always get it right, I know at times we will slip, but I also know I have the power to get us back on track again when this happens. I have gone from feeling unsafe and unsure most of the time, to in control and feeling safe all the time – in just 3 months with Gill’s course and weekly inputs. I absolutely love NVR and plan on making it my default of how I parent in our life together.
Sarah Gibbons-Ertel and Ertel
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.
Jo & Vicky
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.