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Toronto, ON, December 15, 2021 – Laura Barker Coaching for adults and kids launches today!

Are you a mid-career professional looking for a life based in purpose? Are your young adult children seeking career guidance based on personal values?

Laura Barker’s career coaching for adults and kids was created to fill the gap experienced by professionals who achieve a certain career status BUT realize the achievement does not make them “happy”.

For the children of professionals, the goal is less about finding the right school or program of study and more about clarifying personal values so the end game is clear: the career choice informs the school and program path not vice versa.”

Laura Barker

She also offers 6-month corporate coaching packages to those interested in coaching that combines professional, personal, and external (community-based) development.

Laura has 20+ years of human resources experience with companies across multiple industries, is a certified CPCC with Co-Active Training Institute and an ACC with the International Coaching Federation.

Career coaching works for people ready to embrace change.

Laura’s one-on-one dynamic builds a strong, trustworthy relationship that facilitates change.

Clients decide the topic for each session to advance their goals and areas of focus. Laura connects this topic to personal values so each client sees the deeper meaning behind it. Through this push/pull of doing and being, clients find themselves transforming into their authentic selves.

Laura Barker coaching a client

“Laura and I worked through exercises that allowed me to reflect on my purpose, leadership style and what mattered most to me. I continue to be grounded by the clarity I achieved in my coaching sessions – allowing me to be resilient and confident when challenges come my way.”

Oricia Smith, President, SLGI Asset Management Inc. and Senior Vice President, Investment Solutions at Sun Life Canada.

Laura’s practical business knowledge combined with exceptional coaching skills helps you experience a life fully lived – a Life Fully LovedTM – with purpose and choice. 

Visit www.laurabarkercoaching.com to book a session.

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Laura Barker Coaching provides career coaching to help you find what you’re meant to do. Using extensive HR experience, CTI and ICF coaching designations, Laura works with professionals wanting careers based in purpose and choice. She also guides young adult children to identify careers that match their personal values. Laura’s clients gain clarity, impact, and growth as they align values with goals. The result? A Life fully loved. Sign up for the Laura Barker Coaching weekly blog delivered every Sunday afternoon.

You have to be open minded in order to grow. The coaching that Laura gave me opened my eyes to what and how I was doing things and allowed me to see the bigger picture. I am not done yet but I already see the changes in my everyday life.

MM

I think coaching is a great way to help you clear your mind when you get stuck with overwhelming situations or when stepping into changes in your life.

MO

Coaching is life changing. It pushes you outside your comfort zone and challenges your perspectives.  It is highly motivating and the exercises and techniques used are both fun and informative.  I think the main benefits of coaching are to see yourself, others and the world more clearly.  I think coaching is valuable to anyone regardless of where you are in your life or career.

LE

I honestly never thought I’d need a coach. I thought coaching was for CEOs and industry VIPs. I didn’t think it was for the “little guys” (i.e. me). Now, I’m of the belief that everyone – yes, EVERYONE – needs a coach. Coaching has really benefitted me and I’m so grateful to have had that time with Laura. It’s changed my life!

VB

Laura is very patient. She took the time to understand what was causing me to be stuck where I am today and help me build a better vision so I can continue to grow.

MM

I think Laura’s coaching was what I had been waiting for. Laura was so approachable, kind, and open. Her willingness to help and support made a difference for me. I found in her coaching new strategies, ideas, and perspectives that I could incorporate into my goals and objectives that I didn’t see before.

MO

Laura is an incredibly intuitive, positive and caring coach. Her techniques helped me recognize both my strengths and areas I might want to explore as I embark on the next chapter of my career. The exercises she employed were instrumental in providing self perspective and challenging my frames of reference.

LE

Laura is a natural coach. Her probing and compassionate questions helped me learn about myself: my value system, interests, goals and strengths.

LM

Coaching sessions with Laura gave me new perspectives on how to process specific feelings and situations in life.  She showed me how to sit with my emotions, acknowledge them, and then use visualization strategies to move through them.  I now feel more confident and in control of how I choose to walk through life.

CP

From the beginning, Laura put me at ease, creating a safe, open space for me to talk and share freely without fear of judgement. I loved the variety of approaches she used depending on the topic we were working on and it was fun being able to try out things I wouldn’t have considered before! With Laura’s coaching, I substantially grew my confidence in the workplace, overcame fears, dealt with issues I’d been carrying around for many years and, most importantly, learned to value myself and define a path forward into the future.

AG

Laura’s coaching was a breath of fresh air and EXACTLY what I needed at that point of my life. I didn’t realize how impactful coaching was going to be, but by the end of the sessions together, I left feeling refreshed, inspired and genuinely curious about what my future held for me. Because of Laura and her coaching, I believe I became a better person – someone who is more open-minded, someone with a clearer focus, and someone who is willing to explore opportunities and possibilities far more than I ever did before.

VB

I engaged Laura for coaching as I took on an expanded role leading an asset management company in Canada. As a female, I knew I would be a role model and had high expectations of myself. I was feeling overwhelmed and anxious.

In our first few coaching sessions we worked through exercises that allowed me to reflect on my purpose, leadership style and what mattered most to me. I continue to be grounded by the clarity I achieve in my coaching sessions – allowing me to be resilient and confident when challenges came my way.

OS