“Margaret is an extremely experienced and knowledgeable coach. She quickly puts you at ease with her quick wit and wonderful smile. Her extensive experience in the field of personal development shows up on every occasion, and I have thoroughly enjoyed the time that I have spent in discussion with her.”

— Karen

“Margaret's wealth of personal and professional experience mean that she is a veritable goldmine of valuable information. This breadth of experience enables her to address issues in a truly holistic fashion. Despite her gifts and strengths, Margaret is one of the most approachable and genuine people with a refreshing and disarming humility. I was privileged to be one of her guinea pigs as she embarked on her StrengthsFinder journey and have benefited from our association ever since, with every encounter being an enriching one. If there ever was a Fairy Godmother archetype, Margaret would embody it. She brings a playful light into the darkest of places.”

— Lance

“Working with Margaret completely transformed my life. When we began working together, I felt lost, powerless and unsure of what I truly wanted. Through our sessions, Margaret enabled me to open up and see a different version of my life I could achieve, as well as to identify what was holding me back from it. The foundations and lessons I learned from Margaret are still with me to this day and propel me forward with confidence into each new venture of my life. I highly recommend her services, in particular her work with the Gallup StrengthsFinder tool.”

— Emily

“I have had a few Gallup sessions with Margaret so far, and she has truly helped me understand my strengths and how best to put them to use. She is a pleasure to have as a strengths mentor. I couldn't recommend her enough.”

— Daniel

“Margaret coached me through a Gallup Strengths assessment. The written assessment is not the whole picture. Margaret helped to understand what each individual strength means and how they interact together. She is brilliantly insightful and asked some wonderfully reflective questions. The whole process helped me understand why I act in certain ways and what it means in terms of interacting with other people. As my passion is helping people to grow passionate teams and collaborate successfully on projects, I found the whole experience enlightening. I now know why I constantly generate ideas and make unusual connections between disparate pieces of information. Thank you, Margaret, I thoroughly enjoyed the process.”

— Theresa

“Margaret and I met at a Gallup alumni event a couple of years ago and have started collaborating and coaching together, all while becoming fast friends. Her experience and worldly knowledge are priceless. She is very engaging, her focus on her coachees is total, and she quickly became an invaluable member of our growth plan. I recommend her to anyone without reservation. She has helped me and my team gain clarity on who we are and where we are going. You can stop looking if that is what you are after!”

— Anthony

“Thank you, Margaret, for helping me better understand my Gallup Strengths through your coaching and for guiding me into applying them at work and in everyday life. She is an amazing coach and her guidelines and wide experience helped me improve my career, besides providing me with more confidence and positive energy. If you are feeling a bit uncertain of your future and what next steps to take in your career, Margaret is the right person to contact. Through her knowledge and her ability to listen, she always gives great advice. I highly recommend her coaching for both your career and your personal life.”

— Madalina

“I had an initial session with Margaret a couple of months ago. I completed a really comprehensive Strengths review in advance of our meeting and Margaret really helped me to make sense of my results. For me, what was different about Margaret is that she focused on my strengths and how to best use them. I would really recommend her and will definitely be having some more detailed sessions when I can!”

— Beki

“Thank you to Margaret Barrie for my 30-minute taster coaching session. I'm quite connected with my positive personality traits, which are well suited to social environments. With Margaret's guidance, I now feel more confident to use those skills to my advantage in my professional life. Even a 30-minute session has had such a positive impact which I shall implement going forward. Thoroughly recommend.”

— Sally-Jo

“Margaret is an amazing coach and has helped me to navigate through some major life decisions. With her experience in strengths coaching, counselling psychology, and wide-ranging life experience, she creates a supported and safe space in her coaching practice. This certainly helped me be open to challenges and decisions that I might not have been open to otherwise. Margaret was the person who really inspired me to train as a Gallup coach myself, because I could see for myself what a difference it made to me. Thank you, Margaret!”

— Rebecca

“Margaret uses her diverse experience to really hone in on underlying strengths and capabilities. She's particularly good at digging out the underlying essence of what a strength means to you personally, and how you can then use that to its best effect. Her support has been invaluable to me in understanding the true value proposition of what I do.”

— Matthew

“Talking with Margaret, and getting her insight into my Strengths Profile, has been an invaluable tool for me recently. Using our sessions as a guide; I have been able to recognise and capitalise on the positive personality traits in my Top 10 Talents list. Through this process, I realised that I could diversify in my job, which has, in turn, led to a new revenue stream for me as a professional researcher. I am absolutely sure that I would not have been able to do this without Margaret’s experience and help, and simply cannot recommend her any more highly.”

— John

“The work and coaching I did with Margaret over the years gave me life-changing perspectives on various matters with gentle wisdom. Margaret has the ability to guide the conversation away from the ‘easy’ and onto what really matters. Expert knowledge together with compassion and understanding makes working together highly effective.”

— Garth

“Margaret is warm, intuitive, and encouraging. She brings a wealth of experience to the coaching sessions and is very solutions-focused. I found my sessions with Margaret inspirational and they gave me a renewed energy and determination to take a different approach to my career and my life. Margaret skillfully guided me through my situation, always flexing around my core values and strengths - the whole experience was positive and uplifting.”

— Michelle

“Margaret became the boost of confidence I needed after starting a new job in a strange city!  I was offered Strengths Coaching through my recruiter when I started my new job, and I agreed to try the 3-month program.  After being initially skeptical (how much could there be to talk about?!), I very quickly started looking forward to my hour each week with Margaret, referring to her as my weekly ‘pick me up’. I’ve never been one to openly talk about myself, but Margaret put me at ease from day 1 with her relaxed style and unintrusive nature.  We clicked straight away, and our hour together would quickly disappear as we explored the different attributes of each of my strengths and how they translated into my day-to-day actions, feelings, and interactions with my colleagues.  Margaret made it all seem so simple!  She taught me how best to call on these strengths in difficult situations and, even more importantly, start to develop them to become a natural part of me… I’m still learning but feel so much more confident in who I am and how I can develop myself in both my career and personal life… Thank you!”

— Charlotte

“Want to know how to find strength at your lowest? Find someone with the right experience and know-how, to get you back on track. About 5 years ago, I felt pretty lost. I'd not long said goodbye to London, flat-sharing, a business-as-I-knew-it, my lovely mum and family-as-I-knew it, with no idea of the future. I just knew I needed to look after my Dad. Everything changed in a matter of months. I'd spent 8-9 months like I was on speed, pretending everything was OK, frantically coming up with new ideas, and trying to be normal. But I was far from 'normal'. I couldn't commit to anything. I canceled on people. (Still struggling with the guilt) I distinctly remember feeling this dark cloud over me. I was introduced to Margaret Barrie (thank you, Heather Barrie). You thought you were helping me in business, but you became a guiding light in all aspects of my life! You helped me realise that sometimes things break, so we can put them back together how we want. You're the queen of #strengthsfinder. You helped me identify who I am - no matter what life throws at me. I am forever grateful.”

— Kim

“I have deeply valued Margaret’s extraordinary skills as a personal coach, facilitator, psychologist, dietician and fellow musician as I have worked with her through a change in personal and professional circumstances. Margaret’s extensive experience in counselling, deep understanding of the human psyche, her skill at getting to the nub of each issue, her empathy and kindness, but also her ability to challenge me, has been such a gift. Margaret is a real gem!”

— Jos

“Working with Margaret has been pivotal at a transition point in my life. She is naturally insightful, calming, and empowering of others. Starting with the Strengthsfinder assessment, she has helped me identify my natural strengths and explore how these might translate into my next career step. It is as though she has helped me step through a small window to see a much wider world on the other side. I am being guided to lean into my own strengths, address difficulties and step out stronger and better prepared to contribute to the world from a truly authentic place. It is a great gift to be working with her!”

— Melissa

“The safety I feel in my relationship with you, the trust that you truly "get" me, and your firm honesty has opened up a whole new inner world for me.  I feel truly grateful and blessed.”

— Leigh-Anne