CONFIDENCE 

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

“I have been struggling with anger and resentment for months with the relationships around me. After 2 sessions Umar has helped me make peace with past resentments and anger and develop a long term strategy for my problems. 

For all my life I have struggled with confrontation and being assertive in challenging situations. When someone was aggressive, rude or disrespectful towards me, I have always excused and ignored this behaviour and assumed I have done something wrong. My strategy was always to respond by being apologetic and people pleasing towards the person and ignore their repeated behaviour until it would go away. However, this had bottled up a lot of resentment and anger inside me which would come out of nowhere in inappropriate situations and damage my close relationships with family and friends. 

Even though I wasn’t very hopeful about finding a solution, in just 2 sessions, Umar has helped me address and resolve all the anger and resentment I had stored in myself and develop a new strategy on how I approach confrontations in the future. 

He approached our sessions with optimism, positivity and a genuine desire to support me.  And this has helped me relax and embrace the process in spite of the resistance I initially felt towards it. Even though, my initial aim for the sessions was to let go of resentment and of the feelings I was experiencing, Umar approached my situation with an open mind and a genuine curiosity towards the deep cause of my problem. His extensive skills in coaching and NLP gave me a unique learning experience which not only made me reflect on my current behaviour, but allowed me to understand where my anger came from and to map out exactly how my anger develops. He’s great sense of humour and strong desire to help allowed me to overcome my initial barriers towards the process. It also helped me understand myself and create a strategy to deal with all these situations in a positive and upbuilding way.

After our sessions, I am more confident and assertive in the relationships around me and I feel more calm when the issues arrive in my personal and professional life. I also address any confrontations with an open mind and in a calming way. I have developed the confidence and security in myself to clarify any misunderstandings and address any issues straight away. This has helped me improve the relationship I have with my partner, friends and colleagues at work. I would definitely recommend Umar to anyone who is facing an issue whether it’s in their personal or professional life. He is incredibly personable and easy to work with and he has a genuine curiosity and desire to help. His process is very quick and solution focused. I would gladly work with him in the future and I gladly recommend anyone who meets him to do the same." - Larisa Lipianu, 27, Publishing Co-Ordinator.

‘I have had social anxiety problems for a few years. After working with Umar, I no longer have this issue. Instead, now I am able to talk freely and express my thoughts without any hesitation.

Before I could not communicate well with other people and felt like something was stopping me. And to be one hundred percent honest, I did not expect my problem to be resolved but I am pleasantly surprised that it is gone and grateful for the help I received. Now, I am so happy that I decided to go ahead and do the session.

Umar has been extremely careful and asked a lot of questions to make sure he fully understands the problem and is able to find the best solution in order to get rid of it as quick and in the best possible way. I liked how easy it was to share the problem I had and how I did not feel like I was being judged for one second. Instead, I felt like he was trying his absolute hardest to give me a helping hand.

Nowadays, I no longer feel like I have a problem with social anxiety and I feel like I am able to communicate so much better and more freely, no longer overthinking everything. I feel like this is going to help me massively by becoming a more outgoing and confident person.

In conclusion, I would recommend working with him because of the passion and his friendly attitude, as well as his funny personality. But most important is that he actually helps you to get rid of some annoying obstacles that we put in our way on the path to becoming better people.’ - Albert Saractu, 20, Business Management Student, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

“First, I’d like to thank Umar so much for all the time and effort he’s put into the sessions.

I have always had a fear of failure. For as long as I can remember I’ve been having this issue. This has held me back in life. And quite a bit to be honest. I’ve had tremendous amounts of stress and anxiety as result of being afraid of failing. Even when failing, I’ve had such a hard time handling these situations. I could go for hours, even days, feeling bad because of it. As a consequence, I’ve always worked harder to not fail and therefore also strived for perfect results to not have to encounter my inner demons.

Before a friend told me about it, I had never heard of NLP. I have only had the experience of traditional psychotherapy prior, so I didn’t know what to expect to be honest. After doing a bit of research online, I decided to reach out to Umar. One of the best decisions of my life!

From the start I felt I was in good hands during the sessions with him. He was amazing at building rapport and you instantly felt the trust which is important to have with someone who’s providing help. I got such a good introduction from him to the world of NLP and I felt that it was a great match with what I wanted out of the session to help tackle the issues I had. This is something that I’ve never felt traditional therapies have been able to do. These sessions took me deep within my unconscious mind where I not only found the solution but also the reason why I had this fear. It had been created within me in my childhood. To be able to find this out was just so amazing. Truly amazing.

Receiving the tools from Umar to repair the inner part of me that was so scared of failing has not only made me feel much less afraid, it has also changed my entire outlook on life.

I no longer feel that anxiety before beginning a new task, nor after, if I don’t deliver at a perfect standard. Although, perfection is something I will still strive for, I don’t feel bad if it doesn’t end like that. My workdays now feel easier and less stressful because of the sessions.

Umar truly helped me connect, or should I say reconnect, with myself in a way I never thought was possible. For the future I feel that I will be confident enough to take on more complex tasks and new projects. I am also happier and calmer. I am in control!

Receiving the NLP coaching from Umar has been a true pleasure. I can highly recommend Umar to help you find the real you.”

- Daniel Isaksson, 34, Data Specialist, Bureau van Dijk, Manchester, UK

‘Before working with Umar, I was not as in tune with my emotions as I am today. I’d encounter feelings of fear and anxiety when the topic of commitment in relationships was brought up. The trigger would raise a sense of self-doubt and timidity that spurred conflicting feelings of anger within me. This had been a natural response that cycled over 6-10 years, causing me to end relationships prematurely. These feelings caused me to dissociate and detach from the present, which enabled me to distance and push people away repeatedly, without feeling guilt. There is nothing worse than being aware of what you’re doing and feeling a lack of control from stopping the cascade from happening. Even more puzzling is knowing why it’s there to start with. Working with Umar enabled me to see inside myself and find the answer to that question - “Why?”    

Each session with Umar left me feeling like I was discovering the inner truths within me. Establishing a connection with my subconscious enabled me to finally learn what I always wanted to know. A process of channelling and unloading deep thoughts that brought clarity to why those feelings of fear and anxiety were present to start with. Each time, those feelings were finally being freed from the cycle of self-doubt and timidity. With his voice as a guide, I was able to listen to the voices deep in my mind and understand their intention, their purpose. It was then that the fear and anxiety had lifted when met with thoughts surrounding a committed relationship. 

I would recommend Umar to anyone who struggles with internal conflict, needs someone to listen or receive coaching toward deeper self-discovery and understanding. After this experience I feel more confident when managing my emotional reserve. I’ve never imagined feeling such a sense of Zen when thinking about the future — the first in a long time.’ - Bettina Rodgers, 31, US Military, California, USA.