From Kim Hone, NYC—
I was initially hesitant about utilizing a Life Coach; I've been in therapy for years (I'm a New Yorker - not that uncommon!) and didn't think coaching would be all that different. Also I have innate aversion to words like "goals" and "action plans", real life has feelings and senses. But I must say, working with Laurie has turned me into a believer! Her coaching skills, combined with her obvious compassion and common sense, allowed me to explore deeply the actions and outcomes in an area of my life (dating, of all things!) that has, until now, been a bog of senses and feelings and mysterious workings.

As a result my choices and decisions have been more in accord with my heart's desires. And look Ma, no tears! Although I am still a proponent of good therapy with a good therapist, I now find it easy to suggest Life Coaching to others as a way to focus and affect change in a specific area of one's life. I also highly recommend Laurie's particular services; it is evident she offers a lifetime of wisdom with each session. A Coach Extraordinaire!


From Laura Ter Poorten, LPC, Lexington, VA—
I am writing to recommend Laurie Macrae as a Life Coach. Laurie has been coaching me for a few months at a major transition point in my life: my first pregnancy.

Specifically, Laurie has been coaching me through my anxiety around this pregnancy as well as my anxiety around birthing my first child, a birth I am now aiming to have naturally.

Laurie is an incredibly centered individual and possesses an ease about her which is reflected in her thoughtful questioning and concise reflection of feelings. Surrounding my worries about birthing—the pain of birth and my ability to tolerate the pain – Laurie reframed my anxieties into possibilities I felt excited about. She also helped me see options I hadn’t considered before, and as a result my thinking became much less black and white. Through all of this, Laurie helped guide me to a place where I was able to rediscover for myself my own inner strength as well as think about this birth in an entirely new way.Through Laurie’s guidance and asking of questions which forced me to challenge myself and look at my fears in different ways, I now feel excited about the nearing birth of my child and confident that my body knows how to take care of itself and safely deliver this baby into the world. I, without reservation, recommend Laurie as certified Life Coach.