Testimonials
Coaching
In my dealings with Elizabeth Clearwater, I have found her to have an uncanny ability to consistently offer laser-like analysis of situations and to provide extremely beneficial suggestions and strategies to manage and successfully overcome both personal and professional challenges. Simply put, her coaching has been invaluable to me.
— M.R. Entrepreneur, San Francisco, CA
Elizabeth is truly a skilled and caring coach. Her coaching style combines the sensitivity of a therapist with the push and encouragement of a seasoned mentor who can see greater possibilities for me. Before I started working with Elizabeth, I felt trapped by some of my earlier career choices. Due to a life long debilitating lack of confidence, I felt I would never get out of that rut. She helped me recognize my strengths by walking me through my work history to acknowledge the successes and accomplishments I have always minimized. Through Elizabeth's guidance, I am began to see a positive, realistic picture of myself based on a foundation of the good decisions and accomplishments I have been responsible for during my working life.
— J.C. MBA Agronomist, San Luis Obispo, CA
Elizabeth Clearwater's strength as a Life Coach lies in her ability to create comfort for her clients. Her strong listening skills, thoughtful questions, lack of judgment and general openness really creates for me a space of unbridled self-exploration. Her talent is not the pointing out of shortcomings or the doling out of impersonal, cookie cutter advice, but, rather, the facilitation and focus of one's natural internal dialogue. She has a way of stirring up the dialectical process of the mind, and helping direct it to the root causes of an issue, leaving me with a feeling of progress at the end of each session. She does not give me the answers to my problems; she works with me to generate my own appropriate questions.
— G.R. Teenage Male, Writer, Performer, Santa Fe, NM
Counseling
Elizabeth helped bridge the distance between me and my teenage son, after his mother's death from cancer, for which I am very grateful. She is a good listener, and provides practical suggestions to deal with the emotional challenges at hand. I think she is aptly named, as she has a talent for helping clear the feeling waters through grounding them in constructive response to the pain one is going through.
I appreciate that her compassion is applied with common sense.
— P.R. Supervisor, Santa Fe, NM
Elizabeth helped me move through the most difficult period of my life by being totally present and grounded for me. She has the gift of being able to listen intently. She gently questioned me in ways that guided me to find my own answers from deep within myself. At the neediest time of my life, I found in Elizabeth a powerful ally who helped me regain my footing and continue to grow. Her own life experiences enable her to offer grounded, practical, focused support for others.
— M.W. Psychotherapist, Boston, MA
I feel so authentic, in the moment joyfully, truth with kindness. Thanks for helping me articulate my feelings, make connections, and find new pathways. Cliches all but so true.
— M.K. Divergent Thinker, Seattle, WA