I've wanted to do this for a while but I seem to find this difficult. How will I weather what someone has done for me who has contributed so much to my life... shelley has often told me what I didn't want to hear but needed to hear. through my guidance from shelley, i learned to make choices based on self-love and giving myself what i needed, which was totally new to me. She has also been a great example to me, making me imitate what she did, and I still do (even though I no longer have guidance from her).

Hi Shelley, been a while, how are you doing ?
Just wanted to let you know that a while ago I was clean for 2 years, and you also contributed to that, through conversations we had from which some things stayed with me and by seeing you as an example that you don't have to be boring to be in recovery and to be a counsellor. Partly because of this, I think in a while I also want to do the personal support worker training with experience expertise. I wanted to thank you for that😊 Greetings Joice ( from t nova house )

Having Shelley as my personal coach is something I am still incredibly grateful for. From the very beginning, she has been incredibly supportive in helping me create a healthy lifestyle, self-care and self-love. In the 1-on-1 sessions, I benefited a lot from her counselling on my self-loathing and the piece of trauma I had with my role as a mother. I learnt how to deal with my substance and love addictions. Her own experiences and knowledge made me feel genuinely understood, seen and heard by Shelley.
She is also very knowledgeable about the 12 steps, and in the group sessions she facilitated, the steps were explored in depth, something I learnt a lot from.
Dear Shelley, I am incredibly grateful for your keen eye, and thorough approach. You have been of immense help to me. Thanks to you I can now pick up my life in recovery and be a mother to my son again. Thank you 💚

Shelley mentored at during my safehouse journey.

Through the different counselling styles and the trusted bond I was able to build with Shelley, I was able to learn a lot about myself and in the process gain confidence in my recovery.

Within the programme, I had several counsellors, but because of Shelley's experience within the field, she was able to get to the bottom of me and confront me with behaviour. As a result, I have today regained an incredibly beautiful life free of booze and drugs!