Testimonials

The course has confirmed my belief we all have agency in our thinking and if we gift uninterrupted time to listen, we enable others to think for themselves too.!

I would certainly recommend this course to anyone wanting to develop a highly creative team, or develop their own relationships.

Sophie really understands how to get the best out of a group and has a mastery of the material which makes it easy to engage.

I can sense already the benefits from this new and truly inspired approach - it’s really exciting.

It’s a privilege and a gift to have 2 days in this enriching environment.

I kept on learning.

The course has been a great experience and one I will highly recommend to colleagues and friends.

Learn about Time to Think with Sophie Stephenson, you will not be disappointed, you will be inspired.

I would recommend this course with you Sophie as you are a Thinking Environment - you provide information enough to encourage thought and ease that produces safety allowing confidence in practice

Sophie's greatest strength is that she is consistently fully present and focused on you as the client whilst you are with her. She practices what she preaches in a professional yet personable way.

This course has significantly enhanced my understanding of Thinking partnerships.

I wholeheartedly recommend this course.

Being immersed for 3 days allowed myself to experience my own independent thinking, it blew my mind to witness how my brain unravelled and solved my own challenges. Thank you Sophie for the incredible experience, i would highly recommend this course to anyone who is curious about the power of independent thinking.

This course is a beautiful way to reset and reimagine yourself. The whole environment made for a wonderful feeling of being gently ‘held’ and guided through the three days. Sophie trusts in you, and your fellow thinkers, unreservedly.

Try it and be prepared to be touched by the power of its simplicity.

I think what makes Sophie’s teaching space different from most shared learning spaces I've experienced is that she invites more of me in, there is space to inhabit and contribute (this is different from participating) - there is more value and I feel valued (even in my quiet space).

It has made me realise how powerful the Thinking Environment is, how important each component is and it's made me consider the question about how committed am I to helping someone to think for themselves.

The course has slowly but surely turned my world upside down.

This course will give you confidence to think for yourself and to help others to do the same.

10/10 Sophie created a safe and inspiring learning environment. She embodied the components throughout the course and this has further convinced me that I love working in this way.

I’d highly recommend the course. Sophie is a excellent practitioner who really makes this course. Her knowledge, embodiment, compassion shine through.

These three days really can change your life. It sounds hard to believe, but really thinking about what you want to do and how you want to be does change you.

Everything about the course was great - the process of understanding, the time, thinking, learning. I’m very glad I came when I did.

What a privilege it is to sit with ease and listen.

I feel very blessed to have found this course.

It’s difficult to find one thing that was the best thing about the course…the welcome and inclusive teaching , the environment (stunning) and delicious food !!

Give yourself the gift of being immersed in beautiful surroundings and learning.

I am already looking forward to being part to the Thinking Environment community and taking it further. .

It’s a really useful course that will help you improve your conversations and connections with other people at work and in your home life.

Sophie creates an environment/place that feels safe, secure and filled with calm and ease

The impact of the course has been amazing and is already improving my communication and my ability to do my role.

Just do it!

Sophie is an inspiring, energising teacher, highly accomplished at providing a safe learning environment in which you can experiment and learn.

10/10, it has made me think profoundly and improved the quality of my thinking.

I’d recommend this course: great facilitation; interesting subject - and I love the idea of the tools being those we already have, even if they are under-utilised...I will be back for more!

The course has provided a further (I feel more useful) tool to enable coaches to reach their goal. The best thing about the course was the excellent and incentivizing teaching style and manner, the small group learning & safety, and the lovely group of people I was with.

This process helped me to stretch into my learning edge developing my practice at my pace with ease and a sense of joyful discovery that I’ve never experienced in any other learning or training environment.

The course has made me feel confident in my abilities and given me a way to truly help those I coach by enabling them to do their best thinking.

The courses enabled me to fully experience a 'thinking environment' and therefore appreciate how powerful having quality time to think really is.

I would definitely recommend the course - it’s the start of a journey of exploration for yourself and transformation and the power of the Thinking Environment.

Thank you SO much Sophie, I can honestly say this course had been life changing.

Jump in with both feet, give yourself over to the course and to the experience, be prepared to be vulnerable as that will give you so much value and insight into thinking for yourself and how thinking for yourself can change the lives of the people you interact with

Thank you for this amazing opportunity and your phenomenal ability to run, facilitate and teach a fantastic course with such ease and sincerity. It will be a journey I will not forget .

I would highly recommend Sophie herself, and this course for anyone who wishes to improve their own thinking skills and enhance their coaching style. Sophie has a very relaxed way of delivering the course, and whilst you will learn about each of the elements it is more about a way of being with yourself and those around you. I have also found that the 10 components provide a useful lens through which to view many situations, and provide insightful reflection.

I couldn’t recommend the course more highly. Whether you are an experienced coach practitioner or someone starting their coaching journey, the course will start where you start and gently challenge you to think for yourself and create beautiful Thinking Environments for others.

The thinking, the practice, Sophie’s guidance and teaching on the Time to Think Coach course, were all critical success factors that have helped me to further develop my coaching skills.

The best thing about the course was being given the chance to be really listened to and learning the components that the Thinking Environment gives. Also understanding how powerful the words used in the process are. Don't hesitate to attend this course with Sophie!

The Thinking Environment seems to me to be the pinnacle of coaching approaches and I would encourage anyone, however experienced a coach or not, to see how powerful thinking for oneself can be.

Sophie is both nurturing and challenging, demanding a high standard in the Practicum work whilst providing lots of support through to its conclusion.  If you’re looking to stretch your challenge yourself as a coach, the coaching course is well worth the investment.

I am now much more confident 10/10.

I cherished the opportunity to learn in the presence of lovely people with the same curiosity about the Thinking Environment in a comfortable setting that contributed to the learning.

I would 100% recommend the course - find a way and a means to attend the in-person course with Sophie in Edale 10/10.

This is among the most transformative learning experiences I have had in my career. It is relevant for everyone as it speaks to the heart of relationships, interactions, teams and 'being'.

I left feeling confident in how I could work with this.

I wish I could put into words what a huge impact the Thinking Environment and your skilled delivery of its tools has done for my professional practice!

I highly recommend this training

Even the most experienced educators and facilitators will take away something tangible to put straight into practice.

There are so many things that I enjoyed, the content was perfect, the great group and the chance to connect and a perfect venue. To anyone thinking of attending I say that the course will exceed your expectations.

I’d say to anyone thinking of attending to just give yourself the space to ‘show up’ and get the full benefit.

It’s been so helpful both professionally and personally. I can’t say thank you enough.

One of the best things about the course is Sophie and her ability to create such a warm, safe and peaceful learning space. The course is magic, do it now!

I would highly recommend the course, I believe it has significantly stretched my facilitation skills and given me insight and practical steps on how to enable groups to think well together.

The course helped me to trust my instincts even more and to create an unhurried, respectful atmosphere even quicker and more purposefully than I was able to do in the past.

Sophie provides a Thinking Environment and is truly inspirational in how she accomplishes this, which in turn is magically infectious.

I would strongly recommend this course, because of the way Sophie embodies the 10 components; because of Sophie's generosity with her time, knowledge, experience, resources.... and because I found it a completely stimulating learning experience.

Sophie provides a Thinking Environment and is truly inspirational in how she accomplishes this, which in turn is magically infectious.

Sophie shines a torch on the many ways the Thinking Environment can be applied not just professionally but in our personal lives too.

I remain in awe of your thinking, your expertise, your generosity, your considered responses to our sometimes bizarre questions and the very human, the very impressive you.

Sophie is not only a superb teacher and facilitator of the Thinking Partnership; she also embodies the Ten Components of a Thinking Environment, creating the perfect conditions for people's learning, discovery and thinking. And her sheer delight in life permeates it all.

Experiencing and learning the Thinking Environment from Sophie is a privilege. She embodies the Ten Components as a professional and as a person. She also sustains both expertise and exploration, a rare and essential quality in this work.