“Thank you for your unwavering support during challenging times. Your guidance empowered me to make the tough decision to leave a role I truly cherished but found untenable due to difficult colleagues. I deeply appreciate how approachable and understanding you have been throughout the process.”
NHS Consultant
“When I found Dr Elton, I was floundering in my medical training and wasn’t sure I could carry on working in the NHS. She helped me imagine what a better career in healthcare could look like for me and supported me to clarify my aspirations and my options at that point. She helped me through my successful application to a competitive speciality and, even though it’s early days in my new role, I feel pretty sure we found what I was looking for.”
Specialty Trainee
“I wanted to extend my sincere thanks for delivering ‘Coaching Techniques’ as part of our Mentorship Workshop Series. Your session stood out as interactive and impactful. Participants particularly appreciated your practical and engaging approach, and the breakout-room exercises you facilitated sparked some very rich discussions that enhanced the series. The feedback we received has been overwhelmingly positive.”
Director
Healthcare Leadership Academy
“Coaching was invaluable for my transition to a role in a new organisation. I gained confidence, the ability to anticipate difficulties. It pre-empted some of the issues.”
NHS Manager
“Thank you for all the guidance you have given me over the last few months. I accepted the GP job this morning and am looking forward to the opportunity to change my path.”
Obs & Gynae specialty trainee
“I just wanted to thank you for supporting me during a very difficult time in my life and to let you know I have been successful in securing a GP training programme in my first choice deanery.”
Specialty trainee
“Dr Elton is a skilled listener. She provides a safe and positive space to explore career options, both those you have thought of and others less familiar. She is excellent at supporting contract negotiations. She is very responsive and has a wicked sense of humour – which always helps!”
Trust doctor
“I wanted to email to thank you for all the careers advice that you gave me and also update you on my progress. I am due to start a Research Fellowship in June. I will complete an MD over a two-year period and then finish my clinical training. I am really excited about this post as the research is in the area that I hope to subspecialise in. I really appreciate all the help you gave me in deciding on my future career plans. It was invaluable.”
Specialty trainee
“I wanted to thank you hugely for the kindness of having what you rather modestly called a ‘preliminary chat’ with me. You really did think very carefully about my situation, and I found your advice hugely helpful.”
Specialty trainee
“Last night, for the first time in as long as I can remember, I actually felt a little bit excited thinking about possible future careers instead of becoming totally overwhelmed with hopelessness and dread… I realise I have a long, long way to go yet and a huge amount of work to do in terms of sorting all of this out as far as I can. But that in itself was nothing short of amazing… I cannot thank you enough for everything you are doing – really, really helpful, and I am so grateful. Thank you.”
Core trainee
“I would like to thank you for your teaching session, ‘Wellbeing for Doctors.’ We appreciate all the demands you have on your time and are very grateful for your support. The session you led was extremely popular. We asked attendees to rate the educational value of your session on a 1-5 scale. Your average score was 5. 100% thought the pace of the session was just right. One participant commented, ‘Really great to have someone advocate for us – doctors need support too!’ “
London School of Paedatrics
“You may remember that you supported me a few years ago when I was having a very difficult time at work. Your support was invaluable at that time.”
GP
“Dr Elton gently led me to reflect on my work-life balance using a combination of skill, experience and sensitivity, giving me the confidence to experiment with making changes in my life.”
GP
“I wanted to provide an update: I am now leaving my old job and am looking forward to a new job at another medical school. I hope you are well, and thank you again for the great support you provided me.”
GP & medical educator
“Working with Dr Elton has been a truly transformative experience. She created a supportive and non-judgmental environment where I felt safe to reflect on my career journey and explore new opportunities. Through her guidance, I began to recognise and believe in my own skills and knowledge, which I had previously overlooked. She encouraged me to grow both personally and professionally, and motivated me to take confident steps in transitioning from a career in finance to psychology.”
Psychologist
“We received very positive feedback on Working with Autistic Patients: Providing Autism-informed Care. It would be great if you could join us in delivering the online session again.”
Anna Freud Centre
“You were able to identify my ‘existential crisis’ without making it obvious, and gently coached me using various questionnaires, etc to help bring clarity to my thinking. I was able to move on and identify a career goal”
Specialty trainee