I'm so glad I found Next Chapter. My daughter was struggling so much since we moved over from the US - she just didn't seem to be managing with the IB curriculum, and I watched her go from a confident kid to someone who felt lost, anxious and completely overwhelmed.

Victoria was exactly what she needed, at exactly the right time. She's a great listener, and always asked the right questions to keep my daughter motivated and focused on what to prioritise each week.

She helped her untangle the messy knots in her head and find her way back to understanding what she actually wanted - not just what the curriculum demanded of her. It was such a relief watching her come back to herself. Victoria is a brilliant coach and a wonderful person who genuinely understands what a teenager adjusting to a new country and a new system is going through.

We set a goal together at the start, and six months later my daughter is genuinely thriving in her IB classes and has found her confidence again. I highly recommend Next Chapter, 100%!!

I heard about Next Chapter through a friend's recommendation, at a point when my son had settled into life abroad but was completely stuck on how to move forward - with his exams approaching and no real sense of direction about university or what came next.

My son felt he could speak so openly to Victoria: she's attentive, discreet and dedicated. She gave him that space to work out why he felt so paralysed about the future, and helped him move forward, one step at a time.

With real encouragement and guidance, Victoria helped him turn his uncertainty into an actual plan - he's now settled on his university course and feels a completely different sense of balance, both in his schoolwork and outside it. I would highly recommend Next Chapter for any teenager who feels stuck; it was the missing piece that got him where he needed to be.

Victoria helped my son enormously at a difficult crossroads. He needed space to reflect and understand his choices - his subject options, his confidence, his plans for the future. Gently and thoughtfully, over the weeks, it all became clear.

Without Next Chapter, I think he could have made some decisions he'd have later regretted, so I am extremely grateful. Along the way, he also came to realise what his real strengths are, and he seems more confident now than I've seen him in years. Longer term, he's found real focus on what matters to him, and it's given our whole family more space to enjoy things together again.

Thank you, Victoria.

Victoria made my daughter feel instantly at ease and safe to talk about what was really worrying her. She gave her the space, the insight and the time to talk through her thoughts, and helped her turn that into concrete plans and next steps - and to see her situation differently, and more positively.

Every time after a session over Zoom - which worked brilliantly around her school schedule - she came away feeling energised and positive, and actually followed through with the changes she'd talked about. Every session helped, even the ones with uncomfortable but necessary conversations, and there was always laughter in there too.

Any parent lucky enough to get their teenager into Next Chapter should jump at it. Thank you for everything, Victoria.

When I approached Next Chapter, I wanted help for my daughter, who was struggling to juggle schoolwork, friendships and everything else going on in her life. The hardest part was that neither of us knew where to start.

She felt confused and frustrated, and honestly, so did I. From the very first session, Victoria was professional and took the time to really listen and very quickly she helped my daughter identify what was actually holding her back, and put a better plan in place. She's learned so much about herself in the process. I've seen real progress since we started, and it's made a noticeable difference to her mood at home too. I highly recommend Victoria - professional, compassionate and clear in her approach.

I contacted Next Chapter initially because my son seemed to be struggling with the pressure of his exams, but it soon became clear the real issue was his friendship group and how much it was affecting his confidence.

Victoria helped him see through the fog of being right in the middle of it all, to looking at the situation almost as an outsider. That gave him real clarity - he could finally see what was going on and why, and we worked through how he could deal with it better.

She helped him unravel it all, and afterwards he had a much clearer path forward. Being able to recognise his own patterns, and understand the reasons behind them, was a huge step towards handling things differently. The sessions were hard work at times - not always easy for him - but Victoria was there all the way, asking the right questions so he could find his own answers. I always felt he was genuinely being listened to, and in safe hands. I'd recommend her 100%.

We're both hugely grateful for the journey.

Next Chapter helped my daughter look at things in a much more positive light. She started off wanting a rigid study plan and a clear five-year path, but she soon realised what she actually needed was to worry less about the future and be more present - especially with everything going on with her exams this year.

Victoria's excellent listening skills and questions took her on a real journey of self-reflection about a lot of the negative thoughts she'd been carrying, many of which she's now been able to turn around. This new perspective has made a real difference to her right now, and she's able to catch herself and push back on self-doubt when it creeps in. We'll definitely be back in the future.

Victoria has a lovely manner with teenagers. She's compassionate, a great listener, able to summarise what my son says back to him clearly, and always moves things forward towards something useful he can actually work on. He really enjoyed his time with Next Chapter, and so did we as a family - we'd do it again without hesitation.

I'd done counselling before, so when my mum suggested coaching with Next Chapter I wasn't really sure what the difference would be. Honestly, I didn't always know what I wanted to talk about when I showed up - sometimes I'd just had a weird week and couldn't explain why.

That was never actually a problem though. Victoria would ask me stuff that helped me figure out what was actually bothering me that week, even when I couldn't have told you at the start of the session. Then we'd just work on that.

She really listens, like properly listens, and she's helped me build ways of dealing with things that I now use everywhere - not just school, but with friends and even at home with my family. I've gotten so much better at actually saying what I think instead of just going along with things, and I feel like I'm in control of way more of my life now than I used to be.

She'd always check in on how things had gone since the last session too, so it never felt like she'd forgotten what we talked about or didn't actually care. It's genuinely been one of the best things I've done, and I'd tell anyone to try it.