Dorbe Holden Coaching

Testimonials

Each person is a gift.

Dorbe Holden is honest and wise, she opens possibility with her questions and insights. She is reliable, strong willed, and accepting of individuality. I have benefited from her insight into how I limit myself. Dorbe gracefully support her clients in creating their results. She helps open space for creation… however that may look. I am grateful for her presence in my journey. Dorbe’s self- awareness and strength is evidence in her ability to really “get” me. Her coaching originates in utmost respect.

Albert Rooks, WestCoast Associates Inc.

I’ve always been a little skeptical about “life coaches,” but Dorbe has proven the value of her coaching to me over and over again. She helped me find the courage to transform wishes into concrete action plans. She helped me define and face my defense mechanisms that, until now, have served as saboteurs. When my egos resistance stood in the way of moving forward, Dorbe helped me look it square in the eye and move it aside. The tools she has made available to me are extremely useful and easy to use. Where I used to be someone who looked longingly at my dreams through a big storefront window, I am now holding those dreams in my hand and making them come true. I’m not skeptical anymore. I’m grateful.

Leslie Demich, Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner, Olympia, WA

With Dorbe's help I have been able to let go of an old belief that "If you want to get it done right, you have to do it yourself," and a distinct lone wolf mentality.

With her coaching, at this crucial time in my personal and professional growth, I have been able to step into a visionary/ leadership role, learning to delegate effectively, and allowing myself and my work to evolve into a new level of international presence and recognition. And all of that from the pure presence of my true essence. She is a gem!

Maile Ellington, Business Owner, "Outrageously Beautiful Hand Carved Stones"
www.Mailestones.com

Dorbe Holden has a warm, honest, and compassionate personality which helps to open the lines of communication between coach and client. I appreciated her frankness and ability to ask just the right questions to deepen our coaching sessions. She offered various tools during our sessions that we practiced, and which I could also use in my daily life.

For the person looking to create the life they want, coaching with Dorbe is the first step.

JP, Owner, Olympia Supply Inc., Olympia, WA

After I hour with Dorbe I am enjoying my life more. Dorbe has helped me see and feel things in a whole new way. It has already resulted in more productivity and a better understanding of who I m and what I can do to improve my overall life. I strongly recommend My life Coach Dorbe Holden, to everyone!

Shelby Sim, Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce
www.goletavalley.com

Prior to deciding to work with Dorbe, my business was stationary, with no real growth to measure for a full year. I knew where I wanted to be with my business and what I needed to do to achieve it, but something was holding me back…my self. Dorbe has helped me come over the obstacles that held me back. My biggest eye opening exercise was “finding my essence”. This exercise helped me to see who I was and to utilize those personality traits that others saw in me to be my true authentic self with my business. This was the turning point for growing my business. I doubled my sales in just 6 months and doubled the size of my team. More importantly, I got out of my own way! She taught me that the opportunity for more business was always right in front of my face. She showed me that I was holding back and possibly loosing the new business by saying, “let’s reconnect to chat more about it later.” She helped me see the importance of “carpe diem” and to stop warming someone else's market when it is clearly mine.

Dorbe is simply amazing to work with. It is the investment in your business and yourself.

Carmel Stetler, Independent Stylist, Stella & Dot www.stelladot.com/carmel

Our coaching has been nothing short of magical in my life. The ways that you've helped me become accountable & responsible with my life are truly enlightening. In less than a year I've completely transformed my ways of being. I manifested the dreams and goals that before were only scattered thoughts. Thanks for helping me to discover the magic that is me....

Chuck Wagoner, Business Owner
www.chuckanutwoodworks.com

In the past month of coaching, I've gained the confidence to be myself and take the lid off. My heart has become wide open as I explore the possibilities of my dreams.

Erin Pearson, Singer and Performer
www.erinpearson.com

Working with Dorbe made it easy to see outside of my box, giving me access to powerful forward movement and new clarity and flow. Her coaching nudges my intuition and helps me course correct, adjusting to and understanding my deepest truth. In just 2 conversation, I went from having multiple scattered ideas and energies and became integrated. Now I am owning and acting on my highest truth. As a result I am calm, peaceful and excited feeling a bigger trust of myself and my greatness. I am pulling out the stops and making my big dreams a reality.

Dan DeBroux CEO www.Biz180.com 805-308-9828

I was drawn to Dorbe's presence and energy, which was calm and exciting at the same time. She has assisted me in finding the things in myself that are (were) holding me back. She holds me accountable to my vision of myself and will share with me what she sees. She is patient, considerate, encouraging, and intuitive in her approach to my life’s quest. As with any good coach she is quick to see and praise progress yet does not let the weaknesses (bad habits) go unmentioned and helps me to find an alternative approaches to the situation. I feel safe, cared for loved, appreciated, respected and challenged when I work with Dorbe. She is a capable, intuitive, knowledgeable, compassionate, spiritually aware coach and the quality of my life has and will continue to be enriched by having her in my life.

Rick Wilson Regional Sales Manager www.kimballmidwest.com

Working with Dorbe as my life coach, I always feel heard and safe no matter what issue is at hand. Her coaching style has a very supportive and intuitive approach. This makes for very creative conversations. Using the Skype application makes it easy to feel connected and I like that. I have tried coaching before, but this time it is really working. To have a coach who is actually invested in my goals is just fantastic. I feel supported and loved and cared for in a way that is a big surprise to me. Through our work, I have become more efficient and practical about my tasks at hand, and it is spilling over into all aspects of my life.
I always feel that Dorbe listens to my problems and that she has a gentle but firm way to help me see what needs to be done next. Yeah for that. I highly recommend her services to anyone who wants to reach their goals and build on their dreams to come true.

Flemming Behrend, Songwriter & Musician Olympia, WA www.samarkandfolk.com

Dorbe Holden is an extraordinary woman and coach. Compassionate gentleness, great mental clarity and brilliant creativity qualified her
to help me succeed. Within 6 weeks my dream to travel around in Europe came true! Dorbe inspired and accompanied me beyond my vision
to take densely structured action steps toward my truly unique fundraising campaign. What seemed paralyzing, scary and out of reach at first, became doable and even fun for me at least. I just got back from my wonderful trip and can’t wait to plan my next project with Dorbe.

Annette Guionnet, M.A. German- French Expressive Arts Therapist, Teacher, Author

"Dorbe has a gift. What you will receive through the coaching process is the ability to accept yourself in the now rather than waiting for the perfect circumstances to come along. She will help you to tap into possibility in the most delicate way allowing monumental change from a quiet place."

Amanda Sigwing, Singer Song Writer

Coaching with Dorbe has been an opening I never imagined. In both personal and professional relations I feel I have been set free, of a very outspoken inner self critic. As a result I no longer suffer speechlessness or back pain; even embarrassment no longer strikes. I am enjoying those encounters that previously frightened me, finding the common ground of inquiry and thought-sharing the natural path.

In a matter of months I achieved more in terms of of personal growth and "getting real" than years of therapy. The ease of being transparent is my reward most of the time since coaching with Dorbe. I changed fundamentally, most importantly in learning to see that there are choices and becoming free to make the one that best serves me; I am able to operate from a deeper levels without concern for appearances.

KMR,

I have been working with Dorbe for less than three months now and have had my whole experience of who I am changed by our weekly calls. I have always considered myself a person fully in charge of my life ... strong and independent. In just our first two calls Dorbe pointed out how my life was actually being run by my well hidden inner victim. It was a shock to me to see this very old resentment and programming running nearly every decision
I made. Turns out I wasn't just an ordinary victim ... I was an excellent victim (Oscar quality) ... doing almost everything because I felt I had to ... or others expected them of me. She stopped me cold with simple questions that gently allowed me to see for myself my day o day choices ... ones that took responsibility for my life ... and the ones that allowed me to continue to play the victim and let life happen to me. Our coaching calls have been the key to totally rearranging my experience of my life. To taking charge of not only my actions and my business ... even my experience of being who I
am. I am more relaxed, centered and clearly more aware of my emotions and who I am at my core ... that place that is deeper and wider than any emotion on the surface.Dorbe has allowed me to establish what I refer to as an "Upward Spiral" in my life. My life simply is getting better and better ... more and more fulfilling and joyful ... and all this in a year when my 25 year marriage came to an end and I have had to recreate my
business life at the same time. This has been perhaps the best year of my life. And Dorbe and her coaching have played a major role in this experience. I have been able to rebuild my life without falling back on my old patterns - a life of my own choosing, constructed with awareness - and that has made all the difference.

Dike Drummond MD

Thank you for showing up in my life and for blessing my life with love, support, partnership, friendship, courage, unfailing belief, compassion, strength, wisdom, laughter and inspired action. You have guided me through a most difficult passage and I am forever changed. Thank you.
Robyn

My life coaching centered around the concept of crisis as opportunity. As destruction proceeds construction, each facet of my life was reexamined, redefined, and restructured to create a life of greater integrity in alignment with my beliefs. It was not fun but it was powerfully transformative, providing a foundation for true joy. It was honest and authentic. It spoke of truth and true acceptance which gives way to love. In all of this Dorbe was invaluable: strong, insightful, and compassionate. She was a midwife to my higher potential and for that I give her thanks and recommendation.

Heather Taylor-Zimmerman

Dorbe Holden has a warm, honest, and compassionate personality which helps to open the lines of communication between coach and client. I appreciated her frankness and ability to ask just the right questions to deepen our coaching sessions. She offered various tools during our sessions that we practiced, and which I could also use in my daily life. For the person looking to create the life they want, coaching with Dorbe is the first step.

JP

Dorbe Holden is a sensitive, reflective listener who accomplishes her coaching with an absolutely professional demeanor.

MD

The first time we got together I had just been laid off by my employer of 11 years. MY thought was, Dorbe can help me with my career. My various projects ended up taking me in directions had not even considered let alone even crossed my mind. I hadn’t realized how lost “I “ had become. I had been so busy for so log trying to be everything for everyone, who was I?

With Dorbe’s insight and patience I rediscovered who I am. The tools she has given me along with the skills I have discovered within myself I am no longer a slave to the things that once weighed me down. Thank you Dorbe for accepting me for who I am and giving me the insight t know that being me is enough.

Teresa Bracy,

Dorbe is a stellar coach. She is open, insightful, and unassuming, with subtle, strong reliability. She asked profound questions. I am invited to examine all of my beliefs, assumptions, and practices in light of my life goals. I have learned most from the unexpected. From how my path has changed as I ‘ve connected to who I am independent of fear and limitation.

Abby

Dorbe has been coaching me for a few months now. I wasn’t sure what to expect from coaching but Dorbe was clear from the start that she meant to show me how to strive for and achieve my highest aspirations. Not that I have achieved them all (… yet) but she constantly pulls from her treasure chest of goodies and has given me tools and new ways of thinking for dealing with my own obstacles and frustrations. She has shown me how I sabotage my own goals and has provided techniques and insights for not doing that. That is invaluable.

Dorbe uses her wonderful sense of humor in her work and, because she is honest about her own work, she has a very down to earth and practical demeanor that I appreciate. She pushes and challenges without being pedantic. She encourages and rejoices the successes. That is a gift.

As I meet others who are actively working on their aspirations, I definitely recommend Dorbe as a life coach.

Nels Christianson

Dorbe Holden has been my Professional and Personal Life Coach and I highly recommend her. She is an effective, powerful and compassionate life coach. She listens at many levels which enables her to get to the heart of my contexts, giving me an opportunity to shift to a higher functioning and more joyful level. As a result of coaching with Dorbe, I have blossomed in my well-being and in my coaching practice. I have come alive and learned to play at work. I highly recommend working with Dorbe.

Jeanne Sivertson, MSSW, Personal and Professional Life Coach

After a great recommendation from a friend, for whom I have great respect, it has been my pleasure to start my Life Coaching with Dorbe. Even after the short period of one month, I am noticing significant change not only in my outlook and mind set but also in my actions. I am very excited to see what lies ahead for me in the next few months. As you will undoubtedly find out, Dorbe displays the unique blend of qualities and abilities that allow the process of effecting change seem natural. I highly recommend Dorbe to anyone who still believes in bettering themselves and reaching a higher level of understanding.

Anthony M Kolb

Each week that I attend the coaching group I was brought back to the important focus of creating my life consciously. Dorbe has a gift of helping us to discover our deeper selves and has helped me see myself from my essence as a soul. She has helped me to challenge my resistance and opened me so seeing what is possible. She has also helped me to see where I have approached my life as a victim and offered the alternative approach of being an active creator of the life I want. I am very grateful for their help and support.

Regina

Dorbe Holden has been a wonderful coach for me. I have experienced some important and sometimes surprising shifts in the way I think because of the questions and responses she has offered. She is quite skilled at asking questions that draw out of me the very thing I need in order to move forward. At one point, I remember feeling quite discouraged because my project felt overwhelming. She helped me break it apart and discover what I could control and therefore change. I was able to move ahead not only with steady, successful steps, but with a joy that I never thought would be associated with that work. I have particularly appreciated her sense of humor; she can help me laugh and gain a new perspective. When I asked for help with these difficult problems, I never expected to have so much fun on the phone with a coach. She is a wise and very supportive coach.

Sue West

During our session you gave me a piece of advise because I was stressing at the time about finishing a book I was writing. Upon hearing the topic of the book, you quite nicely said something like, "how dare you keep this information to yourself." I never forgot that moment, and in fact, it in-part propelled me to finish and publish "Overcoming Ordinary".

Patrick Thier, Author