Testimonials

Paul2.jpgThe coaching work I do produces RAPID healing shifts - even for people who have been stuck in complicated grief for YEARS. 

If you or someone you love has been suffering, the good news is: you really can get better, and you don't have to suffer forever.   You'll see exactly what I mean when you read the testimonials below.

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My best to you,

Paul Roberts

After my life partner of 12 years died 20 months ago, I could not seem to get past my grief in spite of professional therapy and attending a bereavement group. I had stopped hoping for a normal life. Everything seemed so difficult for me.

On the first session with Paul, he seemed to be able to bring me down into the deepest part of my subconscious to do the work. Paul uses his intuition in a remarkable way, instinctively knowing what to do.

That first night, after our first session, I knew that something had changed. It really only took a second session to turn a corner. There was a rapid and profound shift, at that point.  I felt so much stronger and more able to accept joy back into my life.

Thank you, Paul, for your unique ability, the good you have done for me and continue to do for others.

Barbara Hemphill
Paramus, NJ

I cannot express enough gratitude for what Paul Roberts did for me. After the deaths of my parents, I was functioning, but inside I was a quivering mass of anxiety, terror and guilt.

I was initially skeptical, as I felt my situation was so complicated that no one could help me without a long, drawn out course of therapy. I had been through traditional therapy before, but I could never get to the core of these crushing feelings. I was very good at bottling up thoughts that hurt me.

We went through 4 intense sessions, and by the 5th the world opened up to me again. I felt like a weight I had carried for decades was finally gone. Even better, I found that what he had taught me enabled me to work through and understand issues we hadn't addressed in our sessions. I finally feel normal.

I still miss my parents, but the crippling grief is gone. I still have periods of sadness, but they pass. I can work and take care of my family the way I want to. After my mother died, I stayed home and slept all day for nearly a year. After I lost my father, I called Paul. He helped me get my life back.

Thank you so much.

Jan L.
Dallas, TX

Dear Paul,

There are no words to tell you how thankful I am to you for getting my life back.

I lost my husband of 27 and 1/2 years 4 years ago, very suddenly after complications from a simple surgery.  He was my love, my soul mate, and my best friend.  We were married young, and had two wonderful son's together.  I felt like I lost half of who I was, when he died.

I had been to three different counselors for four years, but they never seem to help me.  I had trouble just coping with everyday life!  Everything I did seemed so painful.  I found myself afraid to be alone and getting into relationships with the wrong people.  My life spiraled out of control, I was existing and not truly living.  I was even angry at God!

It wasn't until I had my first grandchild, that I realized that I needed to get my life back.  I found Paul's web site online.  I have to admit I was skeptical at first.  I listened to the audios, then I actually contacted him.  I only had three counseling sessions with him to realize what I needed to do to heal myself.

God puts people into our lives for a reason, and I am so glad that he put Paul into mine!  I know that I can put one foot in front the other each day and I will be okay for the first time in four years!  I know that I can enjoy my grandson, my family, my friends, and just plain enjoy life again!

Thank you Paul, and may God continue to bless your life!

Opal Hansen
Lansing, MI.

Dear Paul,

Approximately two years ago, I went through what was for me an incredibly devastating divorce.  I felt I had died, and even in that death, I continued to experience devastating, excruciating pain — the kind of pain that no human being should ever have to go through.  The pain was so much bigger than me and grief consumed every part of my being.  My heart bled constantly.

For almost three years, when I was not weeping outside, inside, I wept nonstop.  I was alive in the natural, but I was dead in my soul.

However, I knew I had to function because of certain responsibilities.  So I sought the help of a very seasoned therapist, in addition to seeking help from anywhere and everywhere because I was insane with grief.  I bought so many books on the subject that I should own stock in amazon.com.

Last year, during my desperate search for help, I came across your website. While my heart ached for you as a result of what your devastating and heartbreaking experiences, I was nonetheless skeptical in contacting you.

While there is lots of great information on the internet, one also has to be extremely careful.  So I accepted my fate to live in hell the remainder of my life, because I knew the kind of help I needed to get through what I now understand to be complicated grief did not exist.

I continued to read the emails you send out to your readers.  Finally, after reading the story about the woman whose husband had passed away from a heart attack, I made the decision to contact you.  At that point in time I knew I had nothing to lose because I’d already lost me.

BEST DECISION I’VE EVER MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul, I am ecstatic to report that after our third session and for the first time in ages, I feel optimistic about life and I actually feel ALIVE!!  I feel like I’ve awoken from the dead.  If I hadn’t gone through this experience with you, I never would have believed this was possible.  When we first spoke, you assured me that you would be able to help me in a relatively short period of time and my attitude was, "Sure, ok, you are deluding yourself".

Paul, I apologize.  You’ve not only given me my life back, but I have now begun dreaming of and looking forward to a new life.  I’ve started living again.  I CANNOT BELIEVE THE MAJOR TRANSFORMATION between our 2nd and 3rd session.  What you’ve done for me is nothing short of a miracle.  I’ve started taking steps towards doing things I had all but given up on.  I can’t believe I’m even writing this because of where I was three weeks ago.  NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE!!!

Thank you so very much for giving me my life back; for giving me a renewed vision of how wonderful it is to be alive.  Yes, I’m alive and it feels great!!  I am still in disbelief.

Thank you and may God bless you always because what you do for others like me is priceless!!

Anthea Zeimann
Pomona, NY

After the sudden death of my husband of 28 years from a heart attack two years ago on December 26th 2005 I was devastated  I had lost my friend, my soul mate, my partner.  You might say one half of me died with him - and a big part of my identity as well.

I was dead inside. I had no enthusiasm for anything. I felt like a zombie, just doing what I was programmed to do.

I could not accept the aloneness at times.  Not seeing anyone for days, I thought I would go crazy.

I did try a counselor, but I did not connect with her at all.  I read books, and friends tried to give me advice.  One even said to me that I should get on with my life!!!

But I felt like I had no life.  It went when Peter died.

I thought this was how I would feel for the rest of my life. I think had it gone on any longer, I may even have contemplated suicide.

One day I came across Paul's website by sheer accident surfing the Web - after I decided I had to do something.

I listened to his audios - but me being the world's greatest skeptic, it took me a long time to contact him.  Finally I sent him an email.

Well, was that the best thing I had done since the death of my husband.  Yes it was, and God bless Paul for the work he does.

Even after the first session I felt different.  Now, after only four sessions I am on the road to regaining my life and getting my identity back.  I can go forward now, instead of drowning in my grief.

I would recommend Paul to anyone who is having a hard time dealing with grief.  As I now know, I was suffering from complicated grief.  Without Paul's help I would never been able to overcome it and move forward.

I know life will never be the same without Peter, but at last I have a life once again. I am looking forward to moving back to the U.K. to be with my family and friends, and see grandchildren I have never seen. I can't wait.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Paul, for giving me back my life.

Janet Robinson
Phoenix, AZ

I feel like I have just woken up from a dream - or was it a nightmare?  In the last six years - including 9/11 - I lost my mom, dad, step-mom, step-dad (all right after 9/11) and then a significant relationship.

After all this loss, my life was like moving through quicksand.  My work days were long,  My every effort and every action took significant amounts of energy and produced little or no results.

I found Paul on line at his site, and we had an initial conversation that was like coming home to myself.

Paul's coaching took me out of the quicksand onto dry land. There is a power and clarity in his work that illuminated and grounded forces related to my grief that I couldn't hear, see or feel.

His coaching put a face on those forces, giving me back my power to act without the weight of my grief and losses.

If any of this resonates with you…you should give him a call or send him an email. Your life will be much better for it. I know mine is!

Doug Scott
Fort Lee, NJ

My grief was totally expected.  My Dad died at 85 due to complications from a fall.

I'm a 56 year old homemaker. He had lived with my husband and me.  I witnessed his fall and the resulting complications.  He died four weeks later.

Even though it was hard to say goodbye, I thought coping with the death of a sick old man would be hard, but not "gut wrenching."  Well - it was more than hard.  To say I was struggling is an understatement.

I had a strong religious faith which I expected to sustain me.  It got me past the actual funeral and writing the thank you notes.  Then darkness descended and stayed and stayed and stayed.  I cried.  I walked around in a mental fog.  I couldn't remember things that happened two minutes ago.

I read every book I could find that seemed to mirror my own beliefs about death and heaven, but nothing helped.  Finally I started surfing the internet looking for a support group.  I wasn't really sure that was the answer, but in looking I saw an ad for a "grief coach" named Paul Roberts.

Well - I didn't know Paul Roberts, but I decided to listen to his audios about his own experiences processing several deaths in his own family.  That got my attention.  He has been where I was now, and he made it through.

In his audios, Paul began to talk about "complicated grief".  I thought, "Well, here we go into some black hole of theories."  Again I was surprised, because what he said made so much sense - and he understood me right where I was.

My husband and I first thought I'd try to find a local counselor.  But Paul seemed to have such a clear understanding of my experience that we decided to interview him on the phone.  Once we had spoken, we knew he was the right person for me to work with.

I have a master's degree in counseling, and am familiar with most of the basic methods.  Paul explained that what we would be doing would be very different.   He also promised that the work would be much quicker and more effective than standard counseling - and he was right!

Over the course of four sessions (each about an hour) we dived deep into parts of me that were hurting, and re-emerged to cause me all my anguish because of my father's death.   To deal with those parts of me, Paul guided me through a powerful yet gentle process that provided healing beyond my expectations.

I had several "ah ha" moments of clarity, as we connected the dots between my childhood experiences and my  complicated grief.  These were the types of revelations I had not been able to get from books, formal counseling, or religious teachings. They were tailored to my unique experience.

Not only did I understand myself more deeply, but I felt differently about myself and my life as Paul took me through this process session by session..

How has this changed my life?  It's amazing, but after working with Paul I feel whole again.

  • I've moved out of the mental fog and back into an energized state of confidence & clarity.
  • I can now remember details again the way I used to before my Dad died.
  • I'm now optimistic about my life again, where before I was just struggling to get through the day.
  • My life has direction and excitement again.
  • I'm  "back on track" with my personal life goals.
  • And even though I miss my Dad, I can talk to him now - and am not overwhelmed by my emotions when I do.

You may ask, "Wouldn't you expect all these things to happen in time?"  Yes, I would; but I was able to do in 4 sessions what may have taken years to do.

Would I recommend Paul Roberts "Effective Grief Recovery" program? Yes, Yes, Yes!!!

Mary Ellen Hood
Jonesborough, TN

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