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"Annette communicates such genuine interest in me as a person, and genuinely invests herself in my progress.  Whatever area of life I am focusing on—work, relationships—she knows how to help me come up with my vision and goals, and to formulate practical steps to make them happen.  And her confidence in me is positively infectious! 

Annette is very skilled at asking the right questions.  She listens closely, untangles the key issues and challenges, and then sets forth just the right next task. 

Moreover, she does all this with great warmth and good humor.  Annette is a treasure." 

M. Lewis., Duke University

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"I have received immeasurable value from Annette's life and relationship coaching.  I now have useful tools and insights to help me navigate conflicts and disagreements with my spouse and with family members, so we can resolve them with less hurt, and more caring.   Annette helps me discover my own truth and my own answers, and is a great sounding board for my concerns.    Hire Annette as your coach.  You will feel better about yourself and about your life!"


Steve Black

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"Annette: your sense of humor and warm personality add so much charm and laughter to your presentation.  We covered so much valuable ground in our workshop today." 

Mary P, Allentown, Pa.

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"Annette offers value in a way that creates comfort and  trust, and is an effective listener." 

Cathy, Teacher, August '07

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I attended Annette's "Getting Ready for Love" (aka Relationship Success Training for Singles/ Conscious Dating)course 18 months ago and that class had a profound effect on my life.  

Annette is a marvelous facilitator who combines poignant text exercises with insightful lectures and spirited class discussion. 

If you ever consider marriage in your future I encourage you to check out this (How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk/Jerkette) course.  Len Barish.

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"I just want to thank you, Annette, for a wonderful (RESTS/Conscious Dating) session today.  We have uncovered new ground, and I'm really excited".  Laurie Shenkman.

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"Annette Carpien has provided a  wonderful service to couples in need of  a bit of extra help to keep things together.

I feel I have gotten great value from the hours we spent together talking about love languages, mirroring each other’s feelings and learning how to make requests for behavior change.

My husband has become a better listener, and communicator. He is able to speak my love language more easily, and so I hear his love more. I was truly ready to give up. We've been married for 34 years and I thought there was no way there could be change between us.

Annette helped us open new lines of communication, and brought some gentleness to our relationship.  I have great hopes now for our future together. I look forward to when we'll be able to have more sessions with her. I recommend her skills highly and encourage anyone with conflicts or doubts in their relationship to give her an opportunity to help." 

JM

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"Annette has a great gift of insight and understanding. Her guidance has helped my wife and me break through some serious communication blockages we could not see by ourselves. It's rare to find someone with such powerful intuition and sensitivity, but it's special blessing when they have the knowledge and experience to apply those gifts to effectively help others."

HM

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Annette is dynamic!  She is sensitive and intelligent and a calming, wise influence during this challenging time of finding the right relationship.  This RESTS program and Annette's coaching were a fantastic use of my time and money. I believe Annette has a lot to offer singles with this practical program. 

Kathleen K.

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"Annette's coaching has significantly improved both my work and personal life.  I had never given much credence to meditation until I ended up in therapy for anxiety and panic attacks and was looking for an alternative to pharmaceuticals.  Annette provided warm and caring support, listened to me, and worked with me to create an outstanding learning experience.  

She has offered challenges, posed questions, and provided models for me to consider, always helping me to find my own path.  I have found myself wanting to learn far more than I had originally thought and finding benefits I did not expect.  Annette's coaching has not only helped me to control my anxiety and find calm, it has also helped me find ways to go about my work, my relationships, and the rest of my life more thoughtfully and intentionally."

 -D.S., Director, Allentown, PA

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With the help of Annette Carpien, my certified "life" coach, I was able to work through some of my fears, as well as visualize and verbalize all the possibilities that I was just not seeing on my own. This made the move into a major career change "easier" and with less apprehension.

I learned to be proactive about my decision- not simply reacting to my fear. With her help and expertise, I was better able to commit to the change and take on the challenge. I am now 4 months into my new program!! I am happy to say that I have also been able to apply this new way of looking at "things" to my marriage and other relationships.

Annette is someone who can help you to learn to see things in a different way, to help you make responsible decisions, and to use strategies to make changes that are best for you. It has been most helpful to me to talk to someone who is an expert in realistic strategies for life.

Many Thanks Annette!!

Beverly Wachtmann, BS, RDH
Dietetic Intern

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Annette has fabulous listening skills, and has been great at being objective in helping with ou communication problems and conflict resolution issues.  She helped us build strategies to resolve our problems that really worked.  We felt very comfortable working with Annette."
-- V.M. and M.N.

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"Every hour spent in my sessions with Annette has been priceless. She has an innate ability to get to the truth of my issues and needs, and to help me see attainable solutions to my obstacles. I would recommend Annette without hesitation."

— R. S., PhD.

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"Having taken Annette's “How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk/Jerkette” workshop, I’m so pleased to have a new game plan regarding dating. 

I was committing much too soon in a relationship before I knew what the potential problems would be.  Then when the problems came up, I would tend to minimize them. This resulted in my staying in a relationship for too long a time, then it would not work out any.  That why I am so pleased to have taken this program with Annette."

Geneva Benza.

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Annette, i have learned SO MUCH from you it is astounding !    and i feel GREAT about ME from it all ~ and isn't that the most important thing ? You are an important part of this growth and learning process for me, Annette !

Anne L., Artist, Allentown, Pa.

 

 

Contact Information:
Annette Carpien
coaching by phone or live in the Lehigh Valley of Pa.

Phone
610-428-2755 cell, 610-871-3114 office
Email
Annette Carpien  annette@greatrelationshipstraining.com
(or annette@greatrtc.com)