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"Savannah is one of the loveliest humans I’ve ever met. Her wit, her kindness, her cheerful manner put me at ease instantly. Her intelligent and creative guidance unlocked my ability to dream and helped me set realistic, achievable goals. With her nonjudgmental style, she held me accountable and now I’m having fun doing more than I ever imagined possible!”
— Debbie,Bellevue,Wa
“Last summer I was in the middle of a big transition in my life and was unsure what to do. I wasn’t happy with my current job or situation but wanted guidance in deciding what my next move should be. I went to Savannah to see if she could help me not only with my professional life, but my emotional well being that was leading me to make my decisions. We spoke quite a bit about my past and she was able to help me work through some of the hang ups I had in regards to family and past relationships.
I was weary about coaching at first, but was set at ease by her calm and kind disposition as well as her eagerness to help. After three sessions I could tell there was real progress being made and was excited about my future. She helped guide me in setting my new goals and encouraging me to go into the field I am interested in. When the goals were set she held me accountable, and in only one month I had a new job that is in my field of choice! I still love it.
I would recommend Savannah to anyone that wants to make a change in their life but is unsure where to start! I can honestly say that I owe a lot of my recent success to her.”
— Madelyn,Yakima,wa
“I came to Savannah initially with the intention of becoming more pro-social. I am on the Spectrum I suspect, and I have a lot of inhibitions and anxiety with regard to being social or in social situations.
It was a very fruitful session and she sent me home with a very reasonable punch list of actionable and sequential steps to take to increase my connectedness to people around me and to increase the quality of communication when I am talking to others one on one.
I became so emboldened by my newfound social skills that I took a class in theology at the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and consequently received an A with high accolades from the professor. He told me my term paper was "exquisite, robust, and dynamic"!
This academic success helped me have confidence to take steps to begin writing a book I have been wanting to write for the past three years! I currently have nearly six chapters written and have had interest from an editor!
I can directly trace my success back to my session with Savannah. The things that she helped me to see about myself were so perceptive and so necessary for me to be objectively aware of, that my newfound awareness of them help me to move up to a higher level of personal goal making and goal achieving than I had imagined was possible.
My second visit to her in a few months came at the threshold of a life change. I seem to have somehow stumbled upon a way of seeing the world that is very unique and yet very generative. I find that I have a lot to say, and I think the things I have to say might be useful to other people, so my goal with Savannah was that she and I could find a way to present my thoughts and ideas so that I could reach as many people as possible.
After that session I began to act on things that were just merely dreams for me before.
I researched and created a nonprofit to help individuals with Special Needs receive respite care and do now, I'm currently the CEO of a newly-minted non-profit and eagerly learning to write grants!
I am in my mid-50s, and seeing myself growing and innovating and expanding like this, at this stage in life, is insanely and unimaginably wonderful. I never dreamed it would be possible! I have become more proactive and a bit of a risk-taker!
She stated to me that it seemed like I am in a "season of emergence". I believe this may be true. And as my life coach, she is acting as a sounding board and as a incubator for my nascent ideas - helping me to trim the unfruitful unessentials and home in on the really relevant and potentially useful thoughts and ideas.
Savannah provides a guide through transitions, help if you're stuck or need a new direction, she really does specialize in people like me who are neuro-atypical and lateral thinkers. She is not frightened by metaphor and she is very comfortable with ambiguity!
I would say that at times she is the Sam to my Frodo, the Ishmael to my Moby-Dick, she is the WD-40 to my frozen brain gears, she is sometimes the Echo to my Narcissus (... but only in a very explicitly constructive and aware way and only as a tool ...out of MANY at her fingertips) to help me reach a new level of confident consciousness in a way that makes sense to me
She also is the Mary Lennox to my Secret Garden.... pruning the chaotic wildness wisely, skillfully and delicately and coaxing to life whatever is generative and "wick".
She is both discerning and somewhat prescient.... able to plunge into your mental mayhem with all the courage and aplomb of a seasoned improv actor. You say your dream, hope, wish or goal... and she says "Yes and..." and completes the thought, bringing it into an easily-remembered and easily-implemented course of action that she will be riding shotgun with you through, the entire course of!
I cannot recommend Savannah McKenzie Conto highly enough. Her eminently skillful life-coaching has enabled me to change my life!”
— Katie,sHORELINE,wa
"At the beginning of 2021, I had a decent job, but I found it to be unfulfilling, without a path to grow personally and professionally. I would often feel as if every day was repeating and I had no inspiration to find new hobbies or socialize. Even the times I had moments of creative momentum with music or writing, I would feel mentally exhausted daily from a job that wasn't providing me anything but a paycheck to sustain a way of life that I desperately wanted to change.
I had spoken to Savannah previously about the idea of life coaching with her, but I had hesitations because, for years, I would listen to other people's advice that all sounded the same. I'd often hear that my only way to change my life was to either to return to school or pursue careers in fields I had no interest towards. The idea of improvement was so closely tied to monetary gains and job titles, I tended blocked out the idea of seeking help. Thankfully, I did finally concede and reached out to Savannah for a consultation.
From the first session, Savannah showed that she could help me craft a long-term plan for improving my life in a way that fit me. She guided me through self-reflective questions, non-traditional recommendations, and broadening my outlook of what my future could hold. She showed that I already have a skill-set revolving around my personal and professional interests that could set the foundation of seeking new employment, supplementary incoming, and new hobbies that would allow me new opportunities for social and personal happiness.
In the year that I have worked with Savannah, I was able to make large changes quickly. I found a new job where I can make a positive difference for my clients in the community, I have gotten reacquainted with my creative side, I have had a better grasp of my mental and emotional needs, and gained skills to help deal with my flaws in organization and procrastination. She also helped me plan long-term goals that provide me with a positive outlook on my future endeavors. Chances to see more of the world and experience a better life that I had not deemed probable with my previous trajectory.
I can't recommend working with Savannah more. She has an approachable demeanor that I never received from a therapy or group help setting. She was able to ask me complex questions about myself while not using guilt or judgment as a method of her practice. She also provided me a multitude of resources following our sessions, allowing me to complete my personal accountability by not leaving me to start from nothing when our sessions end. My positivity and self-worth have been at an all-time high since we started our sessions and I can't imagine other people wouldn't have similar results."