Burg Rivers Life and Business Coaching
 


What people say about us…

"Throughout my adult life I've struggled with emotional issues that have left me paralyzed with anxiety.  Life coaching provided by Cathy Rivers of Burg Rivers, LLC has given me powerful, practical tools that allow me to recognize and silence the negative thoughts that create fear and anxiety. The Life Coaching practices I've learned enable me to separate fact from fiction and realize the gifts that are here right in front of me all the time.  I'm beginning to realize my dreams every day and see no end in sight." --S.C., Business Analyst, AZ

“Working with Mary Burg as my personal coach has been one of the best personal and professional decisions I have ever made. Here are some of the benefits I have received after six sessions:

  • I am now setting my own standards of personal excellence, rather than being continually pestered by an inner voice that tells me I’m not doing good enough.
  • I am clear about what is most important to me at any particular time. This makes time management a lot easier than it used to be and has really increased my efficiency at work (I’m self-employed).
  • I’ve been playing a lot more, and thoroughly enjoying my rewards.
  • It’s easier for me to ask for help – from both employees and my family.
  • Corny as it sounds, the Universe has truly presented me with some opportunities that I don’t believe would have been there, or at least I would not have seen, as I get clearer about what I am trying to accomplish.” -- N.C.N., Certified Financial Planner, Olympia WA.

"Cathy has been my life coach during one of the most challenging times of my career. She is very attuned to her clients and lends an objective view that helps cut through to the real issues. Her uncanny ability to ask the right questions at the right time has been crucial to my self-discovery. If you are ready to achieve a greatness you have only dreamed about, call her!" --J.H., Information Technologist.

“Since I began working with you, Mary, I have made great progress in my personal growth….Your work has been done in a very supportive professional manner that makes it easy to address serious issues in a supportive yet light-hearted manner…I appreciate that you understand the work is mine and that your role is to support my learning.

You have remained steadfastly removed from content, while staying fully engaged with me personally. By asking the right questions and prompting me to get at the essential elements of my issues, you’ve provided me with perspective that is both detached and aware….My work with you allows me to ‘see’ more clearly the thought patterns and behaviors that can be so self-destructive.

I also appreciate the sense of comfort and safety that you provide. I feel that your active listening encourages more openness on my part, which fosters me being more open and honest with myself…Finally I want to let you know that I really enjoy your sense of humor. It keeps it all from getting too heavy. Thanks for being my coach.” -- R.L.P., Planner, WA.

“Talk about a high satisfaction rating! I wanted to tell you, Cathy, how valuable your coaching has been to me during this time of transition and focusing on accomplishing my priorities.

Until I started working with you, I only had a general sense of what I wanted to accomplish. In the time I have been working with you as coach, I have put my thoughts and desires into clear, manageable form. I now have a working document of what I really want to do with my life. For the first time in my life, I’m actually able to tell people exactly what I want, with the refreshing result that I’m getting more of what I want!

Working with you has brought clarity and structure to the core things I’ve always wanted to accomplish. But since there is more focus and I’m breaking work down into manageable tasks, I’m also doing those things I had always wanted to do ‘when I had more time.’ Imagine that! I don’t have any more time than I did 3 months ago. But, I’m getting more stuff done in the time I do have!

Finally, I’ve experienced the happy result that I am spending more time in quality conversation with my wife and family about life goals. With the effect that we as a family are now doing the things we have always wanted to do.

These results are unique to you and your ability to guide me as I struggled with getting clarity on my true goals. And, you have a natural ability to teach adults how to develop new life skill techniques.” -- M.T., Information Technology Manager Bellevue WA.

“I have spent the last decade and a half doing some pretty heavy-duty spiritual work, busting through layers of old stuff, so that when I started being coached by Mary Burg, I assumed that it might help me become more organized or help me clarify some goals. I had no idea that it would bring up so much new (old) stuff so fast, and bust through so many layers so very quickly. I feel like I have been at warp speed since I started coaching with Mary, and have begun removing some very old trash (both figuratively and literally) out of the way to get to my new life, which looks very bright and inviting.” -- J.O., PhD, Faculty, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA

“Cathy has been a large part of my now being able to advance toward my goals as well as my having the strength and courage to choose to step away from things that are not empowering to me. I would want Cathy to be of service in the same way to many, many people.” -- C.D., Aerobics Instructor Federal Way WA.