Gillian Stewart

The ONLY reason I passed my test was due to Kirstie. I was a passenger in a car accident when I was 20 and develop a huge fear of cars. I tried over years with multiple instructors to beat this fear but I just could not control the panic and fear. I reached out to Kirstie and explained my situation and something about her, right from the start made me feel confident and safe. She did what no-one had done before and she listened to me. She listened when I said I wanted to take the pace very slowly and how I wanted to go over things multiple times until I felt ready to move on. She listened when I told her that although I may seem fine on the outside, that I was struggling to contain the panic inside and I needed our lessons to go at a slower pace. I started to look forward to my lessons which I NEVER had happen before. Kirsties confidence and belief in me slowly filtered through to me and I grew in confidence. What I loved was how flexible and adaptable lessons were. It wasn't someone telling me what we were doing and pressurising me. It felt like I had a say and an input in what we did. She helped me create my learning journey and guided me at all times with just the right amount of encouragement I was able to move forward and get past things that scared me. Every step of the way I felt supported, encouraged and I began to believe I might be able to actually become a driver. Throught the pandemic she kept in touch so I never felt like lessons had just 'stopped' because she kept me informed of changes to the rules and our lessons. Kirstie is an amazing teacher and a wonderful human and I owe her more than I can ever say in words because now I am out there driving, and doing so confidently which until I met her, I NEVER thought would happen. Thank you SO much. You changed my life! :-)