About Us

Pauline TurtonMeet the founder and director Pauline Turton, a committed woman who believes in helping people reach their potential. Her early careers of teaching and psychiatric nursing led to multiple counselling fields, all of which prepared her for seven years of extensive brain skill research, study and SOI (Structure of Intellect) certification. All of these qualifications laid the foundation for Breakthroughs and her first client in 1995. Initially the focus was on education. Breakthroughs opened their career division in the year 2000. As an educational therapist/ consultant and career counsellor Pauline has learned the importance and impact of our brain skills in all areas of our life, from the simple act of choosing what we are eating for lunch to the life altering choice of a career. After years of working with a wide range of clients, Pauline not only believes but has evidenced the importance of matching an employee’s abilities to their tasks in order to derive satisfaction and fulfillment from their work, be it landscape architect, mechanic or CEO.

Let us introduce you to two of Breakthroughs clients:

  • I was unhappy in my work as an administrative assistant for a large organization. They set up an appointment for me at Breakthroughs. My assessment suggested that I look into a University degree in an area I had never considered. When I graduated from university, I was recognized with a monetary award. I thoroughly enjoy working in this field.
  • We took the opportunity to have a prospective employee take a Breakthroughs assessment. The results obtained were beneficial in offering this individual the position, as results showed that this person should excel in this area based upon our job description outline. I can confirm that both assessment results and the individual’s capabilities matched perfectly.