Over the past four decades, Shirley has been developing the skills which she now uses to facilitate Positive Changes in peoples lives. Shirley studied with many prominent teachers from 1971 to 1990.
With many years of experience, working in many professions, as well as owning a variety of her own businesses, she has become equipped with a deep understanding of numerous life situations.
Shirley and her late husband Jeoffry Carton founded the Steps personal transformation program in the year 2000. The program consists of life coaching, counseling, group workshops, conflict solutions, spiritual and personal development, the evolution of consciousness, relaxation, stress management, deep breathing and meditation. Shirley is also the author of three books, and is now producing C.Ds.

Through her many years of teaching and counselling, Shirley has helped many people to make that special heart connection necessary to love themselves, to believe in themselves and to have Mental, Emotional and Spiritual balance and stability in their lives, with a unique approach to enhance their Energy, Insight, Wisdom and Understanding. With Shirley’s practical, honest, simple, teaching ability along with her genuine heartfelt passion to assist people on their life journey, she designed the Steps Courses to benefit anyone from the basic beginners to the advanced dedicated seekers.

As the founder of the “Steps” program Shirley is passionate about Creating awareness of the Importance and the Positive Power in the Evolution of Consciousness, and is committed to the delivery and training of the Steps courses. The Steps Course (step one) is now available in a 365 page, large print study manual called; “Discover the Power of Thoughts”, written with simplicity and profound clarity. the book is now travelling around the world assisting people to create Dramatic, Positive, Powerful changes in their lives and the people around them.

Change and Growth are essential in order for us to evolve and live a blessed life. The inability to do so can have serious damaging consequences in our lives. Students are taught to have a firm and unwavering commitment to the evolution of their own consciousness by, feeding their mind daily with lovely, pure, uplifting, contributing, divine, noble, truthful, loving, praiseworthy, kind, compassionate and peaceful thoughts everyday! This is Therapy for the Soul. By this daily action you will create a higher energy and a faster vibration that will bless you, the people around you and the wonderful world in which we are all privileged to live in. We live in an awesome wondrous universe. We are a sending and a receiving station of energy.

As you choose to think today so it will become for you in your future. "We must first become the changes inside that we want to see happen outside." Change requires Change and it starts with each individual. The Power of One. Let us join together and united we can make a difference.