Why finding your voice matters to me
For more than a decade, I worked in strategic, external and crisis communications. I supported organisations when the stakes were high and the way something was said could affect trust and relationships. I saw how much can depend on a person being able to hear what matters to them before trying to find the right words. That insight shapes my coaching for women today.
Experience with context and culture
Working with intergovernmental organisations taught me to listen for nuance and to take cultural differences seriously. In a difficult conversation, words matter, but so do power, assumptions, emotion and the relationship afterwards. I bring that awareness to coaching women in personal relationships, at work and as they grow into professional roles.
How I coach
My Co-Active approach starts with who you are as well as what you want to do. In the Still Water Method, we make room to pause, notice what is true for you, and then find words and boundaries that fit. I listen, ask questions and offer gentle challenge so you can make your own choices.
Opening the shell of silence
The shell is a metaphor for fear, self-doubt and the need to keep the peace. It can keep your voice contained even when you know something needs to be said. The work is to open that shell with care and structure, so the voice already inside can be heard.
Every Little Life Counts
Every feeling you almost dismiss and every need you call unimportant shapes ordinary choices and conversations. Listening to those small signals is one way to take your own life seriously. Every inner voice matters. Every honest word can change a life.
Coaching is a partnership focused on your choices and next steps. It is not therapy or formal mediation. We agree confidentiality boundaries, including any legal or safety-related exceptions, before paid coaching begins.
Credentials and working together
I am a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), a credential awarded by the Co-Active Training Institute. Verify my CPCC credential on Credly.
I coach in English online worldwide. In-person sessions in the Netherlands may be arranged, with availability and travel costs agreed before booking. We start with a free 30-minute call so you can meet me and decide whether this support feels right.