1:1 Coaching

One-on-one Coaching

Work one on one with me to return to a place of clarity and possibility.

Sometimes individual support is exactly what you need. Nothing gets as quickly and directly to both what must be preserved and protected and what can shift and change, to support your most-fully lived life.

“It takes two to know one.”

Gregory Bateson

This may be good time to explore coaching if…

… you’re finding yourself in the midst of a transition. This could be an outer transition – a move to a new place or stage of your life or career, a loss that makes you wonder where to go from here, etc. It could also be an inner transition – a feeling that you no longer want to do things the way you’ve been doing them, that it’s time to take better care of yourself, that you want to get serious about supporting a bigger ambition you’ve been harbouring for a long time, etc.

Equally, this may be a good time to explore coaching if you’re feeling stuck. This can come as unexpected, often as a betrayal of expectations. Sometimes, on the outside it looks as though things are fine or even great, but you know the current situation isn’t working for you. You want something more, or different, but you’re feeling stalled, emotionally tangled, and unsure about the way forward.

What to expect from one-on-one coaching

I’m committed to my clients; I really step into their corner, because it matters to me that they feel good about themselves and their lives and can make the difference they’re here to make.

My most successful clients are committed to themselves: they’re honest, willing to trust their longings, and willing to stay with their own process of personal growth through its peaks and valleys. They have a fighting spirit and a desire to be ‘well-used’, to make a positive mark on the world.

If you think you and I might click, please take a deeper look at how I work and then schedule an exploratory session with me.

When I embarked on coaching with Catelijne it was a shot in the dark, a faintly desperate attempt to regain the purpose, motivation and enjoyment of academia which had drained away due to years of precarity, pandemic and persistent work/life pressures. On the recommendation of a friend, I signed up with no idea what this would entail.

It was the best decision. Catelijne creates a space of unconditional acceptance and kindness. In nearly two decades working in academia I have never felt so held, so supported, so deeply listened to and encouraged.

The sometimes challenging work of personal growth and transformation was always accompanied in our sessions by humour, warmth and an embodied sense of connection which was as energising as it was intense. I leave the coaching with a sense of self I have never known before, with renewed love for my work, with techniques for accessing creativity and self-confidence, and with optimism about the future.
Anonymous
Writing my PhD thesis in the midst of all the other curveballs life was throwing at me was a daunting experience. In my final year, I felt I had lost focus. It was easy for me to produce more words but I was less and less sure that I was doing something meaningful.

Coaching with Catelijne allowed me to reconnect with what I value most about being a researcher, and to get a different perspective on what I was struggling with. This helped me write with greater focus and purpose, and gave me some wind in my back to finish my PhD.

From our first meeting, Catelijne was warm and confident and allowed me to discuss my life without ever taking away my agency. This is what I think is the strength of her coaching: she enabled me to think through and articulate everything that I was going through while ensuring that it was I who always solved all my problems.
Gayathri Haridas
Research Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design

More detail about one-on-one coaching and how it works

Costs and booking

Costs:

1:1 coaching with me starts at EUR 1152.

Packages include:

Meet with me for an exploratory session

These 90 minutes are:

  • for me to understand a bit about your situation and what you’re looking for;
  • for you to get a sense of what I’m like as a coach, and what it’d be like to work with me;
  • for us to assess and discuss possible ways forward to help you achieve your goals.

This is a free session with no obligation on your part to sign up for further work with me afterwards.