About Judith

About me professionally

After 15 years of working as a psychologist in various clinical and education settings, I started by own coaching and training business in 2017, to my coaching practice I bring…. Read more →

About me personally

I studied psychology out of a desire to better understand what makes people (yes, that included me) tick and why they do what they do. This remains fascinating to me to this day. The decision to go traveling for a year in my early twenties brought me… Read more →

What people say about me.

  • Gemma A

    “Speaking to Judith helped enormously with understanding the difficulties my son may be facing every day with the tasks and decision making. Judith has a wonderfully calm, grounded way of offering alternatives to help reframe preconceptions and ingrained beliefs that is very comforting. I would highly recommend talking to Judith if you feel overwhelmed, confused, stuck, worried, or just discombobulated. It has improved my relationship with my son so much.”

  • Dorothee Loorbach

    “Judith is always exactly what you need. In my case she took a pretty direct approach - she didn’t beat around the bush and called things as they were. She wasn’t particularly concerned about making me feel good - she was concerned about helping me move forward. Having said that, she is warm, analytical and has a lot of empathy, a pure view on life and a great sense of humour. I still had to do the work myself, but not alone.”

  • Andrew Tilling - CEO, The Hive, www.consultthehive.com

    “I cannot recommend Judith highly enough. Professional, engaging, smart, approachable and highly skilled in her work. Everyone who works with her leaves somehow richer for the experience.”

  • Jen T

    “I've been working with Judith since my diagnosis, and our sessions have given me a place to explore who I really am now that I know I have ADHD. We've discovered tools I already have that I can apply elsewhere in my life, and explored new ways to address old challenges. She is a huge support in my life, and one of the major strategic pillars that enables me to achieve - and also celebrate - my goals in work and play. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”

About me professionally

For 15 years I worked as a psychologist in various clinical settings (hospital, mental health, private practice, rehabilitation) and in education (international schools, mainstream and special education). My clients were adults, children, parents, families, partners, teachers, leaders, teams and employees. I also provided training and supervision within and outside the various organizations where I worked. I loved my job, especially the clients I worked with, and I always felt privileged to be invited into their lives, to share a part of their journey and to hopefully contribute in a positive way.

In 2017, I plotted a new course that is all about growth and development, and started my own coaching and training business. To my coaching practice I bring my professional experience as a psychologist and training as a coach, as well as my personal experience of change both in the sense of continued professional growth, as well in my private life where there have been several international relocations, just to name an example.

So I bring the empathy that comes from knowing that change can be simplified. And I understand that even when it’s very clear what the next step is, it’s not always easy.

As well as providing coaching, I design and deliver training on various aspects of leadership, growth and (career) development. For this, I often work in partnership with other organisations such as Loopbaangroep (Career Learning Group), a leading educator in career competencies in the Netherlands, and The Hive, who offer consultancy and training programs in leadership, organisational change and transformation.

How I work

I am familiar with various coaching modalities, and I prefer to work with the principles and tools of Solution-Focused coaching, as it is practical and positive (based on Solution Focused Brief Therapy, wiki-link here). This means I help my clients to clarify their goals and what their desired future looks like. We then focus on what is possible, what my clients’ strengths are, and how to best use these to pursue the direction they wish to go.

I use other approaches as makes sense - if my client benefits from using a more creative approach, or needs work on a deeper level to examine ways of thinking, or underlying patterns that may have been useful once but no longer serve, then that is what we’ll do. I always strive to keep up to date on the latest developments my field.

I am goal-oriented, practical, resourceful, honest and I don’t beat around the bush; I will ask difficult questions if necessary to help my clients move past what is holding them back. I am also empathetic and aware people will need to feel supported to do so.

I am currently based in The Netherlands and happy to work online in every time zone. Interested? Click the button below to book a free, no obligation consultation with me.

About me personally

I studied psychology out of a desire to understand what makes people tick (yes, that included me) and why they do what they do. This remains fascinating to me to this day. The decision to go traveling for a year in my early twenties brought me a better understanding that there are many ways to live one’s life, many different perspectives on what is right or important and that many of those are equally valid to mine. I saw many amazing places, met incredible people, did volunteer work, and fell in love on a beach.

And so, having seen a bit of the world, that wasn’t nearly enough. I emigrated to New Zealand (with the man from the beach) and loved it. There was a lot of freedom in starting somewhere else and finding we could build a good life there too. Since then, we started a family, moved back to The Netherlands, lived in France for several years then moved to The Netherlands. So change has been a bit of a constant. Some changes have been great opportunities for growth, sometimes I realised that on the outside my life looked different but inside I was still the same. Usually I’ve embraced the new with enthusiasm, and at times I’ve freaked out and decided that was it, I’d never ever change [insert situation – house, career, job, country, etc] again. Until I got curious about something, or an interesting opportunity presented itself, life happened, or I decided it was, well, time for another change. 

So here I am, settled - for now. I work in The Netherlands, the UK and elsewhere in Europe, and across the world using most video-link options known to man. I made a vegetable garden in every place I’ve lived and planted over a hundred trees in France. We have tri-lingual children and a dog. I’m in a good place. But whatever I do, things will evolve and change in some way. How exciting.

Only you can make the change you want. But you don’t have to do it alone.

Let’s talk.

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