About Me
Life coach in Transactional Analysis and Embodied Coaching with a passion to make this world a more beautiful place by helping people live in the freedom of their unique identity.
Encouraging. Empathic. Communicative. Highly sensitive. Warm. Direct. Sees beauty and potential everywhere. Faith.
My Background
After completing my studies, I worked as a recruitment manager and consultant, and I felt early on that this was not what I wanted to do long term. In my thirties, I went on a journey of rediscovering the dreams I had almost abandoned. After a job in non-profit, I decided to pursue a career as an artist and to do what I had always dreamed of doing.
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I had no idea how to begin, I had insecurities to overcome and I went against well-meant advice of loved ones. When I took small steps, some amazing things happened that made it possible to start. Since that time, I have also been active as an outreach volunteer with Cherut VZW, a non-profit organisation offering support to sex workers in vulnerable situations and victims of exploitation and human trafficking. Linked to this, is another project I am involved in, Holding Hands.
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During the internal processes that went hand in hand with a drastic career change, I sought counsel and therapy. During therapy, I was encouraged to start training as a Life Coach in Transactional Analysis and Embodied Coaching & Therapy. This has helped me tremendously to get through the divorce that happened during that period and to set up my coaching practice.
All these experiences and choices have only fuelled my passion for the possibility and freedom to organise life in such a way that it brings you joy. We can definitely not control everything, but we choose our outlook on life and how we respond to the inevitable hard times in life.
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Below is an overview of my education:
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2021-2022: Embodied Coaching & Therapy – T.A. Expertisecentrum Linda Hoeben – For People on the Move
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2019-2021: Coaching Training in Transactional Analysis - T.A. Expertisecentrum Linda Hoeben - For People on the Move
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2009: Certificate of Counselling Skills for Pastoral Care – St. John’s College Nottingham, UK
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2006-2008: Certificate of Colour & Style Consultant – Syntra Leuven
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2003-2004: Master after Master in International Relations and Conflict Management – Catholic University of Leuven (KUL)
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2000-2001: Certificate of Mandarin Language Course – Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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1998-2003: Master in Chinese Studies – Catholic University of Leuven (KUL)
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Who I Help
If you feel like you are stuck and would like to get more out of life, or if you would like to learn to communicate more effectively, I would love to meet you.
I love helping people who are willing and ready to take ownership of their choices and who would like to change the patterns that no longer serve them today.
How I Coach
When you come with a request for help, we work with Transactional Analysis and embodied coaching (which looks at body language and neurological patterns). I will help you see options and I will lovingly challenge your limiting beliefs. If it is useful to your process, we work a little bit more in-depth – always with your explicit permission - to find out where your patterns stem from and to discover different options for the future. You will do the work, and I will coach and encourage you in your process.
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Transactional Analysis
Transactional Analysis (TA) has its roots in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Psychoanalysis. It provides a framework to analyse whether there is a pattern to your challenges. It also provides great options for communication.
Embodied coaching has its origin in recent developments in neuroscience. It is a great addition to TA to work at a deeper level with stress and trauma related issues.