Identify your problems, but
give your attention to Solutions

If you don't change anything,
everything stays the same.

Personal issues

Uncertainty, anxiety and stress often prevent us from living a happy and relaxed life. But it doesn't have to be that way. I support you in identifying and resolving blocking thought and behavior patterns to achieve greater inner peace. Together, we develop alternative solutions for your personal goals that align with your values, enabling you to live a life you love.

Professional issues

Growing demands, increasing pressure to perform and stressful conflicts have long been part of our everyday working lives. This is precisely why it's a particular challenge to remain confident and productive over the long term. I support you in developing personal clarity, increasing your self-confidence and improving your resilience to stress. This will enable you to handle challenges more calmly in the future, achieve excellent performance and achieve your goals.

It's time to change

If you don't change anything, everything stays the same. You're at an impasse or facing an important decision. To make this decision or initiate change, you need more courage and clarity. Therefore, the first thing you need to clarify is: What makes me unhappy? What do I want to change? And more importantly, why? Where are my boundaries? What are the possible consequences of the change? It's about determining the goal of the change: What do I want to change? What does the path to get there look like? And how do I deal with internal and external resistance?

Work-life balance

Work-life balance coaching helps individuals and organizations foster sustainable well-being by identifying energy drains, setting boundaries and developing strategies for stress management, burnout prevention and goal achievement. As a coach, I provide a supportive space to gain clarity on values ​​and priorities, overcome negative beliefs and create practical, personal changes for a more fulfilling and balanced life.

How do I find the study/job that suits me?

Where and what you study, who you train with, which employer you choose, how long you stay with a company and which career path you choose over time: these are all highly individual and important decisions that shape your career path. Everyone should choose the path that suits them best — at least in theory. In practice, however, many people feel pushed in a certain direction and feel they have to follow an externally imposed ideal that is already outdated in today's world. That is why it is important to first get to know yourself before choosing a study/job.

Discover Your Authentic Self: Your True Identity

To remember who you are authentically, you must let go of what others want you to be. Finding your authentic self is a journey of self-awareness and self-honesty, supported by practices like journaling, meditation and identifying your core values and strengths. As a coach I can guide this process by asking reflective questions, helping you challenge self-limiting beliefs and societal expectations and supporting you in setting boundaries so your choices and actions align with your true self.

Coping with Stress

Coping with Stress coaching is a collaborative process where a coach helps you identify your personal stress triggers, understand your stress responses and develop tailored strategies and tools to manage and reduce stress for a healthier, more balanced life. A coach provides accountability and support, guiding you to build resilience and implement effective techniques like mindfulness, breathing exercises, time management and boundary setting to regain control over your well-being.

Feeling Stuck or Uncertain

Coaching is effective for those feeling stuck or uncertain because it provides a supportive, non-judgmental space and uses powerful questions to facilitate self-reflection, clarity and action. A coach helps you explore your situation, gain perspective by questioning your thoughts and beliefs, reconnect with your core values and identify actionable steps. The process builds confidence by helping you trust your own intuition and build momentum through small, deliberate actions.

Re-connecting with self-esteem and self-confidence

Re-connecting with self-esteem and confidence through coaching to build self-awareness, challenge negative thought patterns, set achievable goals and take supportive action to improve your sense of self-worth and capability. A coach provides guidance, accountability and strategies to help you identify your strengths, reframe self-doubt and develop self-nurturing behaviors, ultimately leading to greater self-assurance and empowerment.

Burnout – Stimulating the Flow of Energy

Burnout coaching helps individuals recover from chronic stress, exhaustion and overwhelming workloads by providing strategies for stress management, boundary setting and lifestyle changes. A burnout coach works with you to identify the root causes of your burnout, develop healthier coping mechanisms, create realistic action plans and build long-term resilience to prevent future burnout. My coaching focuses on both deeper psychological issues as well as practical, achievable steps to regain control, balance and well-being.

Unlock your true potential

"Unlock your true potential coaching" refers to a range of coaching services designed to help individuals and teams discover and maximize their inherent abilities, often through guided self-discovery, goal-setting and skill development.
These coaching engagements aim to improve performance, communication, leadership and overall well-being, enabling clients to achieve their aspirations by tapping into their intrinsic motivation and inner resources.

Discover Your Purpose, Your "Why"

To find your purpose with coaching, you will engage in self-discovery by exploring your talents and passions, clarifying your core values and beliefs and creating a vision for your ideal life. A life coach will help you ask insightful questions, identify themes in your experiences and set goals aligned with your authentic self to guide you toward a meaningful and intentional life.

Personal direction and growth

Personal direction and growth coaching is a transformative process where a professional coach helps individuals gain clarity, set meaningful goals, develop actionable strategies and overcome obstacles to achieve their full potential in various life areas. It focuses on forward-thinking, practical action and developing self-awareness, confidence and skills for continuous personal evolution rather than emotional healing.

How to live well as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)

Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) coaching helps sensitive individuals understand, accept and leverage their trait as a strength, focusing on self-awareness, goal achievement, managing energy and overwhelm and improving relationships. It differs from general coaching by offering a deeper, personalized and slower-paced approach that respects the HSP's processing style, using techniques like mindfulness, positive psychology and trauma-informed methods to foster self-compassion and resilience.

How to live well as a gifted adult

Gifted adult coaching supports intellectually gifted or highly creative adults in navigating challenges related to their intense minds, multiple interests and unique abilities by fostering self-understanding, developing coping skills for issues like perfectionism and self-doubt and facilitating the creation of environments that nurture their talents.
Coaching provides a collaborative partnership for goal setting, decision-making and personal or professional project building, with coaches offering specialized knowledge to help gifted adults manage their lives and realize their full potential.

Restless - Finding Inner Peace

Finding your own inner peace can mean finding a balance between external demands and your own needs, such as leisure and relaxation. But it can also mean finding a happy medium between external actions and looking inward. If we live too much in the past or dwell too much on the future, inner peace can mean living more in the here and now to create balance there as well. However, inner peace is always about balance, an inner equilibrium, about the good feeling of peace and harmony with yourself.

Overcoming Irrational Thinking Patterns

Irrational thought pattern coaching uses techniques, often borrowed from NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), to help individuals identify and challenge distorted thinking, which can lead to negative emotions and unhelpful behaviors. Coaching provides a structured process for recognizing these cognitive distortions, replacing them with more realistic and positive thoughts and developing strategies for emotional regulation and goal achievement.

Overcoming relationship problems

Relationship coaching for problems helps individuals or couples improve communication, resolve conflict and deepen emotional connection by providing tools, strategies and an objective perspective to address underlying issues and achieve desired relationship outcomes. A coach supports clients in defining goals, overcoming obstacles and building a more fulfilling connection, acting as an action-oriented, future-focused guide rather than a therapist who diagnoses mental health conditions.

Coping with loneliness

Loneliness coaching is a supportive process where a professional helps individuals overcome feelings of isolation by building self-awareness, improving social skills, addressing limiting beliefs and fostering meaningful connections with others and themselves. Coaches use practical strategies, goal setting and empathy to help clients create a vision for their social life and build the necessary mindset and skills to cultivate lasting relationships and a sense of purpose.

Coping with a Life-Threatening Illness

Coping with a life-threatening illness coaching help individuals navigate the emotional, psychological and practical challenges of a serious diagnosis. While professional coaching can offer a valuable framework for developing resilience and coping skills, access to specialized support for mental well-being remains a significant concern. In addition to coaching, individuals can find support by connecting with loved ones and exploring strategies for self-care and maintaining a balanced life.

Overcoming unresolved grief and loss

Unresolved grief and loss coaching provides non-clinical, future-focused support to help individuals process past losses and move forward with a renewed sense of purpose and peace. A grief coach offers guidance, coping tools and a structured, supportive space to set goals, develop resilience and rebuild hope after a loss, rather than diagnosing or treating mental health issues. It complements therapy by focusing on creating a positive vision for the future and empowering clients to regain control of their lives after experiencing significant loss.

Finding peace with death and dying

Facing death coaching involves a professional coach, sometimes called an end-of-life doula, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support to individuals and their families as they navigate end-of-life challenges. The coach helps facilitate conversations about end-of-life wishes, provides a safe space to process emotions and assists with practical tasks and existential reflections to foster acceptance and a sense of peace. This support can be especially helpful when loved ones are too emotionally involved or overwhelmed to provide this level of assistance themselves.

Here’s what my clients say

"Even though I'm not one for recommendations, I'll make an exception for Astrid:

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Frank Osinga
Managing partner OVAL headhunting

"A conversation with Astrid is open and honest. Drawing on her (life) experience and a high level of integrity, she takes you straight to your core, without any frills. This is her starting point. What will you do with this knowledge? Her results-oriented approach helps you take concrete action."

Rene Janssen
Owner of Performance Company

"Astrid has made me incredibly aware of myself and my surroundings. I now have a much more positive outlook on myself and realize that change, both personally and professionally, starts with me, not my surroundings. Astrid inspired me with her own enthusiasm — the enthusiasm of a persuasive, committed and decisive coach. Enthusiasm radiates from head to toe; she seems perfectly natural at this work. Astrid has definitely put me on the right track; I've found renewed inspiration to continue my journey on my own"

Conny Le Loux
Co Owner Henri Bloem

"Astrid reconnected me with my strength, passion and (self-)confidence in several sessions, so I accepted my giftedness and realized that I, too, am "just human, with my flaws"... that really accelerated things."

Rien Van der Post
VP Strategic Planning at Océ

"Through various assignments and conversations, Astrid helps you become aware of your inner core. What do I value in life? What are my strengths and weaknesses? Which qualities should I acknowledge more and what are my values? I now know this about myself and know, for example, where I should and shouldn't apply and I know the kind of environment I'll thrive in. For example, I recently had a job interview and I was able to perfectly present myself and my expectations to the organization. I was able to quickly explain what kind of work environment and manager I need to reach my full potential. I think it's fantastic that I'm already aware of this at my age, because I'll be Iris for the rest of my life and will therefore always benefit from the coaching. I highly recommend it!"

Iris van den Berg
Senior Recruitment Consultant

"Astrid is warm, engaged and knowledgeable. She has the talent to reflect her clients' words and feelings in such a way that insight emerges into their ambitions, frustrations and capabilities. She does this without judgment, from a loving sense of connection. This creates an atmosphere of safety that allows for honest self-reflection and growth from there. "When I resigned myself over a year ago due to burnout, it was due to a discouraging issue: my work as a doctor. I've been struggling with my career choice since college and had little hope that the Light on the solution would now shine. Astrid isn't a textbook coach; she's someone who transcends theory after learning it by heart. Because of this and because of her passion for people, a coaching process with her becomes a tailor-made adventure. “

Martine Steen,
Physician, co-trainer
Radboud University Medical Center

"What a fantastic woman Astrid is; decisive, professional and very enthusiastic! As a person, but especially as a coach. Astrid coached us as part of a team-building exercise for a major fundraising event (Tour for Life). Twelve girls who practically didn't know each other and were facing a major challenge. We had a very positive experience with Astrid! We got to know ourselves and each other better. This experience with Astrid will definitely contribute to the success of our mission."

Lidewij Staal
Communications Advisor at Natuurmonumenten

After graduating, I followed a program with Astrid. At the time, I wasn't sure what I could contribute to the job market. Astrid made me aware of my strengths and competencies. By using clear illustrations and explanations, she makes complex issues more transparent and understandable. The combination of being a confidential counselor and someone with a background in HR made Astrid the ideal coach for me. Through the program, I discovered my strengths and weaknesses, among other things. She also guided me in discovering "what I really want." Finally, I want to describe Astrid as an inspiring and highly professional personality. She has a working method that really appealed to me and created an atmosphere where I felt very comfortable. I'm certain that the insights I gained will be beneficial in the job market.

Edu van den Berg
Senior Content Specialist at Ziggo

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