You’re in the right place.
Sometimes life flows easily. And sometimes we reach a point where something no longer feels quite right, even if we cannot yet put our finger on what needs to change.
You may be facing a decision, navigating a transition, feeling stuck in familiar patterns or emotions or simply longing for more clarity or direction.
Coaching gives you a safe and supportive space to step back, explore what is really going on and find your own way forward, at your pace and in a way that feels right for you.
Together, we can work towards
Find clarity and make conscious decisions
Decisions are easier when you know what really matters to you. Coaching helps you sort through thoughts and feelings, gain perspective and make choices that feel right.
Strengthen self-trust
When life is full of roles and responsibilities, it is easy to lose touch with yourself. Reconnect with your strengths, needs and how you want to show up.
Create a healthier balance
When life gets busy, your own needs can easily come last. We look at what drains your energy, where boundaries need attention and what a more sustainable balance could look like.
Understand what may be holding you back
Sometimes something keeps getting in the way. We explore the patterns, fears or inner conflicts behind it, so you can create more freedom and choice.
Navigate change and new chapters
Change can be exciting, unsettling or both. I support you in finding clarity, confidence and your way forward.
Prevent and recover from burnout
Recognise stress patterns, restore energy and create healthier ways of working and living, so recovery can become more sustainable and future overload easier to prevent.
Coaching Options
All options will be tailored to you, your goals and needs and combine reflection with practical steps you can apply in your daily work and life.
Stress Management & Burnout Support
Strengthen your energy, focus and resilience
Prevent or recover from burnout
Recognise stress signals earlier and create a healthier, more sustainable way of working and living
Self leadership
Build more self-awareness and self-leadership
Shift limiting patterns, make more conscious choices
Lead yourself with greater clarity confidence and intention
Navigating Life and Career Change
Gain clarity in life and work transitions
Make conscious choices that reflect what matters to you
Move forward with confidence
Packages
Clarity Session
A focused 90-minute session to clarify what matters, explore what is getting in the way and define your next steps.
A good option if you want to explore coaching before committing to a longer journey.
Investment: €225 incl. VAT
3-Month Coaching Journey
A structured coaching journey for deeper reflection, meaningful change and sustainable progress.
6 coaching sessions
Tailored tools and reflection exercises
Support between sessions where helpful
Investment: €1,225 incl. VAT
Coaching Process
My coaching combines reflection with practical action in a safe, non-judgemental space where you can be fully yourself. Together, we explore what is really going on, uncover patterns and new perspectives, and turn insights into conscious choices and sustainable change in your work and life.
1. Introductory conversation
We start with a free 30-minute conversation to explore what you want to work on, what you hope to gain from coaching and whether we are a good fit.
2. Clarify the focus
In the first session, the discovery session, we explore your question in more depth and identify the patterns or challenges that may be influencing it.
3. Explore and apply
In the following sessions, we deepen awareness, explore new perspectives and translate insights into practical steps, exercises and changes in behaviour.
4. Reflect and integrate
At the end of the coaching, we review what has changed, what you have learned and what will help you sustain your progress going forward.
Sessions are available in English, Dutch or German, online or in person in Haarlem.
What Clients Are Saying
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I am now better able to manage external triggers and internal emotions. I recognize my inner saboteurs (limiting patterns) more clearly and can respond to them more effectively. I have become more compassionate toward myself, and my feedback skills at work have improved…
I am now working towards a healthier work-life balance. Not only being physically present, but also emotionally present for my family has significantly improved through the coaching. I feel more than ever in the driver’s seat of both my professional and personal life.”
Former Client, anonymous
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She has a unique gift for navigating through hyper-rational walls, helping me see my internal blocks not as enemies, but as 'system errors' to be managed.
Working with Petra helped me stop escaping my past and start consciously building my future, turning survival mode into intentional living. If you are looking for a co-pilot who asks the hard questions to help you find your own truth and clarity, I highly recommend her.”
E., The Netherlands
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What has changed for me is that I now consciously create space for myself every day…The biggest result for me is that I now feel a sense of ease in both areas of my life.
I can highly recommend Petra: a compassionate and empathetic person who can also be constructively critical and brings humor into the process. The collaboration was very pleasant, …and solution-focused… All of this has helped me take meaningful steps towards a more balanced, less stressful life…
A., The Netherlands
Quality matters
I am a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), trained by the Co-Active Training Institute, and accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) at ACC level. I am also affiliated with NOBCO, the Dutch professional association for coaches, which is part of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
My coaching practice follows recognised professional and ethical standards, including confidentiality and the ICF Code of Ethics.
Possible reimbursement through your employer
Many organisations invest in personal development, leadership and burnout prevention and recovery. Coaching may be reimbursed from these budgets. Coaching content remains fully confidential, even when your employer contributes financially.