Coaching for Organisations
Modern organisations are shaped by constant change, new technology, competing demands and increasingly complex stakeholder dynamics. Having worked in these environments myself, I understand the reality behind them.
I coach professionals and leaders to strengthen how they lead themselves and others, manage pressure sustainably and navigate change with greater clarity and confidence.
Lead with Confidence, Grow with Intention and Manage Your Energy Wisely.
I support professionals and leaders in three key areas:
Leadership
Emerging leaders stepping into their first leadership role
Experienced leaders who want to refresh their leadership style and lead more authentically
Leaders who want to increase their impact, particularly around communication and relationships in complexity
Professional Growth
Employees navigating change or career transitions, including role changes or returning to work
High-potential employees wanting to increase self-awareness and self-leadership
Stress and Energy Management
Professionals under sustained pressure wanting support with energy management and burnout prevention
Employees recovering from burnout who want to return to work in a healthier and more sustainable way
What I Bring to Coaching in Organisations
25+ years of international business experience across global corporate, nonprofit and higher-education environments.
Senior leadership experience leading international teams and working across functions, cultures and complex stakeholder environments.
Experience with change, leading through reorganisations, agile working transformations, competing priorities and moments of crisis.
A systemic perspective looking not only at the individual, but also at the relationships, expectations and organisational dynamics around them.
Evidence-informed coaching combining established coaching approaches with insights from behavioural science to create change that is sustainable.
Professional Credentials & Accreditations
Coaching Options
Common coaching themes for professionals and leaders:
All options are tailored to the context and goals of the client and combine reflection with practical steps you can apply in your daily work and life.
Self-Leadership
Improve self-awareness and self-management
Break old patterns and overcome limiting beliefs
Emotion regulation and confidence
Self-leadership with more clarity and intention
Navigating Career Change
Conscious career choices
Support with work transitions
Identify what may be holding you back
Explore possibilities and make conscious choices
Stress & Burnout
Strengthen your resilience in demanding environments
Burnout prevention and Burnout recovery
Learn to recognise stress signals earlier
Sustainable way of working and living
Investment
The Coaching is tailored to your organisation and aligned with the individual, their role and the wider organisational context. Custom packages can be tailored to your needs.
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.
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.
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A transformative, whole-person approach that creates space to explore who you are, what truly matters to you and what wants to change. It combines deep reflection with action, curiosity and the ability to “dance in the moment”, following what emerges in the conversation rather than a fixed script. The aim is greater self-awareness, clarity, courage and more conscious choices in how you lead yourself, your life and others.
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A practical approach to recognising the inner patterns and automatic reactions that can create stress, self-doubt or get in the way of effective action. It helps strengthen your ability to respond with greater calm, perspective and intention.
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A science-informed approach that looks at how prolonged stress affects both body and mind. It helps reduce chronic stress, restore energy and recovery capacity, and prevent or recover from burnout.
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Helps you relate differently to difficult thoughts and emotions rather than getting caught up in them. The focus is on greater psychological flexibility and making choices that are aligned with what matters to you.
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A practical approach to understanding what is happening beneath reactions and conflict. It supports clearer communication of needs, boundaries and difficult messages while staying respectful and constructive.
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Looks beyond the individual to the relationships and systems people are part of. It helps uncover patterns in how people interact and supports healthier collaboration, communication and change in relationships and teams.
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Mindfulness-based approaches that help you slow down, become more present and respond to stress, difficulty and inner pressure with greater awareness and self-compassion. They support emotional regulation, resilience and a calmer, kinder way of relating to yourself and everyday challenges.
Methods
Experience
I bring more than 25 years of international corporate experience, including senior leadership as Marketing Director Europe in the scientific information and analytics sector.
I have led international and multicultural teams in matrix organisations, in contexts of constant change, complex stakeholder dynamics and high expectations.
Education
ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC)Certified
Professional Co Active Coach, CPCC, Mental Fitness
Coach in the Positive Intelligence framework.
MSc in Biology and post-graduate degree in communication