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Burnout coaching
The Hague or online.
The Hague or online.
You are somewhere past the point where pushing on still works. Your body sends signals you cannot easily ignore. Your head, which used to be lightning fast, functions slowly or has gone offline entirely. You sleep poorly, you recognise yourself less, and you know something has to give.
This does not go away with a week of rest.
For everything medical, there is your GP and occupational physician. What we do here stands alongside that. It is the space to slowly come back to what you need. To who you were before this began, and to a way of working and living that is more sustainable. You do not need a coach who says it is not so bad. You need someone who stands beside you without haste during your transformation.
Burnout is not just being tired and not the same as stress. It is a state in which your system reacts to long-term overload. That asks for something other than an extra holiday or some cold showers.
Rationally you know what is good for you. Rest, boundaries, movement. You just cannot do it. The gap between knowing and doing is wide and that makes it lonely.
Some people think you exaggerate, others that you are weak, others that you should start again at half power. Those different reactions make it even harder to find your own pace.
Work was not only work. It was a big part of how you defined yourself. Now that it stands still, you do not quite know who you are. That is a shock.
Burnout coaching is not a recovery programme working towards a goal. It is a place where you can be as you now are, and from there slowly return to yourself. For medical guidance, your GP or company doctor remains leading.
We look not only at how you recover now, but at what brought you here. Which patterns, which beliefs, which environment contributed. That layer matters in order not to end up at the same point again.
Sessions last 1.5 to 2 hours. In burnout you do not need agendas that rush you. Everything is welcome. Without judgement, with full attention.
What you say here stays here. No performance is needed to be good enough for a session.
Sessions take place on location in The Hague (indoor or outdoor), online, or a combination.
Burnout has no quick finish line. What coaching can contribute is a process in which you get to know yourself again, learn to feel your boundaries again, and develop a way of working that does not consume you again.
It usually starts with stopping the resistance to what is. Paradoxical: by stopping the fight, movement comes.
Burnout rarely arises out of nowhere. There are patterns. Pushing on where others stop, taking responsibility for what is not yours, only allowing yourself rest when the list is empty. You learn to recognise those.
Not just taking distance from your work, but exploring what place work should have in your life. What is healthy for you.
Often parts of you have moved into shadow. Burnout coaching is also an invitation to look those up again. That can be creativity, rest, relationships, something physical.
When the time is right, we work towards the next phase. That is back to work, a different way of working, or a new direction. Whichever it is, you do it in a sustainable way.
Burnout coaching has many variants. Let me briefly say what this is and what it is not, so you can weigh whether it suits you.
This is not medical treatment. Burnout is in many cases medically relevant. For diagnosis, sick leave, medication and reintegration paths you can go to your GP, the company doctor and where needed a psychologist or psychiatrist. What we do together is complementary, not in place of.
Nor is this fast back-to-work coaching. I have no target to get you back to work within six weeks. My role is to walk with you at your own pace. If that is fast, it is fast. If that takes long, it takes long. For those returning to work, reintegration coaching can also be valuable.
What you get here is a combination of psychological depth and practical guidance. We explore everything that wants to be seen. Patterns that recur, beliefs that dictate your behaviour, loyalties that cost you your own rest. That work matters because burnout without insight often returns.
I work with three pillars. Psychology, to understand what is going on in your head. Systemic work, to see what place you take in your family, your work or your team and how that place pulls at you. And an integral, experience-based approach, because burnout does not only sit in your head but also in your body.
This form fits those who do not want to rush recovery, but who want and dare to see it as a deep transformation process into a life that is truly your own.
I work with (young) professionals, leaders and entrepreneurs in burnout or in a long-overloaded system who want to recover without taking over the pace of others. My approach combines psychology, systemic work and Eastern wisdom. No fixed step-by-step plan, no quick fix. But room to see more deeply what is actually going on and to move from there with more clarity. I work on location in The Hague. Sessions live indoor or outdoor, online or in combination.
Each package starts with a no-obligation introduction. We discuss your situation and look together at which package suits you. The sessions after that last 1.5 to 2 hours, so we can stand still with you with all the room and attention, without rush or pressure.
A compass for those who want to take a first step. In three sessions we look at what is going on, you recognise your patterns, beliefs and stories and you get fresh insights to take into your work straight away.
For those who want to go to the core. In six sessions we create room for essential change. You explore who you are beyond your patterns, beliefs and stories, and learn to live and work from there.
For specific questions such as (impending) burnout, grief, major life changes or reintegration. A package fully tuned to what you need.
Get in touch for a no-obligation proposal
After a completed package you can always come back for a single session of 1.5 to 2 hours. For a check-in, deepening, or when something new shows up on your path.
Many employers reimburse coaching through the training budget, so it is worth asking. Are the costs a barrier for you? Let me know. There is sometimes room.
In a no-obligation introduction we explore together what is going on and whether there is a click. No commitments, just an honest conversation.
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