FOR EXPATS WHO WANT TO LOOK DEEPER
Expat coaching
The Hague or online.
The Hague or online.
You live in the Netherlands or have recently moved. On paper it runs. Your work is arranged, you live somewhere, your life goes on. But something rubs beneath the surface. A feeling of not being quite at home, or not being quite yourself in this new context.
Moving between countries is more than a logistical operation. It touches who you are, the roles from your old life, and which questions suddenly become new.
You are looking for someone who can work in your language (Dutch or English), who knows the expat experience, and who works with you on what plays out more deeply beneath the practical adjustment.
The practical side of expat life gets a lot of attention. The deeper layers are often skipped and stay unseen. That is where the real work sits for many people.
Who you were, how you were known, which networks you had. Much of that stays behind. In its place full new layers have not yet arisen. That emptiness and loneliness can last longer than expected.
With your partner, with family back home, with new contacts. What used to flow now asks for active maintenance. What was familiar now feels distant.
The practical coaching expats often get (language, work, integration) does not touch what sits beneath. What this step really means for who you are and how you arrange your life.
Expat coaching with me is not an integration course or relocation guidance. It is work that takes the deeper layer of expat life seriously. Identity, meaning, relationships, who you are in this new context.
We work not only with practical questions, but with what moving has loosened. What you left, what you found, what is still open.
Sessions last 1.5 to 2 hours. Enough to work in two languages or mixed forms and to reach depth. Everything is welcome. Without judgement, with full attention.
What you say here stays here. For expats who cannot always share their story with colleagues or family back home, that is extra valuable.
Sessions take place on location in The Hague (indoor or outdoor), online, or a combination. In Dutch or English.
What expat coaching can bring is a deeper coming home, even if you are not geographically home. It is work whose effects extend over all expressions of your life.
You learn to see better what you need to live here, not only practically but also at deeper layers.
What you left behind, your old life, people far away, gets a place and you can move on.
For those doubting how long they stay, the work often brings clarity. Not through easy answers, but through more honest sight on what fits.
What was at first surface contact gets deeper meaning. Not as performance but as a result of being clearer about who you are.
Many expats notice that their identity is less attached to a place or culture after this work. That feels freeing.
Expat coaching with me is not an integration programme or cultural training. It is individual coaching that takes into account the specific layer of being an expat but that takes place on an essential layer.
It starts with an intake. An hour in which we see if there is a click and whether your question suits my approach. We discuss in which language we work (Dutch, English, or a mix), where you stand in your expat journey, and what is going on for you.
If we decide to work together, we choose a package. The duration we discuss together. For expats in a transition phase a bit more time is often fitting.
In the first sessions we map out what is going on. Not only the practical side, but also the deeper layer. What did you leave behind, what is new here, what rubs beneath the surface. Putting that in view is in itself clarifying.
After that we work with what shows up. Sometimes that is a choice (staying, returning, moving on). Sometimes a relationship that rubs. Sometimes a feeling of emptiness or alienation you cannot place. I work with what you bring. Everything is welcome.
Between sessions there is space. As an expat you often have few people in your direct surroundings who fully know your story. The sessions are a place where that is possible. Between sessions you notice you look differently at interactions with your new environment.
At the end of the package we look back. What has shifted, what has become clear, what is still open. Some expats close. Others choose a calmer continuing rhythm, especially if they are in a long transition phase.
For expats who stay in the Netherlands, this coaching can also remain useful after the first expat phase. What were first expat questions transforms into questions about life and work in this new permanent context.
I work with expats and internationals who want more than practical integration and who work on what their move has loosened. 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. In Dutch or English.
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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