RETURNING AT YOUR OWN PACE
Reintegration coaching
The Hague or online.
The Hague or online.
You have been off work. Maybe through burnout, maybe through something else. And now you face the question of how to return in a way that works. Not restarting the previous version of yourself, because that one got stuck. But you do want to start doing things again.
You deal with an occupational physician, an employer, a legal framework, and the recovery that has its own pace. In between, you are looking for how to get back to work without getting stuck again.
You are looking for someone who does not work for your employer and not for the occupational service. Someone who thinks along with you from your interest and makes space to look honestly at what fits and what does not.
Reintegration is laid out in formal documents as a path of steps. In practice it is a complex road on which recovery, work and your own direction come together, sometimes with tension between those three.
The reintegration protocol has phases and moments. Your recovery also has phases, but they do not follow a calendar. When the two do not match, pressure arises that can undermine your recovery.
Sometimes during recovery it becomes clear that the old role or the old workplace no longer fits. Integrating that realisation well, without derailing the process, asks for guidance.
The occupational service, the company doctor, your employer all have their role. You notice the conversations are often about progress, not about how you really are.
Reintegration coaching with me stands alongside your formal path. It is no replacement for the company doctor or occupational expert. It is the space to explore at your own pace what recovery and return mean for you.
We look not only at return but at what brought you here. Which patterns, which work environment, which beliefs. Without that work, reintegration often ends up at the same absence.
Sessions last 1.5 to 2 hours. In a recovery phase that is the time needed to really land. Everything is welcome. Without judgement, with full attention.
What you say here stays here. I do not work for your employer, not for the occupational service. I work for you.
Sessions take place on location in The Hague (indoor or outdoor), online, or a combination.
A reintegration path takes several weeks to months. What coaching can add within that is aimed not only at return, but also at sustainability.
You learn to better tell which elements of your old work you want back and which you want to leave behind for good. That makes the choice to return or switch clearer.
You can indicate more sharply to the company doctor, employer and occupational expert what works for you. Not as resistance, but as contribution to a path that fits.
Burnout or absence rarely happens out of nowhere. Patterns, environment, beliefs play a part. Learning to recognise those prevents repetition.
Many people notice they lose calm during build-up. Coaching helps you do that build-up in a way that recovery is not sacrificed to return.
On return the question sometimes comes up for clearer boundaries, different tasks or a new role. Coaching helps you have that conversation in a way that works for all parties.
Reintegration has a formal structure. Gatekeeper Act, plan of action, evaluations, and an occupational expert assessment. What I do stands alongside that, not in place of.
This is not an occupational expert assessment. For a formal evaluation of what you can still do and what suitable work is, your company doctor or occupational expert is the right address. What I do is work with you on what you need to return sustainably or find a different direction.
Nor is this employer coaching. Some reintegration paths are bought by employers with the focus on getting back to work as quickly as possible. My role is to work with you from your interest. If your employer wants me to join a meeting or think along about the workplace, that can be done in agreement with you. Without your permission I share nothing.
What you get here is a combination of psychological depth and practical guidance. We explore the layer from which you got stuck. Patterns that ran on longer, beliefs that let your work dominate, loyalties that cost you your own calm. That work is important because reintegration without it often ends in the same absence. See also burnout coaching for more on the phase before.
I work with three pillars. Psychology, to understand what is going on in your head. Systemic work, to see what place you took in your work and what role that place played in your absence. And an integral, experience-based approach from Eastern wisdom, to embody your recovery and sustainable change in your daily being.
For many people this work is a supplement to medical and occupational guidance.
I work with (young) professionals in a reintegration process who want to recover in a way that holds up. 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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