FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO EXPLORE STRESS
Stress coaching
The Hague or online.
The Hague or online.
You are used to pushing on, even when it is a lot. That has brought you where you are. But you notice the signals increasing. Worse sleep, shorter fuse, a body calling you back, a head that no longer switches off when the workday ends.
You may not yet have what some would call burnout. You do sense you are on a path that can lead there if nothing shifts.
You are looking for someone who looks with you at what is really going on beneath the stress. Not someone who tells you to take it easy for a few days. Someone who helps see which patterns feed the stress, which choices you structurally make that cost you your rest, and what a different rhythm could be.
Stress is often dismissed as something that comes with the job or the phase of your life. That is entirely true. But sometimes it is a symptom of something that sits deeper and only grows without attention.
You no longer recognise well when you are stressed. It has become your default. Only on holiday or in the weekend you feel how on your system was and how long it takes to come down.
Your head rationalises every complaint as a logical given. The phase, the project, the deadline. As a result your signals get no room to say something to you, let alone that you take them seriously.
What first helped to get through periods no longer solves it. Working harder produces more exhaustion without proportional result. That is a sign that the system itself needs maintenance.
Stress coaching with me is not a tips-and-tricks path. It is work in which we look beneath the symptoms at what causes the stress and what a sustainable rhythm for you would be.
We do not stay with stress-reduction exercises. We look at patterns, beliefs and environmental factors that feed the stress. That is where sustainable change sits.
Sessions last 1.5 to 2 hours. Enough time to step out of your default pace and look with attention. Everything is welcome. Without judgement, with full attention.
What you say here stays here. You do not have to be strong, not to minimise, not to say it is not so bad.
Sessions take place on location in The Hague (indoor or outdoor), online, or a combination.
What stress coaching can bring is more than a few tools to handle pressure. It is a renewed relationship with yourself, with your boundaries and with what a healthy mode means for you.
You learn to recognise physical and mental signals before they become problematic. That gives you room to shift before it is too late.
Not as resistance, but as clarity. You know better what you can and cannot carry, and can also name that.
You start to see which beliefs, tasks and relationships structurally cost you your rest. With that insight you tackle things more sustainably.
You learn what a pace is that you can sustain without continually refueling on weekends. That is a different way of working.
Stress is a conversation you often prefer not to have with yourself. Coaching makes that conversation possible, and that changes how you stand in your life.
Excessive stress is a broad term. For some people it is a temporary peak that lasts just a bit too long. For others it is a chronic state exhausting their system. The shape of the work follows from where you stand.
It starts with an intake. An hour in which we see if there is a click and whether your question suits my approach. Sometimes in that first conversation it is already clear that the stress sits closer to burnout than you thought. In that case we discuss whether it is wise to also consult your GP or company doctor, or whether burnout coaching fits better.
If we decide to work together, we choose a package. The duration and frequency we discuss together, based on where you stand and what fits.
In the first sessions we map out what is going on. Not only the current stress, but also the patterns beneath. That can be about work, about home, about how you talk to yourself. Often in that first phase room arises just from the attention for what is actually going on.
After that we work session by session with what is there in the moment. Sometimes about a concrete situation giving acute pressure. Sometimes about patterns that have been running for years. We work with what you bring and go at a pace that fits. You will notice that each session is a small journey in yourself, just like the whole package.
Between sessions there is room to integrate. Many people notice they start to notice something else between sessions. A moment of insight, a boundary that becomes clearer, a choice that feels different. And those moments you start to notice more and more in your daily life.
At the end of the package we look back. What has changed, what have you learned to do differently, what is still open. Some people close. Others choose a calmer continuing rhythm. Both is good.
For those who notice the stress already moving towards burnout, a burnout package may fit better. We discuss that openly in the introduction.
I work with (young) professionals, leaders and entrepreneurs who notice their stress becoming structural and who want to work on a more sustainable rhythm. 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.
An introduction lasts an hour and is non-binding. We look at whether there is a click and whether my approach fits your question.
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