Who are my clients?

 1)    Humanitarian workers

Humanitarian workers and their families live under high levels of pressure that unfortunately easily become their ‘normal’ way of life.  This new ‘normal’ can risk becomIng a problem in the long run, impacting work and personal life. Living under stressful circumstances for too long does have an impact on one’s mental health. Organizations are realizing more and more the importance of maintaining stable levels of resilience and well-being amongst employees and families living abroad.

 I can provide help with topics such as:

• Work-life balance

• Prevention of or coping with Burnout

• Secondary/vicarious trauma

• Career transitions

• Confidence and resilience building

• Dealing with conflict at work/home

 There is ample information available not only to help create awareness about the value of maintaining and increasing resilience and improving well-being, but there are also tools and techniques available to concretely work on increasing personal mental and emotional well-being. 

2)    Support for expats in general

You might not be working in the humanitarian field but you might be an accompanying partner. I have experienced hands on how it is to be emotionally unprepared when moving abroad as an accompanying partner. If I knew what I know now and if I had reached out earlier, the journey of being an accompanying partner could have gone much smoother for all concerned.

 I can provide help with topics such as:

• Homesickness

• Culture shock

• Helping to Identify your anxieties, insecurities & fears related to being abroad

• Isolation and loneliness

• Relationship with family and friends at home

• Role changes within the family

• Feelings of loss of identity

Emotional well-being impacts how you relate to yourself, others and to challenging situation

 Working language

Depending on your preference, I can work in English, Spanish or Dutch.