Professional Background

Training as coach

I received certification after a 3-year intensive training at Phoenix Trainings (Utrecht, the Netherlands)

The three-year programme provides training in techniques and concepts from systemic work, transactional analysis and neuro-linguistic programming

The unique feature of the training is that it uses the personal encounter as central workspace. This workspace is used for the identification of the theme underlying the question and the intervention to heal and transform the theme

I still participate in further education and training and take regular supervision to optimally employ myself in my encounter with my clients

Academic background

I studied physics in Utrecht, Cambridge, CERN and New York

I completed my PhD in particle physics in Antwerp (link) and worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Hamburg

I received an achievement award of the CMS experiment at CERN, Geneva for my work on the CASTOR detector (link, picture below)

Other interests

I am a certified mountain hiking guide (Kärntner Berwanderführer) and lead groups on extensive journeys through the mountains

In my private time I love yoga, skiing and sing-songwriting

My philosophy

Your question is my invitation to explore together in our encounter the underlying theme or question. I am motivated to guide you in experiencing that transformation and healing of themes is possible, and may result in an enduring sense of autonomy and freedom of choice regarding your question. Even though you may currently experience intense frustration, doubt, frailty, grief, discomfort or despair

To this purpose I fully engage myself in our encounter and your process. As with my work as a mountain hiking instructor, I guide you in a lanscape that I’m professionally and personally acquainted with