About

I know what it feels like to build a life in a country that isn’t the one you grew up. The richness of it, and the quiet complexity. The moments where you feel at home, and the moments where something feels just slightly out of reach. I’ve lived that experience for over a decade as a British person living outside of where I called home for 40 years, and it shapes so much of who I am and how I work.

I’m a life and career coach based in the Netherlands, supporting international professionals, students and anyone navigating transition, questions of identity and meaning, and the particular challenges of living and working far from where they started. I’ve spent over 20 years working alongside people navigating change in universities, international environments and in one-to-one coaching. I’ve sat with people at crossroads, listened to what’s really going on beneath the surface, and helped them find a clearer, more grounded path forward.

If you’ve found yourself wondering, Is this still right for me? What comes next? Where do I truly belong? You’re in the right place.

My approach

I work holistically because our working lives, our relationships, our sense of identity and our wellbeing are not separate things. They’re woven together. And that’s how we explore them.

In our sessions, I create space for you to slow down, reflect and reconnect with yourself, your values and your direction. I’m not here to hand you a formula or tell you what your next step should be. My role is to listen deeply, ask honest questions and walk alongside you as things become clearer.

I’m also someone who finds joy in creativity, metaphor and play, and I often bring these into sessions where they feel helpful. Sometimes the most revealing conversations happen sideways, through a story, an image or an unexpected analogy.

My background

My professional roots are in international higher education. I have been working at Maastricht University for ten years supporting students, staff and professionals with English language and academic skills development and student support. Before that, I spent nearly a decade at Oxford Brookes University advising international students on study choices, transitions and new beginnings.

Across all of those roles, what I was really doing was helping people navigate change often at significant turning points in their lives. That thread runs through everything I do.

Since 2022, I’ve been working as an independent coach and counsellor, bringing together all of that experience into a practice that is entirely focused on the person in front of me.

The path isn’t always straight. It can feel circuitous, even a little stuck at times. But in my experience, it’s often in those slower moments that something important is quietly shifting.