Individual and Duo Sessions
Nonviolent Communication trainer and mediator, certified by CNVC, CRKBO registered and accredited by NBTP.
- Individual Sessions: 60 or 90 minutes
- Duo Sessions: 2 hours
- Format: Online (Zoom) or in person in Amsterdam
- Language: English or Dutch
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Deep Empathy
So often when we face challenges, we spend a lot of time thinking about what to do. During Deep Empathy, I support you to go beneath your thoughts into the deeper layers of the “life within you”: the underlying feelings and longings that shape your thoughts. From this more vulnerable space, self-connection can grow, along with new insights, greater understanding, and sometimes fresh solutions.
You may come to a session because you want more inner clarity. Or you may want support in expressing yourself in a way that others can hear, or in better understanding someone else. It might be with a loved one, a colleague, or in any situation where you would like to communicate differently. Whatever your focus, Deep Empathy offers a space to slow down, listen deeply, and discover new ways of moving forward.
How I work
At the heart of Deep Empathy is presence — accompanying you with curiosity and care. Empathy means listening with full attention, seeking to understand what is most alive in you, so that what truly matters can be heard and acknowledged. From that foundation, I draw on a variety of tools depending on what will best support you in the moment.
Sometimes this means role-play or practicing concrete skills such as self-connection, self-expression, or empathic listening. Each session is tailored to you, always with the intention of deepening self-connection and opening space for new possibilities.
At other times, especially if you are familiar with Nonviolent Communication, we may work with one of the NVC Dance Floors, such as:
Self-Empathy Dance
This dance supports a deep dive into what’s happening inside you. It helps you move from confusion or inner conflict toward greater clarity, care, and inner peace.
Yes/No Dance
Helpful when you’re facing a big decision. Instead of weighing pros and cons or judging what’s “right” or “wrong,” this dance supports you to connect more deeply with your needs and choose from there.
Educator–Chooser
Useful when you regret something you did. It helps you listen to the different “voices” inside, shift from self-criticism to learning, and move forward with more self-compassion.
Transforming the Pain of Unmet Needs
A powerful process if you’re carrying painful memories or disappointments. It allows you to touch into the pain and then reconnect with the underlying needs, experiencing their depth and vitality.
Anger/Shame Dance
Supportive when strong emotions like anger, shame, guilt, or depression are present. It guides you to uncover what lies beneath and transform these feelings into clearer self-understanding and connection.
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Duo session
Duo sessions offer a structured, supportive space for two people to deepen understanding and improve how they communicate.They are a practical learning space for developing skills in listening, expressing, and responding in ways that support connection at home, at work, or in other shared contexts.These sessions are suitable for any two people in relationship — partners, parent and child, friends, family members, or colleagues.During a Duo session, I guide both of you in slowing down and listening more fully — to yourselves and to each other. Using principles from Nonviolent Communication, we work with what is present between you, especially where tension, misunderstanding, or stuck patterns arise. Each person is supported to speak from their own experience and to hear the other with greater clarity and care.Through facilitated dialogue, reflection, and structured turn-taking, you develop:greater awareness of your own feelings, needs, and reactionsclearer and more honest self-expressionstronger skills in listening, reflecting back, and checking understandingmore options for responding when things feel difficultPeople come to Duo sessions for many reasons, including:recurring misunderstandings or conflictsgrowing resentment, tension or distancewanting to improve communication and trustnavigating change, stress, or transition togetherpreparing for or repairing a difficult conversationThe focus is not on blame or taking sides, but on creating mutual understanding and learning new ways to relate. Sessions are guided with care, clarity, and respect for both perspectives, supporting practical, real-life change in how you communicate with each other.
Individual session
Individual sessions are a space for self-connection, reflection, and inner clarity.They are also a practical learning space, supporting you to communicate and listen with more awareness, choice, and care in your relationships at home, at work, and in other areas of your life.During these sessions, I support you in turning your attention inward — beneath thoughts, stories, and strategies — toward the deeper layers of feeling and longing within you. From this more vulnerable and honest place, insight often arises naturally, and it becomes easier to sense what truly matters and how you want to move forward.Through guided reflection, dialogue, and Nonviolent Communication practices, you develop greater awareness of your inner patterns and learn how to express yourself and respond to others with clarity and connection.People come to individual sessions for many reasons, including:wanting more inner clarity or calmpreparing for a difficult conversationlearning how to express themselves more authenticallyunderstanding emotional patterns or recurring conflictsreconnecting with themselves during times of change or stressSessions are attuned to you and your pace. We work with what is present, combining deep listening with practical communication tools that support real-life growth and change.