Counselling / Life Coaching

Offering:

My way of working is tailored to the client. In general, I am an empathic and non-judgmental listener and promise the utmost confidentiality. I work in the belief that the client has the answers and I will facilitate bringing these answers to the fore. I have a range of tools and models to work from depending on the needs of my clients and I will use whichever is appropriate at the time. I can offer a short program of solution-focused support or a longer term program intended to help the client to reach acceptance and to explore and achieve a new way of being.

Specialising in:

English speaking people with the following issues; expats issues; chronic health issues, especially those coping with physical limitations due to the illness or age; those coping with changes in their life such as divorce, bereavement and becoming unemployed; struggling with guilt & shame, seeking a new life-goal and/or guidance in achieving it.

 

If you would like to meet me to find out if we can work together on your way to a fulfilled life, please contact Dawn.AuroraServices@gmail.com to arrange a free intake consultation. 

 

About me:

I am a 62 year old woman from Scotland with Dutch nationality. I have worked in retail, education and the pharmaceutical industry in various roles. I recently received a diploma for the ACC course in Counselling and Coaching level I and I have completed the instruction section of level II and am working on the qualification requirements. Throughout my career, I have developed and exhibited good communication, mentoring and motivational skills. My core values are Flexibility, Independence, Wisdom and Fairness. My personal motivations are to continue to gain new knowledge and skills, to enjoy an active life and to share my knowledge to help others. I am honest, reliable and pragmatic.

Personal Experience

The clients that I support can count on understanding and empathy because I have experienced many of the issues that they face. I have been an expat for more than 30 years, having moved to and lived in Canada (1 year), the Republic of Ireland (11 years) and now the Netherlands (21 years). I have experienced the loneliness, the struggle to learn a new language and integrating into another culture and found ways to overcome them. I have experienced and coped with the fear of living far from loved ones when they are sick or dying, and of making the decision whether to commit to a new country or return to the old one.

I also have personal experience of chronic health issues and disability. Having learned to live with poor hearing and eyesight from a young age, and in later life, chronic illnesses such as diabetes which bring other complications and side effects in their wake. This means that I have awareness and insight which will help me to offer practical help in learning how to come to terms with illnesses and the effects they have on our lives.

Change has been an almost constant factor in my life as, indeed, it is for many other people in this period of time. I have changed careers a number of times; gone to University as a mature student; moved to different countries; been made unemployed after a long period with the same company. The lessons I have learned along the way are at your disposal.

Personal Attributes

These experiences have given me the powers of compassion and understanding, brought wisdom and experience and confidence in my own survival and in helping others with theirs. The personal characteristics that are remarked on by clients are: maturity, warmth, confidence and trustworthiness.

 

If you would like to meet me to find out if we can work together on your way to a fulfilling life, please contact Dawn.AuroraServices@gmail.com to arrange a free intake consultation.