Individual coaching for psychologically safe and effective leadership

Do you work in healthcare, science or biotech and feel that you’re not reaching your full potential? Or, as a manager, do you feel that there is more potential in your leadership and within your team?

Aprezo offers individual coaching for professionals and managers who wish to develop their self-confidence, personal effectiveness and the ability to create a psychologically safe working environment.

For professionals who want to be more confident in their work

If you work in an environment that feels unsafe, or where you do not feel free enough to be yourself, this can have a profound impact. Perhaps you recognise feelings of imposter syndrome, perfectionism, people-pleasing or being too hard on yourself. You often know exactly what you’re doing in terms of the work itself, but deep down it never quite feels good enough.

In individual coaching at Aprezo, you explore these patterns and work towards gaining clarity about your core values and qualities. You learn to set boundaries, speak out against undesirable behaviour and regain control of your work, so that stress is reduced and you can take your place with greater confidence and peace of mind.

Does this sound familiar?

You feel uncertain.
You do not speak your mind.
You find it difficult to ask others for help.
You’re walking on eggshells.
You find yourself mulling over conversations in the evening.
You feel pressure, tension or even stomach ache when you think about your work.

What are the benefits of individual coaching?

Together with Aprezo, you’ll work on gaining insight, demonstrating visible behavioural change and achieving greater inner peace. You’ll notice the effect in your attitude, your energy levels and the impact you have on those around you.

Greater confidence in how you express yourself
Clear boundaries that you actually set
Recognising and breaking through self-sabotaging patterns
Less stress and less worrying
Confidence in difficult conversations
Taking control of your work and professional development

“Psychological safety begins with the courage to speak your mind.”

Choose targeted coaching to boost self-confidence and mental vitality

Strength at Work

Coaching with confidence

In this programme, you will work on your self-confidence, assertiveness and personal mission. You will learn to stand your ground without becoming harsh. You will develop the courage to speak your mind and set healthy boundaries.

Mental Wellbeing

Positive Intelligence® programme

Here, you tackle self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviour at their core. You learn to recognise when your inner critic, perfectionist or people-pleaser takes over. You train your mental resilience so that you remain calm, clear-headed and effective even in challenging situations.
As well as practising, the programme focuses on embedding these skills, so that you actually put them into practice and notice the difference. The exercises in the app focus on performance, wellbeing and relationships.

The first 7 weeks

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A sustainable approach to chronic stress

When high work pressure, burnout caused by the combination of work, family and informal caregiving, psychological insecurity or toxic behaviour has had a long-term impact, more is needed than just insight. In this programme, you’ll work towards recovery by putting an end to self-exhaustion, practising self-management, tackling limiting thoughts and behaviours, and building sustainable resilience. This involves objective monitoring of stress, fatigue and recovery needs, so that adjustments can be made where necessary. This enables you to move forward with energy and confidence once again and prevent a relapse.

Testimonials

4 / 5

7 reviews

Marianne is a very pleasant and knowledgeable coach, with whom I feel very much at ease. I’ve been seeing her for a number of years now and am very satisfied with the way she coaches me. She connects well with who I am and with my questions, and she challenges me to reflect and take action. I’ve learnt a great deal from her over the past few years.

Judith Uiterwijk

After a hectic period at work where I was thoroughly criticised by a director, I lost my self-esteem. Thanks to Marianne’s support, I managed to get back on my feet and learnt to stand up for myself better. I was also inspired by an excellent leadership training course.

Marcel van den Eng

Marianne is a warm and empathetic coach who holds up a mirror to you in a positive way. With her, you feel safe and understood, even when confronted with deeper, often unconscious patterns. She guides you with care to become aware of these patterns and helps you let go of habits that aren’t working. Thanks to the full programme I completed with her, I have made noticeable and lasting progress in my mental health.

Frank de Jongh, doctor

I’m glad I chose Marianne and followed my intuition. I’m most grateful for her recommending the book *Positive Intelligence* by Shirzad Chamine. Inspired by this book, I started the online Mental Vitality Programme, and my coach, Marianne, guided me through it. I am also very satisfied with the way she helped me gain insight into my own strengths and qualities. I also really appreciated that Marianne took the initiative to check in with me from time to time to see how I was getting on and also drew my attention to practical matters.

C.E.

Thanks to our fruitful conversations, I soon realised that I’d taken on too much (both at work and in my personal life). It turned out I was suffering from burnout. Marianne was a great help to me during this difficult time. And the great thing is that Marianne is also very adept at adapting and can intuitively sense what is important and necessary at any given moment. Marianne has given me many insights on a number of points, which I find very valuable and which can bring me even closer to my goals in the future.

M.S.

Marianne’s team coaching has made a very positive contribution to team spirit. Team members are more aware of their communication patterns, and communication amongst the team has improved significantly. We now engage in much more dialogue with one another and are working constructively to improve our collaboration.

CK, Director

I’ve been seeing Marianne for years, and that really says it all. She has taught me to reflect: to pause where I used to rush straight through, and to look at situations through different eyes. In quiet periods, she gets me thinking; in challenging times, she brings calm.

What makes Marianne special is her combination of genuine commitment and professional expertise. She listens without judgement, asks exactly the right questions and provides practical tools that you can really put to use. Even between sessions, she continues to think alongside me and shows genuine empathy.

Over the years, I’ve developed thanks to our collaboration, both personally and professionally. I can wholeheartedly recommend Marianne to anyone who wants to grow further, reflect and take concrete action themselves. It’s simply a matter of taking a good, long look in the mirror with someone who guides you through the process with warmth and expertise!

Gert Kornet

“I’m so glad I found Marianne at a time when I really wasn’t doing well. I was incredibly tired, couldn’t think clearly any more and didn’t really know how to carry on. Things were very hectic at work and my private life was on autopilot. I just didn’t know what to do anymore. I confided in Marianne and she never betrayed that trust. She guided me in very small steps. At first, I really didn’t know the answers to her questions; my head was too full to think properly, but bit by bit, space opened up to consider how certain things needed to change. Both at work and in my own mind. Certain thoughts and habits have become so ingrained, yet sometimes they’re not good for you. Marianne confronted me with this and helped me realise it.

I really wanted to get ‘better’ again, so I took this programme very seriously – and it worked! Creating a new daily routine, dealing with thoughts differently, building in moments of calm, setting and maintaining boundaries, finding and drawing on my inner leader – I could list so many things that are now going so much better and bring me peace of mind. Now that I’ve had a chance to reflect on it, I realise just how much progress I’ve made, and I’m genuinely so happy about that! I’ve now completed my programme, but I know I can always turn to Marianne, and that’s a really lovely and reassuring feeling!

Melanie Clemens

I have taken part in many different self-empowerment courses, but I have never had such a life-changing experience as with Marianne!
I deliberately call it an experience as it goes far beyond coaching. The sessions include so much more than I had expected when I signed up for her coaching programme. With her enthusiasm, professional attitude and a sort of ‘superwoman’ radar, she always asks the right questions to establish clear goals for each session, no matter what area it relates to. She combines kindness with firmness in a remarkable way to achieve the best results, even without knowing in advance what those results will be or which direction to take.

Karin Oversloot-van der Zel

Coaching with Marianne van Oosterhout is not just an investment in yourself; it is also a gift to yourself. Sessions are always a combination of intensive work and moments of calm.

Intensive, because coaching with Marianne involves a – sometimes profound – confrontation with conscious and subconscious patterns and beliefs, exploring where they originate and how they influence you. It also involves hard work to internalise new patterns. This simply cannot be achieved without a bit of trial and error.

Finding peace, because Marianne creates an atmosphere in which you are allowed to be yourself, with all your quirks and struggles, and can focus on what you need at that specific moment to continue growing.
The reason this can coexist within coaching sessions is that Marianne combines thorough professionalism with a high degree of personal commitment, which extends beyond the sessions themselves.

Coaching with Marianne is therefore the most valuable gift you can give yourself.

JMG

Although I am a highly qualified coach and mentor myself, I have benefited greatly from Marianne’s intuitive and compassionate coaching and mentoring on a number of occasions over the past few years.
I have no hesitation in highly recommending Marianne for her insights, particularly in leadership and personal development. You’ll be glad you chose Marianne’s support.

Linda Ambrose

Overcome uncertainty and psychological unsafety in your work

In my individual coaching, I work on what is holding you back at work: persistent patterns of insecurity, perfectionism, people-pleasing, conforming or keeping quiet. When you don’t feel safe to speak your mind or be yourself, this leads to stress, tension and the feeling that you’re never quite able to fulfil your potential or that you don’t really matter.

My mission is to work with you to make these limiting patterns visible and break through them. So that you can stand more firmly, set clear boundaries and take your place with confidence. We focus specifically on building self-confidence, mental resilience and a way of working that allows you to operate with confidence, strength and professionalism.

Interested?

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Does any of this sound familiar to you? In a half-hour, no-obligation chat, we’ll explore together what’s going on and whether coaching is right for you. No sales pitch – just a straight-to-the-point question right from the start.

Frequently asked questions

Here you’ll find answers to frequently asked questions. Can’t find your question here? Please get in touch with me.

What is the relationship between Positive Intelligence and Leadership?

Positive Intelligence offers a new perspective on resilience, mindset and inner strength. It encompasses the ability to respond to life’s challenges with a positive attitude, to tap into untapped potential and to develop better leadership practices.
Sabotaging thoughts (also known as ‘saboteurs’) undermine your self-confidence and success in various ways. For example, by causing you to please others, try to control everything or procrastinate. Or by striving for perfectionism.
As soon as you make the shift from reactions driven by Saboteurs to the positive mindset of the ‘Inner Sage’, you increase your personal satisfaction and your professional effectiveness. As a result, leaders provide purposeful leadership with clarity, compassion and creativity. These are qualities that are indispensable for fostering a thriving, supportive work culture.

The concept and methodology were developed by Shirzad Chamine, based on scientific research from fields including positive psychology, neuroscience and cognitive behavioural science.

How long does the Positive Intelligence Programme last?

The Positive Intelligence Programme lasts from three months to a year, depending on your requirements.
Over the first seven weeks, you’ll build the foundations of your Positive Intelligence through weekly videos and in-depth online discussions with Marianne from Aprezo. This is followed by consolidation through integration, deepening your understanding and applying what you’ve learnt in various situations, such as conflict management, stress management, productivity and resilience.