Coaching

Why coaching?

If you have goals or changes you want to see in your life, but you feel unable to make those changes…
Maybe you keep repeating the same behaviors.
Maybe your mind is working against you.
Maybe you’re not even sure where to start or what to do.
This is where a coach can help you.

A coach is someone who stands with you. Cheers for you. Believes in you.

Someone who helps you to empower yourself and find possibilities to build the changes and life you want for yourself.

Coaching has changed my life and I believe it can change yours, too.

What does it look like?

In a coaching session, the focus is 100% on you.

• What are the things you’d like to see differently?
• What are the patterns that keep repeating in your life?
• What do you want to see?
• How can you take deliberate steps towards that?
• How can you create relationships and situations where you can be your authentic self?

I’m here to explore new ways of thinking, hold you accountable, and use my experience and battle scars to guide you forward in your unique path.

If this sounds like something you need, feel free to schedule a free 30 minute discovery call.

Or send me a message, I’d love to hear from you!

Things people say after working with me

You did what so many teachers failed to do.

I am honored to call Laurens my first mentor in a working environment in the field of IT. He taught me many things, ranging from incredibly useful coding skills, tricks, and thought processes to very cool but probably somewhat useless facts. 😁 He still inspires some of the work I deliver today, and I strive to achieve Laurens’ open outlook on life.

Laurens played a pivotal role in my personal growth and developing my coding skills. His teaching approach is patient, unique, and adaptable, making complex topics easy to understand.

About me

My main work experience is in the crazy world of Software Engineering.
It’s in this industry that I discovered that I love supporting others and seeing them grow and thrive!

The journey we all make is the main thing we’re doing here.

I’d love to be a part of your unique journey, with its own unique challenges and learnings.
Your unique path, story and dreams are worth pursuing.

If you want to get a feel for who I am and how I connect with people, work and life, you can read about my vision for leaders and managers, my ideas of healthy behaviors in teams, or my thoughts on what an awesome engineering environment could look like.

I write about many things and I hope you can find some courage and inspiration in it!

My education, experience and certificates

Coaching

2025: Toolkit voor leidinggevenden - Een team coachen - VDAB
2024: Inspiring and Motivating Individuals: University of Michigan
2023 - present: Volunteer as a Buddy & coach: Kom op tegen Kanker
2023: Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence: Case Western Reserve University
2023: Conversations That Inspire: Coaching Learning, Leadership and Change: Case Western Reserve University

Leadership

2025: Toolkit voor leidinggevenden - Conflicten en compromissen - VDAB
2024: Leading People and Teams Specialization: University of Michigan
2024: Leading Teams: University of Michigan
2024: Influencing People: University of Michigan
2024: Managing Talent: University of Michigan
2022: Transformational Leadership & Emotional Intelligence: Institute of Global Leadership

Career coaching

2024: Finding Your Professional Voice: Confidence & Impact: University of London
2024: The Career Design Lab: University of California, Santa Cruz

Personal growth and inner development

2023: Shoonya Intensive - Advanced meditation and yoga programme: Isha Foundation
2015: Volunteer: Isha Foundation
2015: Bhava Spandana - Experiential and transformative yoga: Isha Foundation
2015: Inner Engineering yoga: Isha Foundation

Facilitation

2025: Talent Coaches Role Support - Tailored workshop designed and faciliated by Laurens DC
2025: Coaching Strategies for Technical People - Workshop designed and facilitated by Laurens DC