José Steer
Registered Member, MHGI
Registration No. 173264
About me
Vitality and Resilience, Career Coaching, Job Counseling and Reorganisations at work, Personal Development, Perfectionism, People Pleasing, Procrastination
Dealing with transitions and challenges life throws at us
I am an experienced, energetic, pragmatic (company) counselor and coach, who can offer support in a professional and personal manner to people struggling with change and decision-making. An expert in change with an understanding of self-defeating mechanisms as well as our innate resources and strengths, I can motivate people and help them achieve permanent change.
I firmly believe that we all need to feel connected to ourselves, to others, a task or mission, to a larger entity, in order to have a well-founded and motivated life. We fare better when we do what we are good at, what we take pleasure in, and when we are stretched.
It is my ambition that- after a trajectory with me- you no longer feel stuck in a situation, have a better sense of steering your life and experience freedom of choice
Do you want to work on:
less tension and more equilibrium in your life?
to function better and be more satisfied?
take the next step in your life?
find greater passion and pleasure in life/work/relationships?
cope better with change or the loss of your job, home, or relationship, with problems related to children, eldercare, or with illness and bereavement?
I can serve as someone you can to talk to about the many desirable and undesirable events that are part of everyone’s life, and which can create stress and tension. I can guide your process regarding personal development and making life and professional decisions.
Through my skill and experience with private clients and employers I can lend support with reintegration after a period of absenteeism. I advise employers in the area of the sustainable availability and vitality of their employees.
I counsel people with personal growth and development tracks. Thus, I interact with people facing obstacles and assume a coaching role to make the most of their potential for growth.
Qualifications
MHGI
MSc Social Science/Education/Qualified Remedial Educationalist
Pulsar Personal Change expert
ACT Advanced
Professional Memberships
Human Givens Netherlands
BPSW Netherlands
Testimonials
I cannot begin to describe the impact our sessions last year have had on my view on life, which have helped me unlock my potential and I am now reaping the rewards. Of course it has taken an awful lot of hard work and stress along the way, but you laid the ground work and set my ladder in place for me to climb. I will be forever grateful for the impact you have had to help me get to where I am now.
A few conversations with José gave me greater insight into myself and how I react to others.
She gave me tools for working in an organization which, to put it mildly, has been and still is in the midst of change. I think I can say that the positive conversations with José probably averted a long-term leave.
Because of panic attacks it became increasingly more difficult to function ‘ normally’. The consequence of these attacks was that I began to avoid the places they might eventually occur. In my case, these locations were chiefly places that are difficult to get out of, like standing in line to pay at a cash register. The big problem here is that your body responds so violently when you nevertheless find yourself in such a situation that it is difficult to stay calm. As a result you become anxious about the panic attacks, which only brings them on. This was the reason why I sought help, namely from José. She taught me how to control these situations better in a very short time.
Thanks to the open and fine conversations with José I was able to make progress with my development. I am more aware of things, and now know that I can make my own choices rather than following the rules I often impose on myself. She taught me that if you question the rules, more space can be created for flexibility. Its really about what I want and can have or do, and not what I think someone thinks I should do, or what is socially desirable, or what I learned in the past. The talks, together with the exercises, helped me to better understand and intuit what I want, creating an opening for new experiences!
