Anchorage coaching

Mental health professionals for coaching (also online), training courses & workshops in English and Dutch. I also provide training courses and workshops.

Anchorage coaching is dedicated to working with people who want or need support with their mental health or social skills. Over the past 17 years I have had the privilege of working on various departments within (youth) psychiatry, youth care, homeless shelters, palliative care and nursing homes. Besides that I have also developed and taught recovery training courses. Feel free to contact me if yo

u have any questions regarding my services or the support or care that you are looking for. English and Dutch speaking

16/02/2025

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How are you?

I find it striking how many people I meet, both in my work and outside of it, who cannot answer this question (honestly) because they don't know how they truly feel. Often they answer with 'good', 'okay', or 'I can't complain'. Does this sound familiar?

As humans, we are always seeking connection. It's precisely these types of questions that can create and even strengthen that connection. So why don't we answer in line with our true feelings?
Is it because the question doesn’t feel sincere, or do we assume that no one is actually listening?

Now, imagine that someone is genuinely interested in your answer and really wants to listen. Do you even know how you truly feel?

The inability to name emotions can have negative consequences for your mental well-being, coping skills, and interpersonal relationships. Developing emotional awareness is crucial for promoting psychological health and improving the quality of relationships. It not only helps in better understanding yourself but also in dealing more effectively with challenges in daily life.

What about you, can you recognize your feelings the next time you're asked, "How are you?"

Anchorage coaching can help you with this.

01/05/2024

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We don't always think about the things we do. Many things come naturally and that's a good thing. However, there are also things we do unconsciously that are less healthy for ourselves or for those around us.
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Today, in this beautiful setting, the conversation was about feeling, manipulation, oversharing, boundaries and many more things.
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What about you, do you do these things consciously or unconsciously?
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If you would also like to go on a hike with Fado and me, get in touch. ⚓️🐾
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We staan niet altijd stil bij de dingen die we doen. Veel dingen gaan vanzelf en dat is maar goed ook. Echter zijn er ook dingen die we onbewust doen en minder gezond voor onszelf zijn of voor de personen om ons heen.
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Vandaag ging het gesprek, in deze prachtige omgeving, over voelen, manipuleren, oversharing, grenzen en nog veel meer zaken.
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Hoe zit dat met jou, doe jij deze of dingen bewust of onbewust?
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Wil jij ook een keer op pad met Fado en mij, neem dan contact op. ⚓️🐾
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19/04/2024

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During my coaching hikes on such beautiful winding paths, I have had the opportunity to experience again with Fado over the past few weeks how people, in recovery from addiction and other mental health challenges, adjust their thought patterns.

"Yeah but"
"I'm never going to do that"
"I'll never give that up"
"I'm different"
"It doesn't work for me"

All understandable statements for people on the brink of recovery. As the coaching progresses, these kinds of statements, from old ways of thinking, give way to new possibilities where previously radical no was said.

If you would also like to go on a coaching hike with Fado and me, please contact me.

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Tijdens mijn coaching hikes op dit soort mooie kronkelpaden heb ik in de afgelopen weken samen met Fado weer mogen ervaren hoe mensen, die in herstel van verslaving en andere psychische uitdagingen verkeren, hun gedachtepatronen bijstellen.

"Ja maar"
"Dat ga ik nooit doen"
"Dat geef ik nooit op"
"Ik ben anders"
"Bij mij werkt dat niet"

Allemaal begrijpelijke uitspraken voor mensen die aan de voet van herstel staan. Naarmate de coaching vordert maken dit soort uitspraken, vanuit oude gedachtegangen, plaats voor nieuwe mogelijkheden alwaar voorheen radicaal nee tegen gezegd werd.

Wil jij ook een keer op pad met Fado en mij, neem dan contact op.

26/03/2024

These beautiful landscapes were the setting of my weekly coaching hike with a client who is learning about his unhealthy thought patterns and how to organize more structure in his life.
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It's a privilege to work with people who embrace recovery and give their life a new chance ♡
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Contact us if you want to have a coaching experience in these kind of settings or about our other options.
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31/01/2024

⚓️We passed this beautiful small lake filled with turtles on today's coaching hike. We talked about the influence of triggers and stressors on our life. How do we find out what they are and how do we recognise them?
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It starts with admitting that you need to do things differently in your life and that some things may (well) be a source of stress.
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Give change a chance and dare to dig deeper in who you are. ⚓️ Anchorage Coaching can help with that.
Feel free to contact us at AnchorageCoaching dot com
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03/12/2023

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⚓ Do you agree?
Let us know in the comments.

this statement is often used in our coaching and usually sparks an interesting conversation.

Ben je het hiermee eens?
Laat het weten in de reacties.

Deze uitspraak wordt vaak gebruikt in onze coaching en leidt meestal tot interessante gesprekken. 💚⚓

30/11/2023

⚓ Today we share another service that we provide.
Our RECOVERY TRAINING COURSE is for groups up to 10 people, currently in recovery (non-addicted) and dealing with social or mental health challenges.

It is an intense 9 session course where we all share experiences and work together. You learn tools that you can apply in your own recovery.

Some topics we discuss together are ; hope, purpose, triggers and self-awareness.

DUTCH
Vandaag delen we een andere dienst die we aanbieden.
Onze Hersteltraining is voor groepen tot 10 personen, die momenteel in herstel zijn (niet verslaafd) en te maken hebben met sociale of mentale gezondheidsuitdagingen.

Het is een intensieve cursus van 9 sessies waarin we allemaal ervaringen delen en samenwerken. Je leert tools die je kunt toepassen in je eigen herstel.

Enkele onderwerpen die we samen bespreken zijn: hoop, doel, triggers en zelfbewustzijn.

09/03/2023

Hi my name is Fado and I really like to accompany you on our coaching hike. I love to walk long distances and to be cuddled. Plus I don't judge 🐾💚

So if you feel sad, low, anxious or stuck in life I think it would be a good idea to go into nature with me and our coach. 🐾🐾🐾

28/02/2023

⚓️ It surprises me how often I hear that people do not want to talk about their (unhealthy) feelings or emotions because they are too busy, feel ashamed or just trivialise the feelings.

If you feel something is ticking inside and you want to talk about it, please contact me and we go for a hike.

27/02/2023

⚓ The topics of this Anchorage Coaching Hike were, making choices, who am I and believing in yourself.
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And what a beautiful day it was again for a hike.
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For obvious reasons I never put my clients on a photo. So it's just me and my coaching dog 🐾
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Contact me for more info
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14/02/2023

⚓️ While talking about the importance of making choices for yourself, pleasing behaviour and other things we discovered a path leading us up to this very beautiful view.
We had to pause and enjoy this moment.

That is why I love my job as a coach. Hiking, coaching and discovering.

Send me a message if you are interested in a coaching session while hiking through these landscapes.

14/02/2023

Telling someone what they can't do or what they are bad at, might not harm. Repeating it over and over can cause serious damage to the cognitive behaviour. Especially when growing up.
⚓️ Anchorage coaching & care help

Endereço

São Bartolomeu De Messines

Website

http://www.anchoragecoaching.com/

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