External confidential counselor

 

As an external confidential counselor (vertrouwenspersoon), I am a trusted conversation partner for professionals who have run into something that doesn’t sit right – something that chafes, something that shouldn’t be happening.

I always start with the person in front of me. Creating space for them to first work through it themselves, to own it themselves: what do I want, what can I do, and how do I approach this conversation? Ownership and conscious choices are central to the way I work.

At the same time, I look at the bigger picture. Undesirable behavior rarely occurs in a vacuum. Patterns in collaboration, culture and dynamics almost always play a role. That perspective – from the individual to the organization – is something I bring to everything I do. Solution-focused, with an emphasis on the relationship.

My practice, CORE People, operates at the intersection of people, leadership and organizations. After nearly 25 years in international law, more than 12 of them as a partner, I know what it means to work in a high-performance environment: the pressure, the expectations, the undercurrent that is not always easy to address or even name. That experience makes me a conversation partner – for both the organization and the people who work there – who understands what professionals at every level are dealing with. And who knows that things can be different, and how.

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1 LVV Code of Conduct (in Dutch) en LVV Complaints Handling Regulations (in Dutch)