BURNOUT COACH AMSTERDAM
BURNOUT COACHING FOR THOUGHTFUL HUMANS TO RE-EXPLORE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH WORK AND SUCCESS
Hi, I'm Hannah Ray - a burnout coach in Amsterdam, and online.
Burnout can happen slowly in the background - indicated by persistent feelings of overwhelm, frustration, resistance, self doubt or tiredness. It can be the underbelly of feeling like you are in a career, environment, or role that just doesn't quite fit, and isn't quite you.
If you're tired of pretending, force fitting, trying to make the most of a career or business that looks good on paper but just feels itchy or crunchy in your body, it could be time to talk to a burnout coach.
As an experienced burnout coach, I hold space and guide you to self awareness and self trust. We'll re-explore your sense of identity and success, and deeply connect you to back to who you are and what you need to feel aligned, energised and satisfied.
We spend so much of our life working - you deserve to work and live in a way that feels like it's yours.
WHAT IS BURNOUT COACHING?
My approach is to partner with you and hold space for the ups and downs of knowing and leading yourself through or after burnout.
That means non-negotiably high levels of compassion, paired with a good dollop of practicality - so you can nurture your energy, your life force and your capacity, and move through this in a way that's right for you.
It's collaborative. Together we explore your relationship with yourself, and with your sense of self, success, identity, expectations, usefulness, energy, satisfaction and meaning.
*Not* tips to get you back to peak performance
An important aspect of coaching with me is that it's personal and holistic approach with a therapeutic touch, with you at the centre.
It isn't surface-level advice to get you back to peak performance as fast as possible. It's about re-exploring your sense of self and identity, your self-trust, your self-belief, your courage and how you embody all of it - so you can find a new and more sustainable way forwards with your work.
I hold the space and offer the tools for you to create your own conditions to turn inwards and reconnect with what was always yours, but maybe got lost, denied, forgotten or suppressed along the way.
We move at your pace, and check in consistently with what you need - from yourself, from the coaching process, and from me.
coaching alongside therapy
This really matters: burnout coaching is not therapy, and it is not a substitute for mental health treatment or care.
If what you're carrying has a deeper or wider impact on your physical or mental health, therapy or counselling is the right first stop - and I'll have open conversation with you about this. It's an important part of coaching ethics to clearly be aware of the boundaries of this - especially when coaching can feel therapeutic, and even more so when working with burnout. Many of my clients work with me alongside a therapist, or after a period of therapy, so that deeper patterns and physical symptoms are also cared for.
What coaching adds is the work/life piece: how you rebuild your work, and a relationship with work, that doesn't put you back here in six months.
WHAT DOES A BURNOUT COACH DO?
A burnout coach works as a thinking partner to help you more deeply explore how you want your career, business or life to work, how you show up, and how you relate and exist to the world around you.
They help you connect your professional and personal goals so that you and your work can evolve + work in better alignment with yourself.
A burnout coach is there to hold space for you and support you. They will, most importantly, listen to you, then offer questions, exercises, and various methods to help you identify what is in your way, explore any beliefs, patterns or protective parts, and help you start to unstick yourself and move towards the space you want and deserve to be.
As your burnout coach, I am there to keep you connected to why you're doing what you're doing, increase your awareness of how the way you work influences and is influenced by your energy and sense of self, and support you to create a way of working that is true and supportive to your *own* sustainable version of success.
I care about getting you back in to work that works for you, but I am definitely not here to tell you what you should do, what I would do, or what the outcome should look like for you. This is deeper, more meaningful coaching, and not a performance tick box.
I am here to hold dedicated time and space for you to think about one of the most important things in your life - your relationship with yourself and how you choose to approach your work.
WHEN YOU MIGHT LOOK FOR A BURNOUT COACH
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You're overwhelmed, and you can't work out what to put down first
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You've lost noticeable-enough belief in yourself, or the confidence you had has eroded
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Anxiety and stress have become the background hum
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Boundaries at work or at home are going
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Your energy and sense of balance need replenishing, or redirecting entirely (maybe you struggle to articulate what even gives you energy anymore)
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You want to reexplore and rearticulate what success actually means to you - not what you've been chasing
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You've lost touch with your creativity and play
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You need a plan that's manageable and step by step, rather than overwhelming
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You want time and space to discuss, think and rebuild rather than jumping back in to full power mode
WHY WORK WITH ME AS YOUR BURNOUT COACH IN AMSTERDAM OR ONLINE?
My career, business and life experience, as well as professional training, has put me in a natural position to be a burnout coach.
After a decade-plus long career as a strategist in creative agencies (which I went in to immediately after graduating because I felt the pressure to take a good job and be able to look after myself and get on the career ladder as early as possible), I got to the point where I couldn't keep ignoring the niggle that there was something different out there for me.
I burnt out in the sense that I ignored that niggle for a long time, and got too familiar with masking and performing a version of me that was fun at many times, and good on paper, but not quite meant for me.
Feeling overwhelmed, doubting myself, fidgety, stressed and restless became normal for me, until I tried out some other trainings 'for fun' and quickly realised that my body just said 'no' to continuing in the work I was doing.
For me, that has meant retraining and building my own business. Structuring my business and working week in a way that matches my energy, personality, needs and life demands.
Doing a lot of inner work to unravel the corporate conditioning of what success, productivity and ambition 'should' look like, and building the self belief and self trust to create my own version of it.
However, I strongly believe that success looks different to everyone, so I am a good fit for you if you want to work with someone who will hold space for you without jumping to conclusions or putting my own story on to you, without judging, and without expectation.
I offer discounted try out sessions. So if you're interested, let's have a chat and see if we're a good match.
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HOW BURNOUT COACHING WITH ME WORKS
1/ Say hello: book a discounted try-out session. We meet, you ask your questions, we work out if it's a fit.
2/ Deep-dive kick-off (2hr): a reflective worksheet beforehand, then a session to explore everything that's going on. This sets the groundwork.
3/ Regular sessions: 75-minute sessions every two weeks, tailored to you. Interactive tools, journalling between sessions, or simply talking.
4/ Wrap up or keep going: at the end of your block you can close it out, book a holding session, or continue the layers of building and integrating for another block or container.
Sessions can be in person, online, or a blend. Whatever you prefer and are most comfortable with.
I take on a limited number of clients, so if we work together you get my full attention.
Ready to get things moving?
Let's talk about what you want to work on and where you want to go.
PRICES & PACKAGES
FLEXIBLE
12-month-valid packs
from 1200€ + BTW
For ongoing coaching support you can book whenever you want or need it.
Often used as top ups for past clients who want to continue with lighter touch or maintenance support, or new clients who want a more 'go with the flow' or flexible approach to coaching.
Includes:
+ 45-min sessions
+ Options of 6, 8, 12 blocks, starting at 1200€ + BTW
+ Blocks are valid 12 months from date of first booked session
- most chosen -
FOCUSED
4-5 month container
2100€ + BTW
A focused season of growth, creation & change; for challenges, questions and transitions that desire space for deeper exploration & experimentation, more hands-on support and a holistic reset of your inner compass.
Longer and more spacious sessions, prioritised booking, homework & support for practicing, experimenting and integrating things between sessions, and an intentional pace.
Includes:
+ 1x 2hr deep dive kick off session
+ 6x 75-min coaching sessions
+ 1x 45-min follow up session (bookable up to 3 months later)
+ Reflective worksheets to open and close the journey
+ Consistent cadence of sessions every two weeks, with prioritised booking
+ Bespoke tools, methods, exercises and homework in and between each session
+ Access to between-session support via Whatsapp or email
FLOURISH
9-12 month container
4200€ + BTW
For if you know in your gut you are going to be making a big, juicy move and want coaching not just through the exploration and creation, but also the wider integration and momentum as you take it forwards.
Solid and deep support through multiple cycles of evolution so that you can continue layering and building on your new foundation and flourish in your next chapter with more courage, confidence and resilience.
Includes:
+ 1x 2hr deep dive kick off session
+ 16x 75-min coaching sessions
+ 1x 45-min 'progress check' session
+ 1x 45-min follow up session (bookable up to 6 months later)
+ Sessions every 2 weeks to begin, with the option to change pace after the mid-point 'progress check' session
+ Everything else from FOCUSED
*All options can be paid in full or in monthly instalments.
Employees - Check if your employer's L&D or training budget can contribute to coaching.
Founders - Coaching can be expensed against your business along with VAT.
I take on a limited number of clients to ensure you get the best quality of attention and focus from me. It is a committed investment, so please do so intentionally.
Curious? Interested? Raring to go?
I offer discounted 45-min try out sessions to explore how we could work together, make sure we're a match and decide how you want to proceed.
€75 incl. BTW
My work usually is a tailored blend of multiple types of coaching, depending on your own unique goals, as I work holistically and integratively, and decisions aren't made in a vaccum.