about me.
As an anthropologist, I’ve had the privilege of studying various peoples and their worlds. I recognise and appreciate how similar people are, and how all humans share something fundamental. At the same time, I acknowledge that everyone needs different things, perceives the world in unique ways, and has their own peculiarities.
I love that through my work as a mediator, coach, and trainer I get the opportunity to have a glimpse into people's lives, and to provide them a safe space to share their points of view. Sometimes people just need another voice to help them think things through, to support them in organising their thoughts, and to ask them the right questions. I aim to put people at ease, to read between the lines of spoken language, and body language, to help them express what they may struggle to articulate, and to offer them an overview of a given situation without losing sight of their individual needs.
What fascinates, moves, and drives me: the complexity of relationships, life stories, patchwork/intercultural/LGBTQIA+ families, group dynamics, contemporary art, sex-positivity and sexuality, inclusion, and, last but not least, intersectional feminism.
languages.
I speak the following languages fluently: Dutch, English, German, and Spanish, and I am conversant in French.
experience.
- Founder of frameshift, mediator BM®, systemic coach and trainer | Berlin
- In the past I have worked for left gallery, TU Dortmund, ascribe GmbH, University of Amsterdam und Hivos - People Unlimited
degrees.
- Certified and licensed Mediator according to the standards of the Federal Association Bundesverband MEDIATION e.V.
- Systemic Coach according to the standards of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Therapie, Beratung und Familientherapie (DGSF)
- MA Cultural and Social Anthropology with Honors at the University of Amsterdam | The Netherlands
- BA Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at the University of Amsterdam | The Netherlands