Career Consultant 

Colleen is an internationally trained Career Consultant who supports people at key moments of transition to find clarity, direction, and purpose in their lives. She takes a holistic approach to career development, recognising that careers are shaped not only by paid work, but also by learning, leisure, relationships, life roles, and unpaid contributions across a lifetime.

She works with:

  • Individuals in transition, supporting them to develop their internal compass, clarify what’s next, and understand how they show up and collaborate across their life and career
  • Employees, offering tools and techniques to be effective, engaged, and grounded in their teams
  • Students, through workshops and coaching that support the transition from school to work
  • People preparing for – or gradually moving into – the ‘stage of life currently known as retirement’, exploring purpose and direction that integrates work, learning, contribution, and leisure

This means that if you are:

  • wanting something more than you have now
  • facing the unknown
  • navigating a toxic workplace
  • or being let go

Colleen teaches you how to navigate your professional path in a world that is changing at an unprecedented rate – bringing both extraordinary opportunity and new challenges. She helps you weave your stories and experiences across paid and unpaid work, learning, and life roles into a narrative that makes sense for where you are now and provides direction for what comes next.

Whether through an individually tailored coaching program or an interactive workshop, Colleen shows you how to identify, create, and find your next career opportunity in today’s ever-changing world. She supports you to re-member your story, find your resonant voice, and clarify your direction – so you can create and navigate a unique, personally meaningful career journey. As work evolves alongside the world around us, she invites you to find your place in it while making a positive difference at the same time.

Qualifications

Trained in Career Development at the University of Calgary as well as Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and also as a Syntropic Coach, Colleen is certified as a Holistic Narrative Career Professional (HCNP) and co-author of A Career in Your Suitcase.

Colleen has lived the transition process, regularly and successfully relocating to 11 different locations and changing career 4 times.

Services

In addition to 1:1 coaching, Colleen offers interactive workshops that harness the power of the group to build career development skills for people transitioning from school to work, from work to work, and from one location to another – always with attention to the wider life context in which careers unfold.

  • Career Coaching: Discover Your Direction, Career Stewardship Skills, Work Search Strategy, and Powerful Authentic CVs and LinkedIn profiles
  • Interactive Workshops: Active Career Stewardship, Work Search Skills Refresher, Work Search Strategy, Retire to the Life You Love (retiretothelifeyoulove.com), the Who You Are Matters Game experience, as well as teambuilding and tailored workshops for specific groups
  • Coaching Hikes: Guided experiences in the Dutch hill country of South Limburg, supporting reflection, insight, and intentional next steps; for individuals and groups
  • Dare to Care: A teambuilding and communication workshop from Syntropic World, supporting individuals to find and use their voice and teams to work well together (syntropic.world/dare-to-care)

Languages

English and Dutch

Approach & Tools

  • Colleen uses a holistic, strengths-based and narrative approach to career development engaging elements of the Chaos Theory of Careers and Constructive Career Development models with the Principles of Syntropy
  • Colleen’s preferred tools actively engage clients and groups in their career development, increasing their awareness of and clarifying their strengths. They include: 

What Clients Say

  • “Still talking about your amazing workshop after more than 10 years.” Workshop participant
  • “Working with Colleen was a game-changer. Her tailored approach helped me gain clarity and confidence about my possibilities.” Coaching Client
  • “She helped me recognise forgotten qualities, restored my confidence, and supported me through a major crossroads.” Coaching Client
  • “Colleen guided me through a career transition and ultimately helped me land my dream job.” Coaching Client
  • “She notices and names strengths—and that affirmation made all the difference.” Coaching Client

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Colleen is a member of ACCESS Supportive Networks.