Coaching Offering
Are you going through difficult circumstances, a hard transition, or a challenging relationship dynamic? Jan provides you with a safe space of deep listening, understanding, and support. As an experienced Leadership and Life Coach, Jan helps you think through how to get the results you want.
Bio
Jan works with senior executives, leaders of start-ups, and agents of change in a range of private sector companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. He also works with people in situations of hardship or who have to cope with difficulties in their personal or professional lives.
During his thirty years as a leader and executive at the World Bank, Jan gained deep expertise in leading transformative change, both within the organization and in an international context.
Jan grounds his coaching in the insights of social science, neuroscience, depth psychology, adult development, and organizational change, and anchors his work in the wisdom traditions of both the East and the West.
Jan holds a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology with a Specialization in Integral Therapy and Healing Practices at Pacifica Graduate Institute, CA. He also holds a MS degree in Sociology from the Catholic University in Louvain, Belgium, and a BA degree in Social Work and Adult Education. Jan is certified by the International Coaching Federation as a Professional Certified Coach and achieved a Certification in Executive Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University.
Jan is the proud father of two children. He is a Belgian national residing in Washington D.C., and is fluent in English, French, Spanish, and his native Dutch. He enjoys reading and writing poetry. The balance of his time is dedicated to leadership and life coaching, volunteer work with people in situations of vulnerability or homelessness in Washington D.C., and consciousness studies, writing, and meditation. Jan also serves on the Boards of the Participatory Budgeting Project and of Shepherd's Table, and contributes to the coaching program of A Wider Circle.