Holistic career coaching: align your career with your authentic self

Traditional career coaching is often focused on knowing where you want to go next, and then taking the steps to getting there. But your work and you as a person are intertwined: you bring your experiences, emotions and values to work, and your work impacts your private life as well. Holistic career coaching offers a path that focuses on your mind, body and emotions to create a career path that truly aligns with who you are.

What is holistic career coaching?

For most of us, work is a big part of our lives. We spend a big portion of our waking hours working, for most of our lives. The way we feel about our work, the people we work with, and our work environment are therefore important for our overall well-being.

We often talk about work life and private life like they are two separate entities, but they overlap on many levels. You are more than just your job, but when what you do for a living does not match with who you are you often feel like something is off. At the same time, you bring your life experiences, emotions and patterns to work.

In our holistic career coaching sessions we look at the values, qualities and longings that you want to bring into your career path. We also explore the experiences, beliefs and unprocessed emotions that shape the fears and doubts that come up in your work. These often manifest in the form of self-protection mechanisms like perfectionism, procrastination and self-sabotage.

Through a combination of practical guidance and somatic (body-based) and emotional healing, holistic coaching helps you:

• Navigate career transitions with confidence.
• Build resilience to workplace stress.
• Align your career choices with your personal values and desires.

This approach doesn’t just help you achieve external success—it also fosters internal clarity, calm, and satisfaction.

Together we will explore how your emotions and unprocessed life experiences shape your career decisions

Whether you are consciously aware of it or not, you bring our life experiences, upbringing, fears, doubts, hopes and wishes into the workplace with us. As a result, your current work situation is a reflection of your patterns and deep-rooted feelings.

Many of us carry unresolved childhood wounds and emotional imprints from past experiences of disappointment or hurt. When these feelings remain unprocessed, they can shape how we perceive the world, often through the lens of those wounds. In the workplace—where interactions often occur with people we didn’t choose—these old wounds can surface, influencing how we respond to challenges and relationships.

One of my clients realized that she put intense pressure on herself to perform well because her dyslexia had made her feel like she wasn´t smart in school. Another client always felt angry at his manager because he reminded him of his dominant father.

As you explore and process the feelings behind the original wound, you will notice that the dynamics at work will change as well.

Your nervous system plays an important role in how we make decisions, manage stress and create new opportunities

When you feel overwhelmed or chronically stressed, your nervous system tends to go into a fight-or-flight mode. Your body´s main priority in that state is to bring you to safety, and so your decisions are often based on fear. If you have felt stressed before, you know that it is not just in your head: it comes with tight muscles, an increased heartrate and trouble breathing deeply.

When your nervous system is regulated and you feel calm, it becomes much easier to make career decisions that align with your values. You become more resilient to uncertainty and you feel more creative and connected. In our sessions I will help you find the techniques that calm your nervous system. I will guide you towards creating a foundation of safety within yourself, so you can access your full potential.

A client had wanted to ask for a raise for a long time, but she was raised in a family where money had always been a source of stress. Every time she started the conversation, her nervous system triggered the flight reaction and she wanted to run. As she learned the tools to regulate her nervous system and create safety around asking for and receiving money, she found that having the conversation was a lot easier.

Whether you’re exploring a new role or facing burnout, holistic coaching can guide you through transitions by addressing fears, uncovering authentic desires, and building resilience through nervous system regulation.

As you let go of the fears holding you back, you create space to (re)connect with your authentic desires. Together we will explore the natural qualities, experiences and personality traits that make you who you are. Your desires and qualities combined give you a career path to explore.

I will guide you to take steps in the direction that feels right to you, at your own pace. Change does not have to be sudden and extreme. You can take slow steps towards where you want to go while giving your nervous system time to adjust. Together we will come up with a plan that feels exciting and achievable at the same time.

When one of my clients started his own business, everything about it was new to him. Together we came up with a plan where he would do things that felt a little bit uncomfortable but not overwhelming. With time, he noticed that his resilience grew, and what was felt uncomfortable was now a natural next step.

 Is holistic career coaching right for you?

You are a good match to work with me if:

• You feel stuck or unfilled in your current role and you don´t know how to move forward
• You experience stress of fear around work and you don´t know how to shake it
• You want to build a career that resonates deeply with who you are

Ready to explore a career path that truly aligns with your values and well-being? Schedule a free consultation today to begin your journey.

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