Career Coaching in English for Expats
Living and working abroad can be exciting and deeply challenging at the same time. I know, I have been there.
I offer career coaching in English for expats who want clarity, confidence and direction in their work and life, while navigating the complexities of living in the Netherlands.
Whether you’re feeling stuck in your career, questioning your next step, or struggling to find a sense of belonging and purpose, coaching offers a space to pause, reflect and move forward with intention.
Career and Life Coaching in Amsterdam or Online
Common coaching topics
As an expat, you’re often navigating multiple transitions at once: a new country, a new culture, a new professional context, sometimes even a new version of yourself.
Many expats I work with experience:
feeling stuck or dissatisfied in their job
uncertainty about their career direction
loss of confidence or motivation
difficulty balancing ambition, wellbeing and personal life
questions around identity, purpose and belonging
Career coaching in English offers a supportive, structured space to explore these questions without language barriers, and with deep understanding of the international context you’re living in.
What We Work On in Expat Coaching
Coaching is always tailored to you, but common themes include:
Career clarity & direction – Understanding what you truly want from your career, beyond external expectations or survival mode.
Career transitions – Support with job changes, role shifts, or redefining success in a new country.
Confidence & decision-making – Building trust in yourself and your choices, especially when everything feels uncertain.
Purpose, meaning & fulfilment – (Re)connecting with what matters to you in work and in life.
Balance & wellbeing – Creating a sustainable way of living and working abroad, without constant pressure or burnout.
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How I Work as an Expat Coach
I’m Leonie, and after more than 10 years of working in the corporate and start-up world all over the world (Berlin, Barcelona, New York, Amsterdam), I have now dedicated myself to helping people and organisations achieve purposeful growth. Read more about my story here!
I am a PCC-credentialed coach (ICF) with extensive international experience, trained in the Co-Active coaching approach.
My coaching style is:
Pragmatic – clear, structured and grounded
Whole-person focused – integrating thinking, feeling and intuition
Partnered – tailored to your context, goals and pace
I work with expats from many cultural backgrounds and understand the unique challenges of living and working internationally.
I believe we all have a unique purpose. Mine is to empower people and businesses to break limiting beliefs on how to live, work, and lead. How I do that? Read more about my approach here.
Life and career coaching in English for expats - in Amsterdam and online.
Curious if my coaching would be something for you? Book a free sample session with me!
Purposeful Growth
As your coach, it is my mission to make you grow. There is no set definition of growth. It strongly depends on who you are, your values and beliefs and on the impact you want to make on this world. It depends on your Purpose.
I define “Purpose” as “Essence in Action”. It is about being and doing. Your being is the essence of you. It consists of the things you deeply believe in. All that you value most and what you want to take a stance for in life. Your doing, is all that can be observed about you. These are the roles you fulfil in a family or in a business. It’s the way you react to certain situations. The choices that you make – or not make.
Purposeful growth happens when being and doing team up. It is a continuous process of consciousness, awareness and movement. Growth is ongoing. Fulfilment is found in the flow of purposeful growth itself. It’s when this flow gets out of balance, when we feel stuck.
Experiences of clients
Rana, PM & Ops leader
Marian, Brand Designer & Strategist
Supanuch, Talent Consultant
I had the pleasure of working with Leonie over a period of 4 months, in which she helped me target the limiting beliefs I had about myself and my career, see things from a different perspective, and create tools to handle challenging situations. I went from feeling lost about my career choice to feeling inspired and confident about my future. She is patient and warmhearted, but also not afraid to ask challenging questions that helped me grow and make important realizations about myself. I would 100% recommend her. Thanks again, Leonie! 🙂
Leroy, Team Lead
I can’t say enough great things about working with Leonie as my career coach. From our very first session, she made me feel completely at ease and comfortable opening up. Her warm personality and ability to really listen created such a supportive environment for self-reflection and growth.
What sets Leonie apart is her remarkable patience. She never rushed me and allowed me to proceed at my own pace, ensuring I had the space to fully explore my thoughts and goals. This patience was coupled with an incredible knack for gently pushing me to dig deeper when needed.
Another major strength is Leonie’s flexibility. Despite my constantly shifting schedule, she worked around my availability and made it easy to find times that worked for both of us. I always felt like a priority.
Overall, working with Leonie has been a transformative experience. She brings out the very best in me as a professional and an individual. I’m leaving our coaching partnership with more clarity, confidence, and drive than ever before. I couldn’t recommend her more highly.
Jeet, VP of Revenue Operations
Working with Leonie as a coach was a true game changer! As it was my first career coaching experience, I did not know to expect, but with Leonie’s help I could openly explore a lot of topics that were present in my career journey and get a confidence that I can keep building my career in my way. The spirit of co-creation was truly present in our sessions and Leonie did a great job making sure every session had a goal that we could make proactive steps towards. She is also a very open and earnest person, and walking into every session was a true joy for me – I often left our sessions energetic and inspired for the rest of the day or week. Also, her very tactful but direct way of communicating was a great fit for me. Thank you Leonie!
Natalia, Senior Product Manager
Your next step
If you’re curious whether career coaching in English for expats is right for you, I invite you to book a free chemistry call.
In this conversation, we’ll explore:
what’s currently challenging you
what you’re longing for
whether coaching together feels like a good fit