What Shapes My Approach?

I am a trained coach and conflict mediator, and I work with people on both personal and professional questions, especially in times of change and decision. I have spent my whole professional life in roles that involve working closely with people – leading teams, supporting colleagues, and teaching and mentoring young adults in educational settings.

Αlongside my coaching and mediation training, I hold a PhD in Human Geography and have had teaching experience for over four decades - most of it in Higher Education. I currently work in a leadership role at New York University Berlin, where I continue to mentor students and support staff.

I have lived and worked in different countries and cultures, which has given me a sense of how varied people’s lives, norms, and expectations can be. I draw on this international experience when I work with clients from diverse backgrounds.

In coaching, I bring these strands of experience together to support people who want to look more closely at their situation, understand what is at stake for them, and make choices that feel more coherent and self‑directed in both their personal and professional lives.

Intercultural questions often arise when people live between cultures, relocate, or work in international settings. In coaching, I pay attention to how cultural norms shape communication, decision-making, and expectations in relationships. I draw on my own experience of living and working in different countries to help you notice these patterns and consider how they influence what feels possible or difficult in your current situation.

Gender norms also have a strong impact on how people are seen, how they see themselves, and how safe or entitled they feel to act in certain ways. In our work, we can look at how gender expectations and your own sense of identity show up in everyday interactions, roles, and choices. I offer a non-judgmental space in which you can articulate your experience, question internalised assumptions, and experiment with ways of living that feel more coherent and self-respecting. The aim is to support you in making informed choices that fit both your values and the social contexts you move in.

A Four-Dimensional Framework for Coaching: Body, Space, Time, and Relationships

My coaching approach works with four interrelated dimensions of human experience: body, space, time, and relationships. Rather than treating challenges as purely ‘in the head’, this approach sees people as embodied and situated: decisions and actions grow out of how body, space, time, and relationships interact.

The body refers to lived, embodied experience: sensation, movement, tension, energy, and physiological regulation. Τhe framework recognises that thinking is not separate from the body; awareness and change often begin with bodily perception.

The space dimension concerns the environments people inhabit: physical, social, and symbolic. It considers how places, institutional contexts, and material surroundings shape possibilities for action and meaning-making.

The time dimension addresses both lived temporality and life trajectories: rhythms, timing, transitions, and historical context. Human experience is always unfolding, and decisions are shaped by past experiences, present constraints, and imagined futures. 

Finally, relationships focus on the relational nature of human life. Τhis dimension highlights how connections with others shape identity, emotional regulation, and agency.

These four dimensions constantly influence each other. A shift in one (for example, in your bodily state, your environment, or a key relationship) can change how you experience the others. In coaching, we use this framework to look at your situation from several angles, notice where small shifts are possible, and find responses that fit both you and your circumstances.