Becoming Present
The 1-year program for coaches, therapists & managers​
You want to feel energized and confident at work AND in your life outside of work.
You’re highly reflective and it can cause your mind to go in overdrive: How can I improve? Will it be good enough? Did I say that correctly? And to be honest.. It’s exhausting. You don’t need anyone else to tell you to work harder, do better or think more. What you are longing for is the feeling of being able to relax and know that: I am good enough. What I do is good enough.
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But the reality is that you constantly feel tense at work and just assume that this is part of the job. However, when you really think about it and check in with yourself you know that it’s not feeling right for you.
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When you take a closer look at how you experience your work, you notice that you are actually always in a state of tension. In which you are limited by perfectionism, afraid you can get caught making a mistake at any moment. So you’re holding on tightly to protocols and not allowing yourself to follow your intuition when taking action.
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You actually see that things can be done differently. But it feels like you would be entering unknown territories and you’re wondering if it will truly be good enough for everyone involved. You know things can be done differently, but it feels too scary to actually make that step and differentiate yourself from how others are doing things.
In fact, you’re not just afraid of doing something wrong.
You’re terrified of hurting others.
And this only showcases the wonderful, kind, sensitive human being that you are.
A hard worker who wants nothing but the best for all those involved and who gives herself fully.
You see everything. You see how others are feeling, you see the details that no one notices, you see how to improve things.
You’ll juggle all the balls making sure everyone is feeling happy. And yet you don’t feel seen.
But how can others see you if you don’t show yourself?
It’s this sensitivity of yours, this vision for change, your talents and intuition that make you a unique asset to your work place and a gift for the people that work with you.
And trusting those unique traits, really feeling that you can rely on them, feeling confident and at ease with them, is what will allow you to fully show up.
As a result not only will your work experience be more joyful, more fulfilling and impactful, you will also experience more energy, ease and aliveness outside of working hours with a mind that is actually relaxed and present.
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You know, this inner voice that's been saying “I want something else, I need a change”, is in fact not selfish, nor is it silly complaining that needs to be silenced.
It's Your voice that knows very well you are meant for more.
"Thank YOU for all of your time and patience and for giving me what I needed most: to strip away all the outside noise and focus on getting back to the stability of myself, my intuition, and my voice.
Tessa is a beautiful soul who brings calm, clarity, and a deep ability to recognize the strength within others. Over the past year, I’ve learned with her guidance how to harness my inner power, stay present, and intentionally shape my future. Her unique perspective on life and the method she uses to draw out the best in people have profoundly resonated with me. Thanks to Tessa, my energy has shifted—I feel a newfound sense of freedom and ownership over my life. I would recommend her a thousand times over, confident that she will be a transformative guide for anyone who has the chance to work with her."
Kristen - Manager
Becoming Present
The 1-year program for coaches, therapists and managers.
Who want to go from being insecure, stuck in perfectionism and over-thinking, to confidently and joyfully making the impact they are longing for at work. So that by the end of the day they go home filled with energy and gratitude for the work they are doing.
This intimate program is an incredible deep dive into your self and your experience of life.
Starting from within we will make our way through the year, touching on all the elements that are required to have joy, ease and aliveness as the foundation of your work and life.
Exploring themes such as self-awareness, inner safety, talents & intuition, as well as leadership and devotion.
Instead of first focussing on what we should do / change / address outside of ourselves for a change to happen, we will start by creating an awareness within ourselves. Slowly discovering and unfolding our own presence, so that the external changes can happen effortlessly.
"Tessa's free, intuitive, sometimes impulsive and challenging approach enabled me to embark on the journey in a completely different way. It required feeling into myself more than thinking about myself as before. It also meant less avoidance, more confrontation with not-yet-knowledge and questions that then drove me again.
At the same time, Tessa also had a sense of pause, of the balance between challenging oneself and letting yourself be, without motive, coming to rest. The journey enabled me to really understand connections, imprints in me, physically, emotionally, not just to know about them, and to be able to deal with them in a self-determined way.
All this was possible thanks to Tessa's supportive and encouraging guidance, which was always more of an offer than a request, and thus left room for me to decide for myself, but also demanded this again and again. But besides work, it also meant a whole lot of fun! Joining Tessa's curiosity, her perception and also questioning of all our must-dos is fun because it is liberating. Thank you for this experience!"
Eva - Psychotherapist
Throughout the year you will be moving through this process of Becoming Present through group sessions and 1:1 sessions. The group sessions will mark the introduction of a new theme for that month and a place in which we can exchange experiences and try, feel and observe: how do these themes come to play when other people are involved. So that the integration into your working day will happen naturally.
The 1:1 sessions are a moment to fully focus on your personal process. We can work with other themes that will come up in your day-to-day life and we can reflect together on your group experience.
The online space will be an opportunity for you to stay in touch and connect with the other participants of the program. The place where you can ask each other questions, simply share your experiences and feel that you are not alone on your journey. It is also the space where I will be dropping more inspirational content or answer questions whenever it’s supportive.
Practical Info
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Starting date: Sunday the 25th of January 2026 with a group session.
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Monthly online group session on the last Sunday of the month, from 11am - 1pm (in English)
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Monthly online 1:1 session of 1 - 1.5h (in Dutch, English or German).
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Online space to connect and share with the other participants.
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Finish date: Sunday the 27th of December 2026 with a group session.
Before signing up for Becoming Present, we will have a 1:1 intake in which you can ask me all your questions and we can assess together if this is the right step and time for you.
Price: €4500 for the whole year, or €375/month
EARLY BIRD: Sign up before the 30th of November and receive an early bird discount of €300
You want to go from being insecure, stuck in perfectionism and over-thinking, to confidently and joyfully making the impact you are longing for at work. So that you can enable the change you have envisioned all this time.
By the end of the program
You feel confident to simply be present and to trust your own gifts and talents in the work that you are doing. Your sensitivity and intuition will have become your greatest assets and you will experience more joy, more energy and better results in your work.
You came to do things differently and now you’re ready to step forward.
You will feel safe enough to let go of protocols when that benefits your work, you trust to do your work in your own way. No more anxiously waiting for someone to catch your mistakes.
After a day of work you feel energized and grateful. With plenty of energy to go for dinner, jump on your bike or work on your own projects, instead of ruminating on the things you did that day.
You’ll get to experience moments where you think “wow, I feel like I’m doing so little and my clients are experiencing all these changes!”.
You’ll feel that not only are you good enough, you will feel safe within yourself, confident that you won’t be doing any damage by doing things your way AND you’ll ever have better results with your clients and projects.
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"... I feel more confident. I'm able to express my boundaries in my relationship, with my family at work. And because of that I experience more joy. I'm now more conscious of the things I would normally just accept because "they have always been like that". Now I understand I have a choice and I can change things."
Ans - Executive Secretary
Why Becoming Present
The name Becoming Present was born out of a deep dive into the essence of this program. To me, from my own experience as a psychologist, empowerment coach, entrepreneur, yogi and human being (let’s not forget that last one ;) ) I can tell you that the 1 thing that has brought me the greatest joy and freedom in my life is “simply” becoming present.
To be present with whatever it is that I’m experiencing. Be it nerves, thoughts, joy, love, ecstasy, sadness or whatever other situation might be popping up in life. To be fully present is in fact the gateway to not suffer whatever it is that you are experiencing, as contradictory as it may sound.
It is so simple and yet it’s not easy.
Because we just haven’t been taught this.
We’ve always been told to look elsewhere for solutions.
To take action outside of ourselves for a better experience within ourselves.
To do more to be able to achieve more.
To work harder to have a bigger impact.
But none of this is true.
And that’s why I can’t wait to go on this journey with you.
A journey of unwrapping you like the gift you are, so that you get to experience life fully again.
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So that you get to wake up in the morning thinking “thank God I get to do another day” and going home after work thinking “I can’t believe I get to do this”.
So that your kids will see a parent who grabs life with both hands and they will grow up knowing that they can shape life according to their own vision.
So that your clients will fully benefit from all that you have to offer and flourish in their own lives.
So that your colleagues will know what it’s like when someone can manage them from a place of being fully present, compassionate and devoted to their growth.
So that you get to make an impact while feeling energized, inspired and alive.
Because this is what life is truly about.
With Love & Devotion,​
Tessa