Despite being a Dutch Cloggy I am near fluent in English. I have always enjoyed speaking English and have evolved from phonetically singing along with music as a child, to a level where i can crack jokes like a native speaker.
Living in Dublin for a year has done a lot for my language skills, i still occasionally swear 'Irish style'. At the same time i was also drilled by an English boyfriend who happened to be an teacher for English as a second language (the boyfriend did not stay). As i traveled with much vigour I picked up on different accents, but even more helpfull was watching a LOT of snooker. Thank you Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor and Alan McManus (to name only a few).
Obviously not being Anglophile at all, i currently again have an English partner (we intend to last). Despite his efforts to learn Dutch that has not become our standard (yet) for communication.
Professional
Marjan Willemsen (1971) is qualified as a traumacoach (KREST-method), has her BTA in Transactional Analysis and is an advanced IEMT practitioner. She is also trained in non-violent communication. In the coaching she also applies family constellations/systemic work, roleplaying, Tantra, The Work (Byron Katie) and she has a lot of personal experience in dealing with trauma, emotional violence and loss.
Marjan is a professional communication trainer since 2020 and has much experience in training people in dealing with agression, handling strong emotions, empathic listening and professional leadership.
She also works as a trainer for neurodivergents in transforming their personal experience to Expert by experience (ervaringsdeskundig professional) at Stichting Ervaringskenners.
Besides her own trainings she also works as a trainer and intervisor for KEES cultuurvrijwilligers. Occasionally she gives lectures and webinars on related subjects.
Please contact me if you have any questions regarding coaching, training or otherwise.
