There are two answers to this. The short one is: I like tigers.

The slightly longer answer is: even though tigers fascinate me, it makes me sad to see them in a zoo, where they are kept in a cage, even if it is a decent size.

Similarly to these trapped tigers, people like you and I sometimes find ourselves in a “cage” – a situation in which we feel trapped and don’t know how to get out. We might even have – unwittingly – created this cage ourselves, through choices that we made in the past, that possibly felt right at the time, yet which now have left us in a situation where we cannot see a way out.

Maybe, at times, we might actually do see a way out. We might even find the door of our cage wide open – yet going through it might terrify us, because we don’t know what is waiting for us on the other side. So instead of taking a risk and stepping out of our misery, we stay where we are, thinking it’s better do a deal with the devil we know rather than face what we don’t know.

If you are feeling low and blue, if you have lost your stripes or don’t even know if stripes suit you, I would like to support you to find a way forward. I would like to team up with you, help you build up the tools and strategies you need to be your true authentic self, so you can wear the dots or stripes you choose for yourself. I would like to help you become stronger, so that you feel confident to either walk through that door, or – should you decide that the time isn’t right just yet – to come to terms with, accept and manage your current situation.

I am looking forward to hearing from you!