Queer-sensitive coaching for the LGBTIQ* community
​People from the LGBTIQ* community often face particular challenges – both in their professional and private lives. Queer-sensitive coaching offers the opportunity to reflect on these issues in a safe, appreciative environment and to develop new perspectives. This requires more than just a neutral coaching framework; it requires a safe space that is sensitive to language, experience, and structures, and in which all facets of one's identity have a place.
As a systemic coach, I work with people from the LGBTIQ* community in Berlin and nationwide online – on professional and personal issues, crises, transitions, and new beginnings. I accompany people without judgement, guided by mindfulness, empathy, respect, and, last but not least, a good dose of humor.
What queer-sensitive coaching means
Queer-sensitive coaching is not “special coaching,” but rather an attitude: a way of working that consciously considers language, identity, and belonging. It creates a space where no explanation is necessary—neither for pronouns nor for life plans.
I work with people who say things like:
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“I want to be more confident about my identity—including in a professional context.”
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“I want to process old experiences related to exclusion or conformity.”
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“I'm looking for a new direction—professionally or personally—and want to be able to express myself authentically.”
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“As a queer leader, I want to find my role more clearly.”
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Typical topics in LGBTIQ* coaching
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Visibility at work, in the family, or in public spaces
- Dealing with discrimination and minority stress
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Work-life balance and resilience
- Career reorientation, leadership responsibility, self-employment
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Self-care and setting boundaries
Why I offer this coaching
Good systemic coaches always work with openness. However, their life experience does not necessarily connect them to an explicitly queer-sensitive attitude. This is exactly the connection I offer in LGBTIQ coaching, which is not only tolerant but also consciously competent in dealing with diversity.
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What makes my approach special
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Systemic: I work in a solution-oriented and resource-focused way – with an eye on connections, not attributions.
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Experienced: I have been accompanying people from the LGBTIQ* community for years – as a coach, trainer, and teacher.
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Networked: I work in exchange with queer-sensitive institutions and service providers in Berlin.
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Professional: As a member of the DBVC and with training in systemic coaching practice, quality is my top priority.
​Procedure & formats
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Location: Berlin-Schöneberg or online
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Duration: individual (often 3 to 6 sessions of either 60 or 90 minutes)
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Cost: by agreement (AVGS funding through Jobcenter / Employment Agency possible)
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Languages: German and English
​The first step
Whether it's a personal question, a career change, or an issue in your life context – coaching begins with an initial conversation.
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I offer a free, no-obligation initial consultation (approx. 30 minutes) via Zoom. This gives us the opportunity to clarify what your concerns are, whether my approach is a good fit, and whether we have good chemistry.
Just click here to get in touch.