About me
I'm Valentina. I'm a change navigator and a coach for people navigating transitions. I help you move through them with clarity, courage, and intentional momentum.
My approach
My work is grounded in self-leadership. I believe meaningful change happens from the inside out, not through force, but through honesty, intention, and aligned action.
I coach with presence, curiosity, and grounded questions to help you think more clearly than you can alone. Your clarity comes first. Your direction. Your momentum.
My story
My life has been filled with transition. Career changes across three countries. Australia to the UK to the Netherlands. Health challenges that shifted my perspective. Different versions of myself, each one teaching me something about growth.
I learned that growth isn't linear. It ebbs and flows. And most importantly, you don't navigate it alone.
For 17 years, I worked in corporate organisations supporting people, teams, and leaders through change. I studied people change management. Organisational development. Behavioural understanding. Leadership. And all the while, I was navigating my own transitions too.
That's where my passion lives. In that intersection between change, behaviour, and human growth. In the moments where someone realises they can shape what comes next.
I recently discovered Erickson coaching. It was the missing piece. A way to combine 17 years of change expertise with a methodology built on presence, curiosity, and genuine self-leadership.
My background
- Erickson coaching trained
- 17 years in corporate organisations across Australia, UK, and Netherlands
- Expertise in people change and transformation
- Background in organisational development and behavioural understanding
- Experience coaching people, teams, and leaders through transitions
- Martial arts background (it informs everything about how I approach coaching)
Why work with me
- Calm, grounded presence. I hold space that lets you think clearly.
- Warm but direct. I'll support you, and I'll challenge you thoughtfully.
- Behaviour-informed approach. Grounded, practical, reality-aligned.
- Clarity through conversation. We slow down the noise to find what matters.
- Momentum with intent. No rush, no pressure. Just steady forward movement.
- You always leave with direction. A clearer mind, a next step, a shift in perspective.
A bit more human
Beyond coaching, I'm someone who values depth over noise. Intention over autopilot. The quiet strength that comes from knowing yourself well and the courage to show up as you are, in your own power.
I bring empathy, clarity, and presence into every conversation. Because the person you are becoming deserves nothing less.
Why Ri-Set
Ri' is a Japanese concept representing mastery, evolution, and moving beyond existing patterns. It's the stage where you transcend traditional forms and act naturally, intuitively, from your centre.
In Ri-Set, it reflects that moment when you're ready to lead your next chapter with clarity, confidence, and self-direction. Not from pressure. From intent. It's your moment to reset.
Ri connects deeply to my martial arts background and 17 years supporting people through transition. In martial arts, progress comes through steady practice, centred movement, and self-discipline. You move from your centre, not from force. That same rhythm lives inside my coaching.
In Ri-Set, it reflects that moment when you're ready to lead your next chapter with clarity, confidence, and self-direction. Not from pressure. From intent. It's your moment to reset.
Ri connects deeply to my martial arts background and 17 years supporting people through transition. In martial arts, progress comes through steady practice, centred movement, and self-discipline. You move from your centre, not from force. That same rhythm lives inside my coaching.