About Chantal

How this started

For years, I helped brands and organizations sharpen their identity, direction, and positioning.
What makes them unique?
What do they stand for?
Which choices align with who they really are — not who they think they’re supposed to be?

And after dozens of brown paper sessions, workshops, and strategy deep dives, I noticed something:

The questions brands ask
are the same questions people struggle with.

People know exactly what’s expected of them — but not what they want.
They know what they’re capable of — but not what fits them.
They know how to perform — but not when they’re allowed to rest.
They know what’s “smart” — but forget what feels right.

So now I do what I’m best at — but for humans instead of brands:
Clarity in identity, direction, and choices.

How I became so "wise"

Through trial and error, self-reflection and an ongoing drive for self-discovery.

I saw my first psychologist at fourteen. Not because I was a “difficult kid” — the opposite.
I did very well at school, had friends, was responsible — and parentified. The adults around me didn’t deal with their own shit, so it landed on me.

After that came:
more psychologists, therapies for chronic stress-related back pain, studying abroad, backpacking on my own, training at a Muay Thai camp in Thailand, a coach, the Epstein-Barr virus, a burnout, one and a half toxic relationships, a psychotherapist, becoming self-employed, discovering what I’m actually good at, panic attacks, partying until sunrise, yoga, mindfulness, dozens of self-help books, haptonomy, building a solid relationship with myself, trying new things, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, learning through wrong turns, ending friendships that drained me, choosing differently, new friendships, a healthy relationship with a great guy, another psychologist, becoming a mom, moving to Spain for "just one winter"… and staying.

Meanwhile: supervision, deep work, training, and certifications — including NLP, Hypnotherapy, and Reiki. More education and hobbies still on my list — because I never want to stop learning.

I didn’t have one teacher. I had dozens.
And life itself has been the biggest one.

After a teenage and early adult life full of drifting, adjusting, and molding myself, I’m now 40 — and exactly where I want to be. Not because everything is perfect. But because my choices are no longer driven by fear, expectations, or the past.

I’m not enlightened.
I’m not “cured” from my perfectionism.
And I know there’s still a lot I don’t know and will learn.

But how I feel most is:
good, grounded, happy, calm, proud, whole, light, free, brave, loved, content, strong, and fully alive. A pretty cool human — and open and curious about whatever life brings next.

And that’s exactly why I do this work.
Because I know what it’s like to feel stuck.
And how liberating it is when you finally find yourself again.

I don’t give you a new identity —
I help you uncover your own.