About me – Coach, Counsellor and Focusing Guide coach 

• Do you want to feel better about your life? psychologist brussels coach brussels ruth friedman
• Do you want to take better care of YOURSELF – as well as the people and things that need your care?

Working with me you will find a deep sense of self-acceptance and well-being. coach brussels ruth friedman

Welcome to my personal page. My name is Ruth Friedman. On this page, I would like to give you a bit more information about myself and my work. psychologist brussels psychotherapist brussels coach brussels ruth friedman

My professional background is diverse. I am trained as a scientist, as an environmentalist and as an educator. I have worked in corporate IT, in the public and not for profit sectors. I have worked as a consultant, a coach and trainer for OSCE, Council of Europe, European Commission Cancer Support group, Cartus, BGRS, CrossCulture Academy, among others.

I have lived in Belgium since 2005 when I moved here for personal reasons, and I am from the UK. When I lived in the UK I was as a mentor and counsellor for adults and young people (aged 13- 25). coach brussels ruth friedman

Today I work with diverse methods, which include whole-body focusing, mindful self-compassion, positive psychology, and art therapy. psychologist brussels psychotherapist brussels coach brussels ruth friedman

I am registered as focusing guide with the Focusing Institute of New York since 2016. Focusing is an inner-directed enquiry process that brings you more connection to yourself, and your sense of wholeness. It helps you dismantle stress patterns and to find more ease a calm in your life. It brings emotional distance from challenging relationships, so that you can transform them into healthy ones. psychologist brussels psychotherapist brussels coach brussels ruth friedman

My work comes out of my own extensive personal development journey that I have been on most of my adult life. In my work, I draw on my own life journey as well as the numerous trainings that I have followed: coach brussels ruth friedman

• Advanced Certificate in Relational Whole Body Focusing (2015 – 2017) coach brussels ruth friedman
• Inner Relationship Focusing Levels 1 – 4, (2014 – 2015) coach brussels ruth friedman
• Certified Expressive and Creative Arts Therapy workshops, Centre Rhapsodie, Brussels (2011 – 2013)
• Mindful Self Compassion with Kristin Neff and Chris Germer 2012 coach brussels ruth friedman
• Arts of Being® Trainings 2001 – 2003, 2006 – 2008, 2008 – 2010 coach brussels ruth friedman
• Art of being ® Teachers Training Certificate 2011 – 2013 coach brussels ruth friedman
• Time for Change Encounter Group with therapist Jill Hall . (Monthly group 1994 – 2006)
• Five Rhythms expressive dance practitioner since 1994 coach brussels ruth friedman

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• Existential Well-Being Counselling with Mia Leijssen psychologist brussels coach brussels ruth friedman
• Foundations of Well Being with Rick Hanson, psychotherapist brussels coach brussels ruth friedman
• Positive Psychology with Barbara Frederickson, psychologist brussels coach brussels ruth friedman