Who I am right now

  • A person dedicated to supporting others' development and well-being. Currently, I use coaching, counseling, therapy, training and consultation methods to do that while being physically based mostly in Tallinn, Estonia and Stavanger, Norway.

  • I have been privileged to support a wide range of people from executive leadership to individual contributors in various fields like telecommunications, medicine, energy, construction, higher education, and more. I have also continued to work outside organizations on individual well-being and performance.

  • I'm an avid learner of languages, reader of books, hiker of trails, player of games, experimenter of musical instruments.

  • My personal values:

    • Connect

    • Learn

    • Be Present

  • My professional principles working with individuals and groups:

    • First, Do No Harm

    • Customize for Seamless Collaboration

Education, Career, Continuous Learning

  • My background is in Psychology from the University of Tartu, Estonia.

  • 8 years in the telecommunications industry as a coach, internal trainer-facilitator, and HR People Development expert.

  • Designed and conducted Onboarding, Leadership Development Programs, and other trainings for over 8 years.

  • Consistently lead and did the work on engagement surveys, organizational values rework and implementation, establishing mental health services for employees, building a strengths-based organizational culture, setting and supporting leadership and management competency models.

  • Coaching education from Erickson International and Academy of Executive Coaching. Over 800 hours of coaching experience with people from various areas and leadership levels.

  • Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths Coach.

  • Estonia’s Top Internal Trainer 2021 (ESAL).

  • Pain Reprocessing Therapy Certification (an evidence-based treatment for the majority of chronic pain) from The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Center.

  • Organizational Mindfulness Certificate and Facilitator Certificate from the Institute of Organizational Science and Mindfulness (IOSM).

  • Additional related online trainings from Beck Institute of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Deep Teaching Solutions, Vanderbilt University, and more.

Reading suggestions that have influenced my thinking

The self-management classic with a lot to offer.

For help with consistency.

For a joyful intro to mindfulness.

For a simple, powerful insight into relationships.

For those with a lot of work on their desk.

If you don’t know what you want to do.

To trust yourself and thereby perform better.

To understand feedback on a deeper level.

To alleviate (and heal) a lot of chronic pain.

If you feel like there’s not enough time.

To boost your learning efficiency.

To see and apply the uniqueness of yourself and others.

A brief look into complexity and systems thinking.

If you’d like to request my services or connect in a meaningful way about any information I’ve shared, please use the form. Let me know which services you’re interested in and any context you feel might be useful right off the bat.