Karin Peeters - Life & Career Coach, Counsellor & Psychotherapist
When you feel unsure of your next step, I help you find a meaningful way forward.
Karin Peeters (PgDip, MBACP)
Life & Career Coach / Psychotherapist
So glad you are here.
Hello, my name is Karin Peeters. Following an intentional, aligned path true to ourselves is for me the essence of our precious human life. That, and deep love. They matter so much to me that they have become the core focus of my work as a Coach & Psychotherapist.
Supporting you to connect deeply with yourself, with others and with life itself in the most true, fulfilling and meaningful way, is both my joy and my speciality.
LIFE IS PRECIOUS. LIVE IT TRUE TO YOURSELF.
Psychotherapist & Counsellor
Life Coach & Career Coach
Grounded in Spirituality
Ancient Buddhist Philosophy
Living Abroad Experience
Corporate Background
Clarity on your path
I love helping you find clarity, rebuild your confidence and reclaim your joy when you’ve been through a lot and are unclear about your best way forward in life.
I’m a certified Life Coach & Career Coach and qualified Psychotherapist, in full time private practice since 2008.
My work is inspired by spirituality and Buddhism, bringing a presence of compassion and loving-kindness into each moment with my clients.
Professional Qualifications
Five year Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) in Counselling & Psychotherapy at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE)
Registered Member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP)
Degree in Transpersonal Psychotherapy which falls under a Humanistic Integrative approach. It brings together modalities like Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Jungian Psychology, Gestalt and Transactional Analysis
Certification in EMDR trauma treatment
Diploma in Professional Life Coaching
Human Resources at Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV), France
Master of Science (MSc) at VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
CCPE is a recognised Member Organisation of the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists (UKCP)
Life Coaching accredited by the International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring (IAPC&M)
Professional Specialisations
Buddhist practitioner since 2006: incorporating authentic mindfulness and compassion-based practices in my work. Lived in India and Nepal for 3.5 years studying with spiritual meditation masters and now helping clients to reconnect with a deeper sense of peace, presence, and meaning
Holistic - Embodied Therapy: Trained in psychological dream interpretation, creative imagination, psycho-somatic therapy (body-mind connection), guided visualisation, breath-work and nervous system regulation to support deep emotional healing
Trauma-informed therapist to restore balance, inner calm and resilience
Professional Experience
Full time private practice as a Life & Career Coach and Psychotherapist since 2008
NHS Trust: Psychotherapist Attaché for Psychiatrist (Brent London Community Recovery Team)
HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs: supporting inmates and families at London’s biggest male prison
Ealing Abbey Counselling Service & FreshStart Psychotherapy: Voluntary Trainee Counsellor
Expat and Digital Nomad: Born in The Netherlands, lived in France, Nepal, India, Argentina and the UK
Dutch expatriates in London: organising committee member for social and business events
Corporate background: Sales & Marketing at Heineken in The Netherlands
My clients love the union I create between head and heart, being and doing, Coaching and Therapy, East and West, Business and Buddha. They compare me with a bridge, successfully applying the ancient wisdom traditions of the East to Western life.
Being both a Psychotherapist and Coach, I know how to heal past experiences and break unhelpful patterns, while working in a forward-oriented way so that your life gets better straight away.
My clients also appreciate my practical, down-to-earth and solution-focused approach thanks to my corporate background, and my support in navigating the complexities of living between cultures.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO BE PROUD OF
Celebrating my clients’ achievements since 2008
840+
Grateful clients as a self-employed, certified Life & Career Coach and qualified Psychotherapist at Vitalis Coaching & Therapy.
100%
All reviews left by my clients are five star top-rated. You can find them in the testimonial section, on LinkedIN and on my Google Business Page.
12.750+
One-to-one client hours delivered, plus hundreds of hours of corporate group trainings not included in this number.
2000+
Voluntary hours of client sessions at UK charities, NHS, Buddhist communities and London’s biggest male prison Wormwood Scrubs.
Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP
Dive into my full resume and Enjoy exploring my LinkedIN profile
Shortlisted for a TEDx Talk, reaching the final 20 out of 100s of applicants
Why work with me?
I’m result-oriented, for a Psychotherapist. I go deep, for a Coach. I’m ambitious, for a Buddhist meditator. I’m commercial, for a business about healing. I’m extraordinary at what I do, and yet another professional guiding people through major life transitions.
I’m all about love, yet I believe it's vital to get to know our anger. Compassion for all is at the core of what I do, yet believe that compassion is never complete if it doesn’t include yourself. I am passionate about joy, yet I believe we can only be as happy to the extent we dared to face our sorrow. I’m an absolute expert in what I do, yet just like you, with so much more to learn on this wonderful journey called life.
I’m East and West. Spiritual and business-like. Quick and still. Calm and uplifting. Aspirational, and one of you.
Reminding the world how to love
My personal philosophy and approach to life
Picture me in 2006, our setting is Nepal sitting atop a stupa. Quiet and still, contemplating my life, when suddenly a voice spoke clearly to me "You are wasting your life”.
That moment changed everything.
I stepped away from my corporate career and spend several years exploring Buddhism, meditation and spirituality across Nepal and India.
But what truly mattered was the transformation that happened within me. My heart opened wide, and I softened in a way I had never experienced before.
From that point on, my choices were motivated by a wish to be kinder, to myself and others, and to be of genuine benefit to this world; giving me a sense of expansive joy. In Buddhism this is called Bodhicitta – the awakened heart. You and I might call it love. A deep love for life itself, for the world and all beings, big or small, near or far, friend or foe.
My life's intention became to live and love in a way that inspires others. Beginning within: in our own mind, our own heart. I feel a deep calling to remind people how to love. With themselves, with others and with life itself.
When we re-connect with a wise love that’s bigger than ourselves, a calm spaciousness, a joy comes over us, radiating out for the benefit of everyone we meet. In this way, I believe our very presence is healing to others.
Our world desperately needs more kindness, let us spread the love.
And this is the gift I now share with my clients. Supporting you to reconnect with what matters most, so you can live with greater authenticity, compassion, and a deep, joyful love.
That’s the serious bit… now for a bit of fun
What my friends know about me
I’m convinced I can’t sing, I used to lip sync during 'Happy Birthday'! I now chant mantras in a yoga studio, slowly raising my voice from a whisper.
I sort my books by colour on the shelf because it looks so pretty and peaceful. I’m such a visual person, this way I find it much easier to find the book I’m looking for.
When I’ve stayed in a hotel and it’s time to leave, I thank the room for the wonderful time (and make my husband laugh).
In the Netherlands, we had ‘friendship books’ at primary school. To “what do you want to be?”, I answered: “happy”. It still makes me smile.
I look forward to getting to know more about you.
Picture taken at Holi, the Hindu "Festival of Colors", celebrating spring, love, and the lasting triumph of good over evil
Rishikesh, India
Spiritual Sabbatical - India & Nepal - 2006, 2017-2019
Photo Gallery
Photography, with gratitude: Maksim Timofeev, Bill Kane, Dalai Lama official website, Inge Peeters, Augusto Rodriguez, Mychael James and Vadim Lobodin.
