Testimonials
"Under the name Coachplus, Henri trained as an independent trainer 25 groups with more than 625 students in all. He gave the practical lessons on all levels, including intervision and supervision training to the students. With everlasting energy, enthusiasm, humour and love for his profession, he managed to build his region (Utrecht) into one of the leading regions on the field of counselling and coaching in The Netherlands. Although we regret to see him leave for Canada – not only as a trainer, counsellor and inspiring coach to many students, but also as a friend and most reliable business partner – we know that he will also inspire a lot of people in Canada."
- Paul van Schaik
(Director of the Academy for Counselling and Coaching in The Netherlands)
"Thanks Dare2bu!
When I first heard about Dare2bU, to be honest with you, I was sceptical and a bit confused as to how their services could help my business.
The first time we had a session with Henri we had tremendous breakthrough in our project. To find out what was holding me back unconsciously gave me so much hope and I felt I finally had something I could work with to improve upon. I was having a hard time improving our project because I didn’t know what was broken.
I love the work Henri has done for the Transglobal Business Group Inc. team and look forward to working with him again and again.."
- Judy Michaud President Transglobal Business Group Inc.
Nanaimo BC
"In the very beginning of my counselling and coaching study Henri seemed to me an ordinary teacher, one of a billion. But during that first year he showed us his real capacities. He gave us the opportunity to look at ourselves in a totally different way. His tools are highly effective. It all has to do with ‘energy.’ I’ve seen and experienced the power of his skills. And I have to say that it feels like a great loss for us that he leaves Holland. On the other hand it’s also a great pleasure to know that he will touch many other people in a new country. I know for sure that Henri is one of the guys that make the world a better place. Visit his workshops and feel and enjoy his enormous spirit!"
- Joyce
(counsellor/life coach and assistant during counselling courses)
"From the first moment I started the counselling course lead by Henri van Amerongen I was touched by his basic, inspiring way of training. His method of teaching is with a lot of spiritual sense packed in humour. The way Henri communicates about the study material seems easy and smooth. But in the meantime he manages to bring a lot of positive energy and makes us as students move naturally forward in our progression to get counselling skills. Also his specific systematic counselling techniques (Bert Hellinger) are amazing in how they give clear and healing insightful information."
- Ineke
(student)
"Hi Henri! I want you to realize how grateful I am for the way you have helped me to make the necessary steps to set up my own practice. Your faith in me and support I could not have gone without in my process. THANKS!"
- Nicole
(counsellor)
"The systemic-phenomenological approach, the PEM method, the manikins and your drawing methods helped me as a professional social worker to be more effective in my sessions. I was surprised after years of experience to learn these powerful tools in a short period of time. I know that I need more practice to incorporate these methods, but you gave me the right directions. I thank you as my trainer and the Academy!"
- Kees
(student)
"I didn’t like you at all as my trainer the first days of the course! What you demonstrated looked so easy, and the effect of your approach was so intense and insight giving. I thought you were conceited. During the course I discovered that I was projecting. I was conceited because I was convinced as a professional counsellor that I knew everything about counselling techniques. I followed this coaching course to learn more about coaching, but it was more than that! I learned a lot of myself!"
- Robert
(student)
"I stopped with the course after a few days because I thought it was too early for me to become a counsellor. But thanks to the support I received from my study group and from the Academy I decided to come back. It’s all about the process of personal growth and development. To quit is not always the right solution. I discovered it was a pattern in my life and family. It became painfully visible while making the family history during the course. Now I see it as a gift. I was able to change this pattern, and now I’m still not a counsellor but a nicer person to live with (also for myself). The course was a changing point in my life! I’m grateful for every support I received!"
- Annemarie
(student)
"I was your client in front of the whole group to demonstrate the PEM asking method. My question was why I have pain in my neck for many years. With the PEM method you go directly to the starting point of the problem. It was an old subconscious blocked issue from my childhood. With my eyes closed you let me feel, emotionally and mentally, that the old situation was still hurting my neck. After the 20 minute demonstration my pain disappeared and it never came back! The old issue has been healed! That was the first time I felt the power of the PEM method first-hand, and now I use it very successfully in my counselling practice."
- Marieke
(student)
"I thank you for your humour and the way you make a difficult profession as coach easily approachable. I was very surprised by the way you solved situations you can get into as a coach. And your way of bringing up solutions with energy-work really help. You really give coaching a new dimension!"
- Karel
(student)
"I’m a student who did the first and second year at the academy and I had the pleasure of having Henry van Amerongen as trainer. His broad range of knowledge and being very experienced really has impressed me. His safe way of working with a client/student and caring and accepting attitude towards his students has been an example for me. I also followed the workshops ‘Analytic and Therapeutic Drawing’ and ‘Systemic Counselling.’ This gave me the ability to be more creative with my clients and achieve better and quicker results."
- Marina
(Student and assistent)
