Cécile Cazenave

Overview

The practice is led by Cécile Cazenave, a France-born transformative coach and Compassionate Inquiry practitioner based a few minutes by bike from Amsterdam. The practice emphasizes compassionate, curiosity-driven work that connects clients with bodily experience and emotional truth. Cécile frames her approach around safety, attunement and practical tools so clients can access their own healing capacities.

Her work draws on personal experience with chronic illness and long-standing study in coaching and Compassionate Inquiry. She blends an analytic, organized background with somatic and reflective methods to support sustained change and resilience.

Best for

This practice is best suited for adults seeking trauma-informed coaching and somatic support for chronic stress, anxiety and life transitions. Typical clients include people managing long-term stress or health challenges who want a compassionate, reflective coaching relationship to rebuild energy and agency.

• People experiencing chronic stress, anxiety or burnout
• Clients wanting body-aware emotional work and integration
• Those looking for one-on-one coaching informed by Compassionate Inquiry

Approach

The practice combines Transformative Coaching with Compassionate Inquiry as the core therapeutic framework. Sessions focus on slowing down, noticing bodily signals and exploring underlying beliefs and emotional patterns that maintain suffering. The clinician uses curiosity, trust and playful inquiry to create a contained space for deep self-connection.

Treatment typically involves a series of coaching sessions tailored to the client’s needs, with attention to pacing and safety. The work integrates reflective dialogue, somatic awareness and practical exercises to help clients translate insight into daily routines and behavioral change.

The practitioner emphasizes meeting each person where they are and selecting modalities from a flexible toolbox rather than a fixed protocol.

Education and Training

The practitioner completed formal training in Transformative Coaching and holds a Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner certificate (professional training and mentorship associated with Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry). Certificates and training documentation are referenced on the website.

Support

Clients receive a supportive, nonjudgmental environment with clear boundaries and attention to safety. The practice emphasizes confidentiality, paced work and collaborative planning so that sessions remain tolerable and productive. Preparation and integration are part of the process: clients are supported to apply insights into daily life and to build sustainable self-care practices.

The practice is described as inclusive and culturally attuned, drawing on the practitioner’s international background to work respectfully with diverse life experiences.

Practical details

Sessions are offered both online and in-person near Amsterdam; appointments can be booked via the practitioner’s Calendly booking link. Services are provided in multiple languages and fees are arranged directly with the practitioner.

• Format: Hybrid (online and in-person)
• Location: Amsterdam area, Netherlands
• Languages: Dutch, English, French, Spanish

This description was generated based on information from the official website and other materials provided by the provider.