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Experience You Can Trust

Executive coaching grounded in psychology, neuroscience, and results.

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Heleen Westerhuijs PCC

Heleen Westerhuijs, PCC
Executive Coach

Heleen is a go-getter and an empath, which is a rare but stellar combination. She is known for her analytical precision and emotional depth shaping her distinctive approach to executive coaching. After nearly a decade in strategic roles within the alternative investment industry, she developed a deep understanding of high-performance environments and the psychological patterns that often limit them from within.

 

The human brain is our most powerful asset

when we understand how to work with it.

 

Her method integrates research in:

  • Psychology and personality science

  • Neurobiology and emotional regulation

  • Decision-making, attention, and behavioral change

  • Communication, self-perception, and internal systems

  • Attachment theory 

CERTIFICATIONS
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Certified Hogan Coach

What Clients Are Saying…

Jacob Piers, Sr Engineer

"Heleen is a bright and energetic coach that helped me develop and polish my innate leadership and communication styles. The outcome for me was a new and open mindset primed for my audience and an awareness of the salient points that needed to be communicated for the utmost influence. Heleen was an honest, intelligent, and safe confidant that advised me during the process of self-examination and the exploration of the unfamiliar. I cannot recommend Heleen enough!"
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Understanding the Human System

Through years of corporate experience and global exposure, one question kept surfacing:


Why do smart people make decisions that aren’t in their best interest?

 

That inquiry led Heleen to study the brain, its emotional wiring, cognitive biases, and untapped adaptability.

She has since trained with leaders including:

  • Dr. Dan Siegel (Interpersonal Neurobiology)

  • Dr. Martin Seligman (UPenn, Positive Psychology)

  • Daniel Goleman (Emotional Intelligence)

  • Dr. Rick Hanson (Neuroplasticity and Resilience)

  • Dr. Peggy Mason (University of Chicago, Neurobiology)

  • Dr. Joe Dispenza (Neuroplasticity)

  • Dr. Jean Houston (Human Potential)

  • Shirzad Chamin (Positive Intelligence®)

  • The NeuroLeadership Institute

  • NYU (InnerMBA)

  • Center for Executive Coaching (CEC)

  • The Transcendental Meditation® Center

----among other leaders in the field.

Heleen is PCC-accredited by the International Coaching Federation and works with emerging leaders, senior leaders, and high-functioning professionals across industries:

  • Banking, consulting, and global alts

  • Digital and tech

  • Global sales and marketing

  • Creative industries and the arts

  • Entrepreneurs and transformational thinkers

She lives with her trilingual family in Brooklyn and has been a passionate classical ballet dancer for nearly four decades!

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Heleen Westerhuijs, PCC

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