S A F E T Y
L E A D E R S H I P
& T E A M FUNCTIONING
I work as a trainer and role-play actor in Belgium and the Netherlands. My training work mainly focuses on aggression, de-escalation, communication, leadership, and social and physical safety.
My trainings are strongly practice-oriented. Rather than long theoretical explanations, I work with situations participants actually encounter in their professional lives. How do you respond when someone becomes verbally aggressive? What do you do when tension in a conversation continues to rise? How do you set clear boundaries without escalating the conflict? And how do you make sure a team continues to work effectively under pressure?
As a role-play actor, I recreate realistic workplace situations and give participants the opportunity to immediately experiment with new behaviour. A scenario can be paused, replayed, or gradually increased in difficulty. This quickly shows the impact of posture, tone of voice, choice of words, and non-verbal communication on the other person.
My background as an actor helps me portray behaviour in a realistic and controlled way. At the same time, my experience as a trainer ensures that an exercise never remains just a role-play. After each scenario, we reflect on what happened, why something did or did not work, and what someone could approach differently next time.
A significant part of my work focuses on aggression and safety. This is not only about dealing with serious incidents, but also about recognising rising tension before a situation escalates. Participants practise staying calm, setting boundaries, making contact, and choosing an appropriate intervention. Where relevant to the target group, physical safety can also be part of the training.
I also provide training in teamwork, feedback, communication, and leadership. In these sessions, I again work as much as possible with realistic situations from day-to-day professional practice. Participants are given the space to experiment with different ways of communicating and to experience their effect directly.
I work with a wide range of organisations and professional groups, including within mental healthcare, police and justice, education, transport, retail, construction, and the corporate sector. These include organisations such as PuurSuc6, Van Campen Consulting, De Federatie, Radar Vertige, Faculty of Skills, Jumbo, KU Leuven, NMBS, MPET, Antes, Parnassia, Trimbos, and Storymotion. I am available as a trainer, role-play actor, or in a combination of both roles.