Lizelle Van Rooijen

Hi, I am Lizelle van Rooijen. I am a professional life coach and happy mom of two amazing teenagers. I have returned to South Africa, after having been lucky enough to call The Netherlands my home for the last 30 years.

People describe me as the eternal optimist, but I see myself as a true realist. I see the world as it is, however in saying that, I do believe that how you look at your life determines how happy you are in it.

One of my favourites quotes, by Dr. Wayne Dyer, is ‘ When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.’

I suppose this quote, in part, describes the basis for who I am. I choose to see the beauty in this moment and in others, to pursue happiness (Ananda) and to be of service. This is my purpose – I cannot change the world but I do have the power to change my corner of it.

After working in the corporate world for more than 20 years, I felt that I was no longer of service, I felt that I was giving nothing back to my community. I looked at my life and did not like where I was, I didn’t recognise myself and could not tell you what my purpose was, aside from being a wife and mother.

This realisation forced me on a journey of self examination and discovery. I’ve always had the ability to connect with people on a deeper level, and found it ‘normal’ that people would share their secrets and intimate life details with me. I only discovered later that this is a quality that not everybody has. With that knowing came the realisation that this is my purpose: To help you help yourself. And thus Ananda Psychodynamic Coaching was born.

Why Ananda – Ananda is extreme happiness, the highest state of being. A state which I believe we all aspire to attain.

My goal with Ananda Coaching is to hold the space for you. A space where you feel safe to share,  discover and explore who you are, what you want and how you want to achieve success and fulfillment in your life. Let’s change your corner of the world together.