Die ICF ist die führende Berufsorganisation für professionelles Coaching


Have you ever wondered what it is like to be coached by a professional certified coach? Drop by our speed-coaching lounge to experience coaching first hand! 

The conversations are specifically designed to give you a taste of professional coaching in 30 minutes. You will have the opportunity to: Choose a topic that is important to you, Experience a coaching session with an ICF certified coach, Gain insights into what coaching means, Ask questions about coaching!


Step 1: View our coach bios

Step 2: Book your session

Step 3: Confirm your details

Coach Profiles

Matthias Laeubli PCC

Matthias Laeubli is a Senior Consultant who brings a wealth of hands-on business experience, covering the entire HR life cycle. Having collaborated with clients across various industries, countries, and cultures, he specializes in the identification, development and coaching of senior executives and high-potential individuals. Matthias holds a master's degree in psychology and is a certified professional coach recognized by the International Coaching Federation (PCC).

His clients benefit from extensive insights as a sparring partner for international team leaders and management teams in the context of people development, hiring decisions, Global Mobility, reorganizations, as well as mergers and acquisitions.


Lisa Sennhauser-Kelly PCC

Lisa Sennhauser-Kelly is a seasoned senior finance executive with a track record of successful leadership as CFO in Equatex, as MD in UBS Switzerland, and also in Black and Decker USA; and KPMG in Australia and Switzerland. Specialties: • Executive Coaching • Leadership Development • Transformational Change • Cross-Functional Collaboration Accreditations: • EMCC Accredited Coach (Senior Practitioner) • ICF Accredited Coach (Professional Certified Coach) • Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centred Leadership Coach. She is passionate about helping professionals grow and thrive.

Whether you're seeking career guidance, leadership development, or navigating transformative changes, connect with Lisa and explore how you can work together to achieve your goals.


Ekaterina Breous ACC

Ekaterina is a certified and ICF accredited coach working at Roche in Basel. She holds a PhD in Biomedicine and blends neuroscience-backed coaching with positive psychology and mindfulness. Her areas of expertise are Stress management, Relationship issues and Life purpose. Her mission is to see more people wake up jumping out of bed and eager to start their day - because they love their life. She believes that it is all possible. This is your life and you have choice and power to build it exactly as you like!


Melanie Shudofsky

Melanie Shudofsky is a certified coach and consultant renowned for transforming leadership teams and organizations into environments where people thrive, fostering appreciative cultures that attract top talent and potential. With a diverse background spanning global healthcare, government, social enterprise, and corporate environments on different continents, Melanie offers a unique blend of cultural insight, strategic acumen, and a deep understanding of behavior, communication, and what drives people. Her coaching sessions are designed to spotlight the change-maker within individuals, teams, and organizations, driving transformative growth and innovation. Whether seeking to enhance leadership effectiveness, foster a culture of inclusion, or optimize team performance, Melanie's tailored approach delivers tangible results.

Melanie also integrates her expertise as a Certified Partner in Management Drives, providing additional insights to maximize team potential and organizational effectiveness. Embark on a personal and professional growth journey that will elevate your impact and success.


Beate Giffo-Schmitt ACC

Beate worked for 31 years in international organizations in various roles, including ten years as a coordinator in mid-management and ten years in Human Resources where she started internal coaching. Her work as a coach focuses on developing and empowering the individual and fostering collaboration in a multicultural work environment. She accompanies managers and leaders in organisations, as well as individuals and teams on their journey to greater job satisfaction, improved communication, and enhanced leadership.

Beate is a passionate ambassador of the coaching approach and enjoys adding value to people’s lives. By aligning clients’ thoughts, feelings, and somatic sensations, she helps them connect to their dreams and define a roadmap for action. Her working style has been described as positive, engaging, thought-provoking, focused, and inspiring. Since June 2023, she is leading the ICF Geneva Community. Beate coaches in English, French and German.


Monica Cretu ACC

As a highly experienced Senior Marketing and Business Development professional with more than 25 years of expertise, Monica Cretu brings a vast wealth of industry knowledge spanning multiple sectors. Her coaching approach is rooted in personal transformation, allowing her to assist leaders in prioritizing their well-being, recognizing the influence of personality on performance, cultivating meaningful relationships, and fostering both personal and organizational growth.

With credentials as an ACC with ICF and certifications as a Coach and Trainer in Process Communication Model®, she supports leaders in bridging the gap between vision and execution, ultimately creating thriving workplace cultures where individuals feel valued, heard, included, and motivated.


Teresa Christen PCC

Teresa brings a wealth of expertise to her coaching practice, with a career spanning nearly three decades in Basel's pharmaceutical industry, including roles at Novartis and Roche. Teresa's coaching journey has been marked by a passion for nurturing talent and fostering growth in individuals and teams across various leadership roles. With over 15 years of professional coaching experience, Teresa has recently transitioned from the corporate sphere to launch her independent coaching venture.

Teresa is deeply committed to empowering and mentoring aspiring coaches to achieve their ICF credential, helping leaders thrive at every stage of their careers, and cultivating a culture of leadership excellence among startup founders. Her expertise also lies in facilitating teams' transition to agile ways of working.

In her downtime, Teresa enjoys exploring art museums, hiking in the Alps, and traveling to sunny destinations.


Ana Magdalena Hüni PCC

Ana Magdalena Hüni is a renowned leader in the international franchising industry, boasting over 15 years of invaluable experience within this sector. As a professional certified coach and mentor accredited by the International Coaching Federation, Ana-Magdalena brings a wealth of expertise, consulting startups from over 40 countries on how to grow their business in the document management industry.

Ana-Magdalena holds a few essential certifications, including a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from ICF, a Team Coach accreditation from EMCC, a Mental Health First Aid Certificate from ENSA CH, and a Positive Intelligence Coach Certification. Her academic background includes an Executive MBA from HEC Lausanne Switzerland, a program ranked among the top 70 worldwide by the Financial Times in 2023.

In terms of coaching philosophy, Ana-Magdalena firmly believes in the untapped potential of every individual. She holds the conviction that anyone can achieve their aspirations with proper guidance and encouragement. Ana-Magdalena cultivates a warm and empowering environment in their coaching sessions, encouraging clients to uncover their inner strength and potential.


Swasti Handa PCC

Swasti is a transformation specialist with 30 years of corporate and entrepreneurship experience across industries like aviation, manufacturing, telecommunications, technology, IT, food and beverages. Her coaching clients are typically c-suite, middle, senior management executives and their teams navigating leadership transition, uncertainty, conflict and stress, with a desire to ride the wave of organisational change and grow with it. ​ ​

Her experience of working with executives globally and extensive training in mindfulness, neuroscience, and awareness-based change allows her to have deep insights into what it takes to inspire people to engage fully, express authentically and lead compassionately to be on a sustainable growth trajectory while maintaining the delicate work-life balance and a robust sense of personal and organisational wellbeing. ​

When not coaching or facilitating change in organisations and people, she can be found teaching meditation and mindfulness or trekking in the mountains.

Having moved 22 times in the last 3 decades, she calls herself an eternal nomad passionate about writing and igniting the fire of conscious change in one and all.


Anne-Laure PCC

As a Certified Co-Active Coach, PCC ICF, and Certified Positive Intelligence Coach, Anne-Laure specializes in guiding leaders and teams through high-stress environments and frustration, with a focus on building resilience and reinforcing a positive mindset. Her coaching style, infused with humor and strong commitment, kindly empowers clients to unlock their Happiness potential.

With a background in Engineering and a specialized Business Master's, Anne-Laure brings a decade of corporate project management to coaching. Her mission is clear – to help individuals savor the present while unlocking their future, envisioning impactful leaders in thriving organizations.

Embark on a unique adventure with Anne-Laure Coaching & Co. to empower yourself, your leaders, and teams, and regain control, confidence, and clarity.


Hilda Lorena

Hilda Lorena is an accredited holistic career coach and NLP practitioner with over 20 years of experience in the corporate world. With a background in industrial engineering, project management, and an MBA, Hilda Lorena offers a unique perspective on preventing burnout.

Her passion for holistic well-being is rooted in the belief that the mind, body, and soul are interdependent and work together to create a fulfilling life. She enjoys connecting the dots, enabling people to discover what energises them and find paths to self-expression and creativity in all areas of life, whether it's their career, relationships, or environment.

By speaking up in relationships (professional or personal), setting boundaries, and expressing your needs, Hilda Lorena believes you can break free from the cycle of doubts and exhaustion and create the thriving life you want.

Currently, she lives happily in French Switzerland with her husband, daughter, and two cats.


Aneeqah Dinaully

Aneeqah is a results-driven project manager with a people-centric approach. She has over a decade of experience in international non-governmental organisations specialising in digital projects, technology and innovation. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and an International Coaching Federation accredited coach, Aneeqah brings a unique perspective to her work. Having personally witnessed the transformative power of coaching, she understands its ability to elevate working environments, unlock individuals' true potential, and drive impactful change management across organisations.


Thelan Nguyen PCC

As a Professional Certified Coach, Thelan serves his coaching clients in expanding their leadership capability: “giving the depth through uncertainty” by empowering their resourcefulness, authenticity and creativity.

With his past three decades of multidisciplinary experience in the e-commerce, solar energy, health insurance, technology, and automotive industries, he now facilitates people´s personal growth as coach, mentor, supervisor. Having lived and worked across continents (North America, Europe, Asia), his perpetual expat identity thrives the focus of diversity & inclusion, as well as social impact and sustainability.

Thelan holds an ICF Accredited Coach (PCC), a Certified ScrumMaster®, and Diplome d’Ingenieur.


Dr. Aude Bax de Keating PCC

Over the course of the last 20 years Dr. Aude Bax de Keating has learned from experience how to successfully transition and thrive abroad. By the age of 30 she has worked across 3 different continents and 5 different countries. Throughout her international professional experiences, she has honed her coaching, communication, leadership, management, negotiation and training skills. She is bilingual in English and French and can also understand German as well as Spanish. She holds a PhD in the humanities from Duke University in the US and she has been trained as a professor, trainer, manager, researcher and more recently as a professional ICF coach. Since 2014 she has been calling Switzerland her home and has been providing tailored services to empower both organisations and professionals to thrive during their transitions.


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