For employees stuck on something that no longer shifts through more
knowledge or effort. Three clear propositions, transparent rates,
confidentiality that is not up for negotiation.
Stuck patternan employee no longer shifts with more knowledge or effort
IEMTa short, confidential track — alongside the working week
Resilient & deployable againroom to choose, and to keep contributing
Contents
Transparency upfront. This page describes what I
do — and what I explicitly do not do. The latter matters just as much.
I am not a reintegration provider under the Wet Verbetering Poortwachter,
not affiliated with an occupational health service, and not a care
provider under Wkkgz. I do offer personal coaching that can support
employees at various stages — including when they are in a formal
recovery process. Read below to see how that works.
What does IEMT coaching offer employers?
Three propositions for HR and employers: individual manager coaching, burnout prevention, and return-to-work coaching — always at the level of patterns and identity, alongside (not instead of) the formal reintegration track.
Individual manager coaching
For managers and senior professionals who feel something is stuck
that no longer shifts through more experience or a better technique.
For example: your meetings keep running the same way, your reaction
to a particular colleague is not what you would like it to be, you
recognise a pattern in how you switch under pressure that no longer
fits who you are.
The work sits at the level of patterns and identity, not skills
training. Usually six to nine sessions of 60 to 90 minutes,
with one to two weeks between sessions. A preliminary conversation
beforehand determines whether it is a good fit.
Burnout prevention
For employees experiencing signals that have not yet led to absence
— but where there is a real chance they will if nothing changes.
Think of persistent fatigue that doesn't lift, changes in sleep,
a sense of emptiness at moments that previously gave energy, or a
shorter fuse than fits who you are.
A trajectory of nine sessions, plus an intake and three follow-up
moments after completion. The three follow-ups — at one, three, and
six months — are critical: prevention requires follow-through,
otherwise "I'm fine again" easily rebuilds to the old state.
Return-to-work coaching
For employees in a period of absence or returning to work.
This is explicitly not a formal reintegration track.
That process always runs through the company doctor and occupational
health service — that is where the legal and medical frameworks sit,
where track-1 and track-2 arrangements live, and where they belong.
What I offer is something different: personal coaching at the level
of identity and patterns, during the same period. Not as a replacement
for the formal process, but as a complement. For people who want to
look at what was underneath the absence — which patterns will keep
working on return, and which ones need something different.
A tailored trajectory, usually nine to twelve sessions, depending on
where the person is in the recovery process. The employee chooses
this for themselves, alongside the formal track.
Confidentiality — how it actually works
Session content stays between me and the person involved. No exceptions,
no interim reports, no accounts to HR or a line manager describing
what happened in a session.
What HR or the employer does receive is agreed in advance and clearly
bounded:
Start and end date of the trajectory.
Number of sessions that took place (for invoicing and progress confirmation).
Status at two points ("trajectory is running as agreed" or "trajectory is complete") — without substantive explanation.
At the employee's own request: specific points they wish to share. Only with explicit, pre-signed consent.
This is not a legal formality — it is how coaching at this level
works at all. Without this safe space, the work touches nothing.
For HR professionals who weigh the evidence base: Maastricht University
published the first academic study into IEMT in March 2026 —
comparable effect to clinical protocols, with fewer reported side effects.
Summary →
Business rates
Individual manager coachingSignature — 6 sessions × 60–90 min
Return-to-work coaching9–12 tailored sessions, personal guidance
from € 2,800
Single session60–90 min — follow-up or maintenance
€ 315
All rates are VAT-exempt. The amount on the invoice is the
amount you pay — no VAT on top, no adjustments.
Coaching at your location
Standard sessions take place at my practice or online.
On-site at your location is possible with the following surcharge:
Per session at your location: + € 50 + travel costs € 0.23/km + travel time at 50% of the hourly rate.
Half-day (4 hours) on-site: € 950 + travel. Suitable for multiple short sessions on one day.
Full day (8 hours) on-site: € 1,800 + travel. For intensive corporate settings.
Funding — three possible routes
Direct invoice to employer
Standard route for business trajectories. The invoice line reads,
for example: "Coaching trajectory — Signature 6 sessions,
personal development for [initials]". Almost always eligible
for tax-free reimbursement under the Werkkostenregeling (WKR) —
in 2026 up to 1.92% of the fiscal wage sum up to €400k.
Via employee development budget
Many collective labour agreements include a personal development
budget (POB), career budget, or individual choice budget (IKB).
The employee pays and claims from the employer, or the employer
pays directly and deducts it from the budget.
On the employee's own account
An option for employees who prefer to work outside their employer
— for example around return-to-work after absence. In that case
the business rate may be adjusted to a private rate by arrangement.
Employer funds the trajectory. Not therapy, not burnout coaching — focused on patterns that persist despite conversations. iemtcoaching.com · Mitchel Heitinga
Introductory conversation (free, 30 min) — with HR or
the direct line manager, by phone or video. Scope, goal,
expectations, and reporting arrangements.
Proposal — with trajectory, rate, cancellation terms,
confidentiality clause, and privacy safeguards.
Contract signing — three parties (employer,
employee, me). The employee signs a separate consent form
for the limited items that are shared with HR.
Three-way conversation (optional) — employer, employee,
and coach together: aligning the framework without covering
session-specific content.
Start of trajectory — preliminary conversation with the
employee, then the agreed number of sessions with 1–2 weeks
between them.
Closing — final conversation with the employee.
Brief status message to the employer without substantive explanation.
Leaflets to share
Two leaflets to share internally — with your director, company doctor,
or HR colleague. Choose a tab, browse both pages, and download the
PDF for the inbox.
IEMT · FOR MANAGERS & PROFESSIONALS
You understand it — and still it comes back.
For managers and professionals who recognise the pattern but find that more thinking no longer shifts it.
You have read. Talked. Tried. The pattern keeps coming back — not because you are missing something, but because knowledge works at a different layer from where the pattern sits.
IEMT works at that layer.
WHAT YOU WILL FIND HERE
What IEMT is
Who it suits, and who it does not
How we work — and how to get started
01 · WHAT IS IT
IEMT in brief.
Integral Eye Movement Technique. Specific eye movements, linked to a sensory moment — not to a memory. The ingrained reaction shifts; the story around it does not.
Not the story
We work beneath understanding — on the automatic reaction itself.
Brief and methodical
Calm, guided eye movements as an anchor — nothing esoteric.
You stay in control
You do not need to retell or relive your story.
02 · WHO IT SUITS
Who it suits.
WELL SUITED FOR
You understand the situation — and still the reaction keeps coming.
You have read and been coached: insight without shift.
You want something to shift without months of talking.
LESS SUITABLE (WITH ME)
Acute mental health crisis — regulated care is the first step.
Those who primarily want to analyse and dig; we work with the charge and what arises.
03 · HOW WE WORK
How we work.
Intake — six to nine sessions every two weeks — closing. No endless coaching. Done is done.
A short coaching trajectory for employees whose pattern persists — despite earlier conversations, training, or guidance. Works on ingrained reactions, not on insight.
One consistent coach (me) — no handover, no changing practitioners.
In case of extended absence a deputy is available: an IEMT colleague I have selected.
Outside the Wkkgz framework; for care requiring BIG registration I refer accordingly.
iemtcoaching.com/en/business
Mitchel Heitinga
IEMT COACH & TRAINER
WHO IT IS FOR
Employee with a pattern that has not shifted after a standard coaching trajectory.
Manager or professional — cognitively sharp, widely read, still stuck.
Employee returning after short-term absence who needs to be sustainably deployable again quickly.
Retention case: a strong role match, but pressure to leave is building.
Patterns around workload, leadership, perfectionism, or conflict avoidance.
NOT FOR
Acute mental health crisis, suicidality, or emergency — regulated care takes priority.
Clinical trauma, addiction, or eating-disorder treatment — IEMT only in collaboration with the treating clinician, not as a stand-alone trajectory.
Formal reintegration under Track 1 or Track 2 — that runs via the company doctor and occupational health service.
When the employee has not chosen this themselves — voluntary participation is a prerequisite.
THE TRAJECTORY
Eight to twelve weeks.
Intake — 30 minutes
6 to 9 sessions — 60–90 min, every two weeks
Closing — 30 minutes
Eight to twelve hours in total, spread over eight to twelve weeks. The employee continues working; sessions are scheduled in consultation with the employee and me.
PRACTICAL
Employee time commitment
8–12 hours, spread over 8–12 weeks
Fees
On request; no package pricing — trajectory-specific
VAT
VAT-exempt
Cancellation
Free to reschedule or cancel up to 24 hours in advance
Location
Online (video) or Hoorn by appointment
Languages
Dutch, English
Invoicing
To the employer, per session or full trajectory
COMMITMENTS
The employee stays deployable throughout the trajectory.
The trajectory ends when it is complete — usually six to nine sessions.
No extension without reason: I state this upfront.
Employee confidentiality — no case notes shared with the employer.
Written confirmation to you of start, end, and budget used.
NEXT STEP
Introduction
Twenty minutes, by phone or video. No charge, no obligation. For HR or the line manager — without the employee at this stage.
This coaching is not a formal reintegration track under
the Wet Verbetering Poortwachter. The formal process during absence
always runs through the company doctor and occupational health service.
My coaching works at a personal level — patterns, identity, choices —
and can be complementary for those who choose it.
This service is not a care offering under Wkkgz
(Wet kwaliteit, klachten en geschillen zorg). I am not affiliated
with a professional association for coaches; I am insured for
professional liability, affiliated with an independent disputes
commission, and I work under a written complaints procedure
available on request.
An introductory conversation is the best way to explore whether a
suitable trajectory can be shaped. I think along on scope, funding,
and reporting arrangements — without any obligation following from it.