Our team

Co-owner, director and systemic facilitator at the Bert Hellinger Institute Netherlands. Studied Business Administration, worked over a decade in financial organizations in management positions in the Netherlands and abroad. Then she worked as independent mediator in organizational and family conflicts for 11 years until 2015, when the systemic work fully took her into service.

Barbara: ‘I am constantly curious to find out what the good (systemic) reasons are that things are the way they are. Zooming out to wider systems is part of my natural way of being and doing. Always ready to be courageous ánd vulnerable. Not afraid of harsh reality ánd in service of mildness and gratitude. I love to spread systemic work as a healthy virus (…) through trainings, workshops, constellations and coaching.’

She lives with her husband Michiel, three children and dog Tex in the beautiful old countryside of Texel.
Barbara: ‘I enjoy how the Texel sheep are hopping funny in the meadow and I feel vital, partly thanks to the year-round swimming in the (Wadden) sea.’

I am Bibi Schreuder, co-owner and trainer at the Bert Hellinger institute Netherlands. From a great love of learning, I grant people their own learning process and support them in this. To let people get a grip on systemic thinking, I have developed many exercises. I appear to be a keen observer, with humor and love for the profession.

Systemic pedagogy came from my educational background. I find it interesting to systematically understand themes such as “bullying”, “learning difficulties”, “autism”, but also health issues. With constellations and through systemic coaching I support people in their movement in life or work.

I give workshops and training in different countries (in English). I completed the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and worked in secondary vocational education from 1976 to 2001 as a teacher in drawing and art education, and as an internship supervisor and coordinator.

Married to Jan Jacob Stam, mother of our (already mature) son and daughter. I have always been fascinated by the forces that occur in nature. Like the beauty of a tree that, after an ice storm years ago, is able to re-rise out of its broken branches. I also see systemic work as forces of nature that you cannot deny; you can only work with it.

I am Petra van de Kop and I provide the Training Systemic Advising at the Dutch Bert Hellinger Institute. I work as an advisor, coach and process supervisor and coach people, teams, organizations, neighborhoods, areas and networks for sustainable innovation. I enjoy looking at organizations as living systems and discovering, developing and contributing in co-creation to changes that are meaningful for people, organizations and society.

My love for living systems started early. As a child I wanted to become a forester or farmer. I went to the Agricultural University of Wageningen, graduated Cum Laude on ‘Land Use Systems’ and worked for fifteen years as a consultant for various organizations at home and abroad. I regularly saw how people and projects broke with all kinds of good intentions. With systemic work I discovered glasses to gain insight into the sometimes tough undercurrent of change and renewal processes, and learned to use my own awareness as an instrument. Every time I am impressed by what that sets in motion.

I am married, mother of three teenagers and live in Wageningen. I like to wander through nature, often with a camera. I like to cook with fresh vegetables from our field. Outside and with Qigong I recharge, and find new inspiration.

My name is Rudolf Boerema and I live in Eelderwolde. Since May 2016 I have been working for the Bert Hellinger Institute. In addition to being a host, I am also a handyman, gardener and driver for the Bert Hellinger Institute. In my spare time I am a volunteer at the Bloemencorso Eelde for the Eelderwolde district and I also like to ride my motorcycle.

My name is Marije Boot. A northerly living in the south.

With a study in education and teacher training as a background, I now work in the educational field for over 20 years.

Since my first encounter with systemic work, I have been really touched by this way of looking. After the System Dynamics in Organizations course, I also followed the Systemic Intervention and Family Constellations for Organizational Constellators courses. In my work as an organization consultant, I coach teams and individuals from a systemic perspective.

After a very intense retreat, I felt that I would like to contribute to society and education for the future. For me, the Systemic Pedagogics program is a wonderful way to pass on the ideas that Bibi Schreuder has put into this program.

I have a lot of fun in my work and I get a lot of satisfaction with that. In addition, I enjoy sporting activities (running and tennis) and I go to Uganda every year to guide young people there to shape their own future.