What Really Fits

A 90-minute coaching session

You can feel it. Or you’ve known it for a while: things can’t go on like this. But what then? And how?

Your head is spinning. Everyone has an opinion. And still, you feel alone with it.

Maybe it’s about your work. Maybe it’s about your life. Maybe everything looks fine from the outside, and still there’s more in you than you’re living right now.

This isn’t therapy. It isn’t self-optimization. It isn’t a 10-step plan or one more piece of advice.

It’s space for you. To feel what’s really true for you. And to be able to act on it.

What happens here

We sit down together. 90 minutes, in person in Mannheim, Germany, or by video. Deep or very practical, whatever you need.

Before the session, I’ll send you two or three short questions. Not a form. Just a first thought that helps us both start in the right place.

I’m not here to fix you or tell you what to do. I’m here to see, with you, what’s already there. Underneath the noise of your thoughts, the evidence you bring, the “that won’t work”.

I can’t promise what you’ll see. But I can tell you what I notice again and again. People come with a question, a doubt, a feeling they can’t quite put into words. And at some point in those 90 minutes, sometimes sooner, sometimes later, their eyes light up. Their back straightens. Their breathing deepens.

Not because I did something. Because they saw something. A next step. An “aha” that really moves them forward.

And the session doesn’t end when we say goodbye. What you’ve seen keeps working. Sometimes right away. Sometimes later.

Gisela Backe listens carefully at an event

Is this for you?

This is for you if…

  • you can feel that something has to change, but you don’t know what or how.
  • everyone is telling you what you should do, and you miss your own voice.
  • you’re ready to take an honest look, even if you don’t have words for it yet.

This probably isn’t for you if…

  • you’re in an acute crisis and need therapeutic support.
  • you’re looking for a ready-made plan or advice on what to do.

What you should know

What you say here stays here.

You don’t have to prove anything or perform. You don’t have to know what you want (to say) before you start talking. You can doubt, feel unsure, and ask again and again. That’s completely fine.

There’s no right or wrong way. Only yours.

How to begin

1. We get to know each other. 20 minutes, free, by phone or video. You tell me what’s going on for you. We see whether we’re a good fit. No coaching, no pressure.

2. You decide in your own time. Yes, no or later. All of it is fine.

3. Your 90 minutes. In person in Mannheim or by video, wherever you are in the world.

What it costs, and what you gain

A session is €399. One appointment, no commitment beyond that.

That isn’t a small amount of money. And here’s the only thing I can tell you about it: you can only win. Either you see something that shifts. Or you see that this isn’t the right fit right now. Both are good.

If, at the end, it turns out you’d like to keep working together, we’ll talk about it. Then, not before.

Already know you want this?

Sometimes 30 Minutes Is Enough

Not every topic needs 90 minutes. Sometimes you need a fresh look. Or simply someone by your side, so that one thing finally gets done.

One Word for You

1 card. 30 minutes. For your topic.

You bring a topic. I draw a card with one word for you, live. And together we look at what that word shows you about your topic.

Solution-focused and light. No analysis, no tarot, no fortune-telling. The answer isn’t in the card. It’s in you.
The word helps you see it.

€99 · 30 minutes by video

Wind at Your Back

30 minutes, and it’s done.

An email you’ve been putting off for weeks. A phone call you’re dreading. Something that just wants to be finished.

You do it. I’m there, in the background or right beside you, whatever you prefer. If your thoughts get loud, we take a quick look together. Then you carry on. I don’t do it for you. But you don’t do it alone.

€99 · 30 minutes by video or phone

Not sure which one fits? Book a free introductory call, and we’ll figure it out together.

It’s your life. Your design.

What people experience (translated from German)

“Is a leadership role still right for me? And if not, after almost 20 years, then what?” Gisela’s holistic approach convinced me in our very first conversation. I felt seen and heard. The clearest result: I now know which new professional direction is mine. And since making that decision, my health has improved too.

I.K., 46 years

I wasn’t the mother I wanted to be. Gisela drew my anger, frustration and helplessness out of me, and gave me love, self-confidence and resources in return.

Mandy Ekat, author of "Letters to Your Best Self"

Always under pressure to optimize and organize myself and my life. And then this one connection that felt right straight away. In the blink of an eye, Gisela’s magic made all the tension disappear. 

Sandra, blogger "reading.witch.face"

I’ve worked successfully with several coaches over the years, but I can honestly say that my sessions with Gisela were something very special. They helped me a great deal in a very short time.

L.J., Hamburg

I was able to project my energy outward and believe in my idea. That’s how I was able to bring my vision to life. 

Claire Common, social political designer, Mannheim

I felt understood from the start and trusted her completely. I left every session with a “wow”. 

Client, 68 years

You turned the lights on in me.

Client