Relationship coach & behavioral specialist
Relationship therapy? Room for your story, exactly as it is
Looking for relationship therapy? At Junipero, your story gets room. Relationship coaching for couples and singles in Veldhoven, Eindhoven and online. Start with a free introduction.
Room for connection
Do you find yourselves back-to-back when you'd really rather stand side by side? Or has it grown quieter between you than you'd like, for longer than you'd like? You haven't ended up here by accident — and that in itself is a sign of courage.
Back to connection
With openness, honesty, and attention to authenticity, I help couples rediscover the connection when it currently feels far away. Together we explore the underlying emotions, feelings, and insecurities that affect your relationship, and uncover why things aren't currently going the way you'd like.
We look at what makes you stronger, and how you can (re)shape life together as a team in a way that does work — so you can hold on to the loving relationship you deserve.
Not necessarily staying together
The goal of this process isn't necessarily to stay together. Sometimes the focus is on repair and deepening the relationship, sometimes on strengthening the bond, and sometimes on a respectful separation. In every case, we work toward clarity, honesty, and a conscious choice that feels right for both of you.
“In every case, we work toward clarity, honesty, and a conscious choice that feels right for both of you.”
Room for who you are, too
Alongside working on the relationship, I pay attention to individual themes that affect your dynamic — stress, anxiety, trauma, or grief. By including these themes, we strengthen not only the connection between you, but also each person's individual wellbeing.
Using approaches such as EFT, ACT, and IBCT, among others, we explore the feelings hiding beneath arguments, disagreements, avoidance, or distance. This creates space to reconnect and to truly see each other again.
When there are children
How do you live together without losing yourself? And who are you as a parent — who are you together as parents, and which values and life lessons do you want to pass on? Are you the partner you'd also wish for your own child — or would you want more for your child?
The first step
You've ended up on this page because you might be searching within your relationship, feeling somewhat — or completely — disconnected from each other, and sensing that something extra is needed right now. The fact that you've started searching means you're already willing to invest.
I'd love to walk alongside you on this path for a while. Schedule a no-obligation introductory conversation and find out if this is right for you.
So, don't live your life as if it's the dress rehearsal. Live your life as the show — because you only get to do it once!
About me
Jolien Jongen-Ritzen
“I see you” — it's inked as a small tattoo on my wrist. A short phrase that sums up everything for me. But what does it actually mean to truly see yourself and the other person? To see someone as the whole person they are, but just as important: to see yourself in the person you are.
My name is Jolien Jongen-Ritzen. I live in Veldhoven with my partner and our two daughters.
For almost 20 years I've worked with people at the moments when contact becomes complicated. I started as a teacher in mainstream and special (secondary) education, working with young people with severe behavioral problems. There I learned how much lies beneath behavior, and how important it is for someone to feel seen before anything can change.
After that I became a trainer in Connecting Authority and Non-Violent Resistance. As an education advisor, I still guide school teams, parents, and professionals in how they relate to one another when things get tense. I also have a lot of experience supporting parenting situations and families. In all these roles, I coach people and look at patterns in social interaction and within families, especially at moving between the different layers of contact between people.
From that experience, I started to delve deeper into romantic relationships. Through my own relationship, the relationships of people around me, and my work with families, I kept seeing the same thing: a relationship only stays beautiful as long as partners keep seeing each other — in the good moments, and in the moments when life asks more of you than you can carry. That brought me to the bachelor's program to become a relationship coach, complemented by training as an EFT therapist and the Master's in Behavioral Specialism.
I now guide couples and individuals in my practice Junipero, in person in Veldhoven and the Eindhoven area, and online. My work is based on EFT, ACT, and IBCT, and I am CRKBO-registered.
The meaning of the name .
Guidance
Five forms of guidance
Relationship therapy for couples
For couples stuck in recurring patterns, or who simply want to deepen their bond.
Single coaching
Always single again? Learn to recognize your patterns so you start connecting with the right people from now on.
ENM & polyamory
Guidance in setting up or maintaining ethically non-monogamous relationship structures.
Relationships with a behavioral diagnosis
Guidance for couples where a behavioral diagnosis such as ADHD or autism affects the relationship.
Relationship Check-up
A periodic check-in to keep consciously investing in your connection, even when things are already going well.
Specializations
What I know best
Reviews
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How a trajectory unfolds
Introduction
A short, no-obligation phone or online conversation to see if it's a good fit.
Intake
We map out your situation and goals.
Trajectory
Weekly or biweekly sessions, tailored to you.
Evaluation
We look back together and determine next steps.
The first contact is by phone. After filling in the contact form on the site, I get in touch with you/you both. In a short call I explain the intake form and we schedule the intake. The form is then sent to you by email.
During the intake conversation we explore together what you need and whether my guidance is a good fit for that.
When we decide to start the process, we schedule three sessions in advance right away, but the guidance is always tailored to your wishes and situation.
Practical information
First step
Intake
Sessions · 60 minutes
All amounts are in euros and include VAT.
Location of the sessions
Sessions are in person by default.
Where needed, we can also schedule one or more online consultations. This works well when (travel) time makes it more convenient, or to maintain continuity during holiday periods.
In some situations, we can choose to do a walking session or plan the appointment at a different location. This way, we tailor the process to what is helpful and desirable for you.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about relationship coaching
Contact
Get in touch
Curious whether I can offer something for you or the two of you? Or would you like to schedule an intake right away? Fill in the contact form below and I'll get back to you as soon as possible!