Patches: Coaching Stories of Overcoming and Possibility

About the Author

Leadership and Depth Coach of Colour, 20 Years of Coaching Experience
Alicia S. Pieterse is an Executive, Team, Somatic, Relationship and Depth Coach, Professional Facilitator, and Retreat Leader, with more than two decades of experience supporting individuals, leaders and teams through complexity, change, and personal growth. A South African, Coach of Colour and the founder of Nurturing Growth Trading, she partners with local and global clients to cultivate resilience, emotional intelligence, and psychologically safe, inclusive teams and cultures.
Drawing on presence-based somatic (mind–body) wisdom, trauma-informed practices, Systems and Relationship Coaching, and advanced Enneagram insight, Alicia creates grounded, compassionate spaces where people can deepen their self-awareness, reconnect with their inner resources, and make values-aligned choices, both at work and in life. Her work is known for its warmth, depth, and respect for the full human experience, particularly in moments of transition, challenge, and renewal.
Patches is her debut book and brings together real coaching stories of courage, healing, and transformation, offering a humane and hopeful invitation into what becomes possible when we meet ourselves and one another with honesty, kindness and love.