About me

Maite Coach Alicante

Hello! I’m Maite, Coach and international development professional

25 years of professional experience across 13 countries, 5 continents, and in 4 languages.

I have dedicated my career to working with the United Nations, NGOs, and universities, closely experiencing the challenges and pressures of international environments. My path to coaching began when I observed my colleagues’ burnout in demanding settings, acting like “superheroes,” always responding to emergencies and never having time to reflect and take care of themselves.

In the end, the strain takes its toll.

Why Coaching?

I know first-hand the challenges of global life: the strain of constant relocations, cultural adjustments, and heartbreaking farewells. As a mother of three teenagers and partner of a diplomat, I have learned to balance the extraordinary with the everyday, but it is not always evident and requires constant attention.

My mission is to help workers in the development sector reconnect with their purpose and manage the demands of an intense professional life, without losing sight of what truly matters.

For me, Coaching is a powerful tool to reconnect, inspire, and continue moving forward together. I have found in this method a way to support professionals like you in finding clarity, inspiration, and strength to advance.

Thanks to my professional and personal journey, I can help other global citizens and contribute to strengthening the human foundation of our international institutions, as imperfect as they are essential.

Together, we can transform burnout into energy, frustration into purpose, and chaos into balance.

Maite López

Life-career coaching for professionals in the United Nations, NGOs, and other International Organizations

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Education &Training

Coaching certifications:

  • Certified ACC level coach by the International Coach Federation (ICF)
  • One of Many© certified women´s coach (England)
  • Specialist in the MAR Process for grief and difficult relationship support (Granada University, Spain)
  • Trauma-informed course for coaches (Trauma-Sense Training)

 Development & Health Economics:

    • PhD in Public Health/Health Economics, University of Cape Town (South Africa)
    • MPhil in Development Studies, Institute of Development Studies (England)
    • BA + MSc in Economics , University of Alicante (Spain).

 

    Associations and other activities:

    • Founding member of the Geneva Global Health Cooperative.
    • Trustee of the Arnhold de la Cámara Foundation
    • Pro bono activities: coach with MSF and UNVs; mentor for the Institute of Development Studies

    Member of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) and the International Health Economics Association (IHEA)

    Research

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