Willkommen! - Gabriele Bollhöfer Coaching

Psychologically based business coaching
for lawyers, consultants, managers and professionals who want to advance their careers

Psychologist and certified coach with more than 20 years of management experience, mainly in the field of learning and development.
In 2007, I was asked to design and implement psychologically based business coaching in an international law firm. We offered coaching to professionals at all career stages and developed a sustainable coaching culture by conducting several hundred coaching processes; this innovative project was widely recognised in the market and awarded by coaching and legal industry organisations.

Psychologically based business coaching for lawyers, consultants, managers and professionals
who want to advance their careers

Psychologist and certified coach with more than 20 years of management experience, mainly in the field of learning and development.

In 2007, I was asked to design and implement psychologically based business coaching in an international law firm. We offered coaching to professionals at all career stages and developed a sustainable coaching culture by conducting several hundred coaching processes; this innovative project was widely recognised in the market and awarded by coaching and legal industry organisations.

Profile

Professional training and experience

Diploma in Psychology, University of Cologne 1986, from 1992 working as a coach
Certified coach at the dpa (German Psychologist Academy)
Certified coach at the dpa (German Psychologist Academy)
International Organization for Business Coaching (IOBC)
Specialized Resilience Coach, certified by the Stillachhaus Campus Academy
Training in transactional analysis (Thea Bauridl)
First German Coaching Award 2008 awarded by DBVC
Neuropsychological research and therapy, rehabilitation clinic for neurology, Berlin and Cologne
Senior Consultant, Ernst and Young Consulting, Stuttgart
2004-2007 Co-founder and Managing Partner, GeDiS GmbH, Munich
2004-2007 Co-founder and Managing Partner, GeDiS GmbH, Munich
Certificates: MBTI, HPI, Everything DISC, Rorschach, Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Professional training and experience

Diploma in Psychology, University of Cologne 1986, from 1992 working as a coach
Certified coach at the dpa (German Psychologist Academy)
Certified coach at the dpa (German Psychologist Academy)
International Organization for Business Coaching (IOBC)
Specialized Resilience Coach, certified by the Stillachhaus Campus Academy
Training in transactional analysis (Thea Bauridl)
First German Coaching Award 2008 awarded by DBVC
Neuropsychological research and therapy, rehabilitation clinic for neurology, Berlin and Cologne
Senior Consultant, Ernst and Young Consulting, Stuttgart
2004-2007 Co-founder and Managing Partner, GeDiS GmbH, Munich
2004-2007 Co-founder and Managing Partner, GeDiS GmbH, Munich
Certificates: MBTI, HPI, Everything DISC, Rorschach, Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Offer

COACHING

In coaching, I work with partners and counsel, associates, and members of middle and upper management in the business services department. Before joining a global law firm, I held responsibilities as a managing partner of a consulting firm and as an independent consultant for human resources and organizational development. This allows me to effectively support entrepreneurial careers. My clients tell me: I don't have to explain everything to them.

TRAINING

My portfolio includes customized trainings. Examples include strengthening resilience, time and energy management, synergies in intergenerational collaboration, leadership skills, and team development.

CONSULTING

I consult on the design and implementation of a suitable coaching process for your organization. My background includes my own research on this topic, the successful implementation of a coaching culture, and a network of coaching professionals in large and small companies and organizations.

COOPERATION WITH HUMAN RESOURCES

I work closely with HR and people development experts to tailor the coaching approach and process design to their objectives. In this way, we can combine the type of offer with the corporate culture. I can support the positioning, but also the implementation of the coaching and the communication strategy. In doing so, I can draw on my own research and publications, as well as observe current trends in exchange with human resources managers and coaching experts.

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Publications and press

First German Coaching Award 2007, Deutscher Bundesverband Coaching.
„Implementation of an internal coaching program in an international Law Firm“
Auch Anwälte brauchen Imagekampagnen“ (EN: Lawyers need image campaigns), Interview in FAZ 1./2. December 2007
"Coaching in the spotlight“, Manager Seminare December 2008
"Coaching supports personal development", Karriereführer Recht (career guide for lawyers) 2008-2009
"Coaching supports personal development", Karriereführer Recht (career guide for lawyers) 2008-2009
Contribution to professional guidelines "Coaching as a profession“, DBVC 2012
"Women’s promotion programs in law firms", Juve Rechtsmarkt March 2016
Interview with dpa (German press agency) and ZDF online on state of the art approach to annual conversations with employees, February 2025:
Employee: Interior conversation – so you go well prepared in the appointment

Clients’ feedback

Ms. Bollhöfer is a fantastic and highly competent consultant. She has often supported me in difficult situations and contributed greatly to my career development. I consider her training as a psychologist particularly important and helpful.

Senior Partner
Germany

Gabriele Bollhöfer has guided me through all my career stages and management roles. Together, we developed solutions in times of crisis and conflict, explored new perspectives and approaches, and thus achieved a great deal together. I found it particularly helpful that Gabriele Bollhöfer considered the firm's strategy while also offering me an objective, fresh perspective on existing structures and my own behavioral patterns. Without these conversations, I might not even be here anymore; but without her, I certainly wouldn't be where I am today in this firm.

Partner in an international management function
Hogan Lovells

Working with Gabriele is always inspiring. Her many years of experience as a coach and her profound understanding of career paths and the specific challenges women face make her advice a valuable asset for me as a leader. Gabriele knows how to address and engage diverse groups with lively formats. Exchanging ideas with her always opens up new ideas and perspectives.

Senior Manager Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Hogan Lovells

Gabriele Bollhoefer helped us as a sparring partner clarifying our leadership goals. Through a targeted coaching process, we were able to reconcile employees' career goals with partners' expectations. Together we developed a solid solution. Gabriele Bollhoefer is familiar with the culture of a law firm, which helped to build trust and made the process very effective.

Alexandra Heÿn
Founding partner AMPERSAND

Das Coaching hat mir sehr geholfen, meine Stärken zu erkennen. Besonders wertvoll war die praxisorientierte Vorbereitung auf Gespräche mit Vorgesetzten, wodurch ich meine Argumente präziser formulieren und souveräner auftreten konnte. Zudem hat mich das Coaching dabei unterstützt, Drucksituationen besser zu analysieren und kontrolliert darauf zu reagieren, was sich direkt in meiner beruflichen Praxis widerspiegelt.

Georgina Meyer
Senior Associate Investments, Real Estate, London

Coaching processes

Professional experience in years

Years in management positions