About Me
My name is Claudia Brandt. Much of my work with my clients is about breaking the curse of overdrive — the pressure to prove, control, and push harder. Together, we reclaim energy, perspective, and humanity.
I help my clients find clarity where life or leadership have become noisy and overwhelming. I see patterns where others see confusion. With concepts and models - for example: the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, the 4 Phases of Leadership - I help you see your situation in a practical way. I offer you tried and tested leadership tools that will make your life so much easier. You leave drama behind. You find direction that feels both grounded and real. And you come to focused actions.
As a coach, my presence is strong and gentle. I hold you with warmth, honesty, and a touch of humour — as humour can really help with the heavier stuff. I call this soft power: we transform struggle into gentle strength.
I am German and work in German and English.
If you’re ready to grow in a way that is both practical and deeply human, I’ll meet you there — with empathy, curiosity, and a steady hand.
My training & accreditations:
I am Systemic Leadership and Team Coach and Enneagram expert with close to two decades and 10 000 hours of professional coaching experience. My foundation includes ORSC, Organsisational Relationship Systems Coaching, Transactional Analysis, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, mBraining (a neurological approach to coaching), Thinking Partnerships, and Systemic Constellation Work. These methods provide structure, tried and tested tools and depth. But my focus always stays on what matters most — your awareness, your goals, and your wellbeing..
Before becoming a coach…
… I worked in the corporate world as a marketing manager, strategist, and consultant. I know the pressure, the pace, and the quiet cost of constant performance, the cost of constant change — because I’ve been there. My own journey through overwhelm, burnout, depression, and anxiety taught me the value of awareness. I know that reall recovery takes time and needs to be sustainable. I have understood that in order to lead a fulfilled life, I needed to be anchored in my values and purpose. These experiences shape my coaching: practical, compassionate, and unflinchingly real.
I grew up…
… as a diplomat’s daughter and married my high school sweetheart. I have lived on 4 continents and in 7 countries. All the many different ways we work, live and love as human beings is what excites and fascinates me.
After having tried so many different places, I have settled wih my husband in Cape Town. Our son has moved on to Berlin. But I think, Cape Town is the most beautiful city in the world!
I love to paint people and nature. All the pictures on this website are my original work.
Would you like to work with me?
I would love to get to know you.