“Getting a life coach was the biggest turning point of my life. That’s why I know it works!” ~ Tronél Hellberg

I believe the best coaches aren’t those who have had ‘perfect’ lives, but those who have used the tools to rebuild after life became difficult.

Hi! I’m Elsabie Hellberg. Originally from South Africa, I moved to New Zealand at the beginning of 2024.

Since I was a little girl, I have had a deep soul-desire to uplift people and help them heal, shift, and thrive. Because the occupation I had in mind didn’t quite exist when I left school, I became a music teacher instead.

While I had a very successful career and enjoyed what I did, something was missing. Deep down, I knew I wanted to make a different kind of difference, but staying in my comfort zone felt easier than facing the uncertainty of a career change. But life has a way of kicking you out of the nest when you are ready—and boy, did it whack me right out of my comfort zone! I went through a traumatic professional experience where doing the right thing backfired, shaking my foundation to the core and leading to a collapse of the life I knew.

This “ground zero” moment forced me to seek help, re-evaluate, and rebuild my life. I found a life coach and, like a lotus flower rising from muddy water, a new life started to unfold from within—a journey from darkness to light. Looking back, I don’t see my first career as a waste of time, but rather as a way that prepared me for this new chapter.

Apart from creating the biggest shift in my life, coaching turned out to be exactly what I had envisioned doing for as long as I can remember: uplifting people and helping them heal, shift, and thrive.

The tools, deeper self-understanding, and clarity I gained through coaching became the directing force in my life. They helped me steer through some of life’s storms much more easily and with more resilience. I have used these tools to navigate the loss of my father, a divorce, toxic relationships, and the pain of abandonment by close family because I no longer subscribed to certain family beliefs. Most recently, they supported my decision to immigrate to New Zealand—managing that massive change, adapting to a new way of life, and growing new roots.

Because I have navigated these depths, coaching is something I do from the heart with empathy, understanding, and non-judgment.

If I could do it, you can do it too!

Elsabie Hellberg, Master Life Coach & NLP Practitioner
COACH ME TO GROW
Whanganui, New Zealand

Affiliation
International Coaches Register (ICR)

My qualifications
PhD
Master Life Coach
NLP Practitioner
Prosci Change Practitioner