Lidia Pretorius
Life coach for people with disabilities and their families
| Hourly rate range | $80 to $140 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Parents |
| Also coaches | Parenting coach and Business coach |
| Based in | South Africa |
Lidia Pretorius is a life coach in South Africa who helps people with disabilities and their families. She works on building a more purposeful and joyful life path. Her coaching draws on 30 years of frontline service work. In that time she has been an occupational therapist, a social justice activist, a full-time politician, a public policymaker and a rural development practitioner. She also works with the people and groups around her clients.
What Lidia helps with
Lidia helps people with disabilities and their families design a more purposeful and joyful life. She also works on the wider circle of people around them.
- Designing a purposeful and joyful life path
- Moving past limiting views about disability
- Rediscovering energy and drive
- Improving quality of life for families affected by disability
- Changing the story around disability in a person's surroundings
Who Lidia works with
Lidia works with persons with disabilities, including students and entrepreneurs with disabilities. She also coaches parents of children with disabilities. Her other clients include disability inclusion facilitators, DEI professionals, community development practitioners and NGOs.
Background and qualifications
Lidia has spent 30 years in frontline service delivery. She has worked as an occupational therapist, a social justice activist, a full-time politician, a public policymaker and a rural development practitioner. The lived experiences of people with disabilities she met over those years shape her disability coaching.
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She brings 30 years of work as an occupational therapist, policymaker and rural development practitioner to disability-focused life coaching.
Best for people with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities, who want a more purposeful and joyful life.
Common questions
How much does Lidia Pretorius charge?
Coaching with Lidia runs $80 to $140 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Lidia Pretorius help with?
Lidia Pretorius helps with designing a purposeful and joyful life path, moving past limiting views about disability, rediscovering energy and drive and improving quality of life for families affected by disability.
Does Lidia Pretorius coach parents of children with disabilities?
Yes. Parents of children with disabilities are among the groups she works with. She also coaches people with disabilities directly.
Does Lidia work with organizations?
Yes. Her client groups include NGOs, DEI professionals, disability inclusion facilitators and community development practitioners.
How do I contact Lidia Pretorius?
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