Valentina Piffer
Calm the Storm

Find your way back to yourself.

You can’t always calm the storm around you. But you can learn to calm the storm within you.

Certified Professional Coach (CPC)
Energy Leadership™ Index (ELI) Master Practitioner
Complimentary discovery call Sessions online 60 minutes per session English · Deutsch · Italiano

Life can get loud.

Work · Family · Relationships · Expectations · Responsibilities · Change

Sometimes we’re so busy keeping everything moving that we stop asking ourselves a simple question: How am I actually doing?

Perhaps you’ve spent years taking care of everyone else. You’ve built a career, raised a family, supported the people around you, or you have simply been doing what was expected of you.

And somewhere along the way, you may have lost touch with yourself.

Maybe you’re at a crossroads. Maybe something no longer feels right. Or perhaps you simply have a sense that you want something different, but you’re not quite sure what that is yet.

Who am I now? What do I really want? And where do I want to go from here?

You don’t need to have all the answers. Coaching gives you the space to pause, step out of the noise, reconnect with yourself and find your direction again.

You can’t always calm the storm around you.
But you can learn to calm the storm within you.

The Calm the Storm approach

You don’t need to change everything. You may simply need to find your direction again.

My coaching approach is designed to help you move from feeling overwhelmed or disconnected to feeling clearer, more grounded and more intentional about what comes next.

01 — CALM

Create space.

Step out of the noise, slow things down and understand what is really going on beneath the surface.

02 — DISCOVER

Understand yourself.

Explore your values, needs, beliefs, strengths and patterns—and discover what may be shaping the way you experience your life and your choices.

03 — RECONNECT

Come back to yourself.

Reconnect with who you are beyond the roles you carry.

04 — NAVIGATE

Find your direction.

Gain clarity about what matters to you now, what you want to move towards and what may be standing in your way.

05 — MOVE FORWARD

Turn insight into action.

Translate what you discover into meaningful choices, practical steps and changes that feel right for you.

Energy Leadership™ Index

Discover your energy. Discover new possibilities.

The Energy Leadership™ Index (ELI) is a powerful assessment designed to help you understand how your mindset and energy influence the way you approach challenges, relationships and everyday situations.

Your results can provide a starting point for deeper self-awareness and meaningful reflection. Together, we explore your individual profile and identify opportunities to create clarity and intentional action.

The ELI can be booked as a stand-alone session or integrated into one of my coaching packages.

About me

Hi, I’m Valentina.

Born in Italy, raised in the world.

My journey has taken me from a little mountain town in Italy to Austria, Canada and eventually to Switzerland, where I live today. Along the way, I’ve built a career in project management and communication, working across different industries.

Working in fast-moving, international environments has taught me a lot about change, complexity and resilience. It has also taught me something much more personal: how easy it is to become so focused on what life, work and the people around us need from us that we can lose touch with what we need.

I know that feeling.
Valentina Piffer

Motherhood has been another profound journey of change in my life; one that has deepened my understanding of identity, expectations, letting go and starting again.

Coaching grew naturally from my long-standing curiosity about people and what shapes us. Today, I work with people who are navigating change, uncertainty or find themselves at a point in life where something no longer feels quite right.

My role is to create a space to pause, reflect and step back from the noise to help you reconnect with yourself, gain clarity and explore what is possible. Together, we can challenge old patterns, reconnect with what matters to you and move forward with greater confidence and intention.

I bring curiosity, empathy, an international perspective and a healthy dose of pragmatism to every coaching relationship.

And I certainly don’t have all the answers.

You do.

My role is to help you find them.

The lighthouse

Why a lighthouse?

A lighthouse doesn’t stop the waves. It doesn’t change the weather. It provides light, direction and a point of reference when the sea gets rough.

Life can be like that too. We can’t control every storm, our children’s struggles, changes in relationships, work, family responsibilities or the uncertainty of what comes next. However, we can learn how to navigate them differently.

My role isn’t to steer your boat. It’s to help you find your light.
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Coaching packages

Three ways to begin.

Every journey starts with a complimentary discovery call, so you can feel whether we are a good fit.

Find Your Bearings

A first step towards clarity.

A focused coaching experience to help if you feel stuck, disconnected or unsure about what’s next. Together we explore what’s happening in your life, what matters to you now and where you want to go from here.

4 coaching sessions
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Calm the Storm

Reconnect. Reset. Find your direction.

A deeper coaching journey designed to help you understand where you are, reconnect with yourself and create a clearer vision for your next chapter. We’ll explore your patterns, energy, values, needs and aspirations and translate your insights into meaningful action.

12 coaching sessions + ELI assessment
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Find Your North Star

Your next chapter starts with you.

A deeper, personalized coaching journey for all who are ready to make meaningful changes and create a life that feels more aligned with who they are today. A space for deeper exploration, reflection, clarity and sustained action.

24 coaching sessions + ELI assessment
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The ELI Experience

Prefer to start with the assessment alone? A standalone Energy Leadership™ Index assessment and coaching session, without a longer commitment.

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Questions

What you might be wondering.

What is coaching, and how can it help me?

Coaching is a space dedicated to you. It gives you the time and perspective to step back from the noise, understand what is really going on, and explore what you want to change.

Rather than giving you advice or telling you what to do, I help you ask the right questions, uncover patterns and beliefs that may be holding you back, and identify possibilities you may not be seeing. Together, we work towards greater clarity, confidence and meaningful action.

Do I need to have a specific problem or goal to start coaching?

You don’t need to have everything figured out before we begin. You may know exactly what you want to achieve, or you may simply have a sense that something needs to change.

Whether you’re facing a life or career transition, feeling stuck or overwhelmed, or questioning what comes next, we’ll start by exploring what matters to you and clarifying what you want to achieve.

From there, your goal becomes the starting point for our coaching work together.

What can I expect from a coaching session?

You can expect a confidential, judgment-free space where you can speak openly, think differently and explore what really matters to you. I may challenge your perspective, ask questions that make you stop and think, or help you turn insights into concrete next steps.

You don’t have to have the answers when you arrive. That’s what we’re here to discover together.

Curious whether coaching could be right for you?

Book a complimentary discovery call. No commitment, no preparation, just a conversation to explore what you need and whether we’re a good fit.

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