La Vuelta

What La Vuelta does

La Vuelta is a sole-proprietor professional coaching and mediation practice founded in 2009 and operated by Chris Nijskens from Angerlo, Netherlands (Gelderland region). The business delivers seven interconnected service lines — career counseling, outplacement, reintegration, coaching, stress and burn-out support, study choice guidance, and mediation — to individuals navigating career transitions, work-related stress, reintegration after absence, study choices, and workplace conflicts. Clients are predominantly Dutch-speaking individuals plus a smaller cohort of Dutch employers purchasing outplacement and reintegration services on behalf of departing or returning employees.

The offering is built on a non-standardized, personalized methodology that combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques, and tailored exercises rather than off-the-shelf assessment tools. There is no proprietary technology platform, no mobile or web application, no API, and no automated or self-serve channels; all services are delivered personally by Chris Nijskens through in-person sessions at the Angerlo office, phone, and email. The mediation service is credentialed through ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) affiliation.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional service fees — hourly rates for mediation, per-engagement quotes for career coaching (typically 6-8 sessions), and bespoke quotes for outplacement and reintegration contracts. Marketing relies on a content website and word-of-mouth referrals, with no paid advertising, social media presence, or email marketing programs identified. The company is bootstrapped, founder-owned, and operates without any external investors, parent company, or institutional capital.

Name

La Vuelta

Legal name

La Vuelta

Website

https://lavuelta.nu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Vuelta is a sole-proprietor coaching and mediation practice in Angerlo, Netherlands, founded in 2009 by Chris Nijskens. It delivers career counseling, outplacement, reintegration, stress/burn-out support, study choice guidance, and mediation services to Dutch individuals and a small set of employers, using a personalized ACT- and NLP-based methodology delivered entirely in person.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Coaching and Counseling Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Lifestyle & Habit Change Coaching (HSADAGAB)

Keywords

• Career counseling services
• Outplacement support
• Workplace mediation
• Stress and burnout coaching
• Reintegration advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Angerlo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Career Coaching Services: Loopbaanbegeleiding (career guidance) provided over 6-8 sessions, with quotes prepared in consultation with employers. Revenue generated through professional service fees per engagement.
2. Mediation Services: Hourly rate charged for mediation services. Neutrality of the mediator is maintained as the rate is independent of mediation outcome. Costs are shared equally by both parties by default.
3. Outplacement Services: Personal approach to outplacement including processing of employment conflicts, job search training, and progress discussions.
4. Reintegration Services: Support for individuals returning to work after short or long absence, helping build confidence and motivation.
5. Stress and Burn-out Coaching: Individual coaching to address burnout symptoms and prevent recurrence.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

La Vuelta is a one-person coaching, career counseling, and mediation practice that delivers individualized career guidance, outplacement support, reintegration coaching, stress and burn-out counseling, study choice guidance, and conflict mediation directly to clients. All services are delivered personally by founder Chris Nijskens through in-person sessions at the Angerlo office, supplemented by phone and email, using a non-standardized methodology that combines ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), NLP practitioner techniques, and tailored reflective exercises.

Product overview

La Vuelta is a professional coaching and career counseling service founded by Chris Nijskens in 2009. The company offers a unified portfolio of seven distinct service offerings: Loopbaanbegeleiding (career counseling), Outplacement, Re-integratie (reintegration support), Coaching, Stress en burn-out Begeleiding (stress and burnout support), Studiekeuzebegeleiding (study choice guidance), and Mediation. These services share a common approach emphasizing personalized, non-standardized methods tailored to each individual's unique situation, using targeted exercises and assignments rather than generic procedures. The company is based in Angerlo, Netherlands, and serves clients in healthcare, education, government, and industry sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Loopbaanbegeleiding (Career Counseling) Career counseling service helping individuals discover their qualities, motivations, and values to make conscious career choices and regain motivation and enjoyment in their work; typically delivered over 6-8 sessions with a quote prepared in consultation with the client and/or their employer.
• Outplacement Professional support service for individuals facing job loss, including processing of employment conflicts or restructuring, identification of personal wishes and abilities, job search training, application support, and progress monitoring.
• Re-integratie (Reintegration Support) Support service helping individuals return to the workforce after short or long-term absence, building confidence and motivation, providing insight into abilities, and helping overcome barriers to re-employment.
• Coaching Individual coaching focused on achieving balance between personal qualities and work demands, improving healthy work practices, and increasing employability.
• Stress en burn-out Begeleiding (Stress and Burn-out Support) Specialized support for individuals experiencing stress or burnout, focusing on energy management, identifying causes, learning to set boundaries, and achieving sustainable recovery to prevent recurrence.
• Studiekeuzebegeleiding (Study Choice Guidance) Guidance service helping students make informed study choices by exploring motivations, talents, personality, context preferences, interests, and suitable study programs.
• Mediation Neutral dispute resolution service where Chris Nijskens acts as ADR-affiliated mediator to help conflicting parties communicate, understand each other's motivations, and reach mutually acceptable solutions together; billed at an hourly rate independent of outcome, with costs shared equally by both parties by default.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% of students quit their chosen study within first year; La Vuelta's study choice guidance helps prevent this costly mistake
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)minorOthersLa Vuelta is affiliated with ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution), an organization that plays a significant global role in resolving disputes and conflicts. ADR increasingly replaces formal litigation. ADR Register provides information about ADR certification and standards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Direct peers

• Stichting De Kring: Dutch registered-mediator network whose members offer mediation services comparable to La Vuelta's mediation practice under similar voluntary, neutral-dispute-resolution frameworks in the Netherlands.
• AdviTalents: Dutch career and outplacement firm serving individuals in career transitions with personalized coaching — comparable scope (career, outplacement, coaching) and Dutch SMB market overlap with La Vuelta.
• LOOI: Dutch network of career counselors (loopbaanbegeleiders) offering individual career coaching, outplacement, and reintegration services — the most direct Dutch-language analogue to La Vuelta's career counseling service line.

Emerging players

• BetterUp: Enterprise coaching and mental-wellness platform that overlaps with La Vuelta's coaching and stress/burnout offerings, particularly for multinational employer contracts that La Vuelta's local-only model cannot reach.
• CoachHub: Digital coaching platform offering scalable 1:1 coaching to enterprise clients across Europe; competes with La Vuelta for employer-funded coaching budgets via a tech-enabled delivery model La Vuelta lacks.

Broad incumbents

• Mercer: Global consulting firm with career and HR consulting practices serving large Dutch employers on outplacement, mobility, and workforce transition — overlapping with La Vuelta's employer-facing outplacement service.
• Adecco: Global HR services group with a substantial Dutch outplacement and workforce solutions practice that competes for the same employer outplacement and reintegration mandates La Vuelta addresses.
• Randstad Outplacement: The largest Dutch HR services incumbent; its outplacement and career transition arm competes with La Vuelta for employer outplacement and reintegration contracts, but at vastly greater scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-vuelta

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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