Marjon Cortenraad Coaching and support after acquired brain injury

For organisations and initiatives

Together, we make acquired brain injury support understandable and usable.

Marjon supports initiatives, meetings and collaboration around acquired brain injury. Her approach is practical, calm and grounded in lived experience.

Explore the possibilities

For organisations and initiatives

Lived experience that brings policy and practice closer together.

Practical support for acquired brain injury cafés, peer contact and collaborations that help people move forward sustainably.

Marjon helps organisations turn good intentions into services that are calm, understandable and genuinely useful for people with acquired brain injury and their loved ones.

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Marjon Cortenraad, coach with lived experience of acquired brain injury

From an idea to something that works

How can Marjon help?

Choose what is closest to your question. Every collaboration is then tailored to your needs.

01

Acquired brain injury café or meeting place

Help create a safe format, calm programme, suitable themes and an atmosphere in which visitors feel welcome and understood.

02

Strengthening peer support

Helping facilitators and volunteers make space for recognition, respect boundaries and keep conversations accessible.

03

Engaging teams and professionals

Translating lived experience into practical insights about stimuli, energy, communication and the invisible effects of brain injury.

04

Collaboration and advice

Bringing parties together, identifying needs and developing a feasible approach that reflects daily life with acquired brain injury.

05

Workshop or interactive session

Not a long theoretical presentation, but an understandable session with relatable examples, conversation and practical tools.

06

AI and digital support

Exploring how simple AI applications can support learning, planning, communication and independence, with attention to safety and privacy.

Marjon's added value

She understands both sides of the table.

From personal experience, Marjon knows the difference between a well-intended service and support that someone with acquired brain injury can actually follow and use.

  • Lived experienceMarjon lives with acquired brain injury and recognises what often remains invisible.
  • Professionally informedShe combines her experience with knowledge of coaching, lifestyle, vitality and communication.
  • Made accessibleComplex information is made manageable, specific and understandable.
  • Connecting peopleThere is attention for people with acquired brain injury, loved ones, volunteers, professionals and decision-makers.

Collaboration without a standard package

From an initial question to a feasible next step

1

Listen and clarify the question

Who do you want to reach, what is already happening and where is the initiative or team encountering difficulties?

2

Include the target group's experience

We consider what people with acquired brain injury and their loved ones need to participate and process information.

3

Choose a suitable format

This may be advice, a working session, a workshop, volunteer guidance or support with setting up an initiative.

4

Implement, learn and adjust

We keep it practical, gather experiences and make adjustments where needed.

Who it is for

For everyone who wants to make acquired brain injury support more human.

Community and welfare organisations Municipalities and community teams Care and rehabilitation organisations Patient and peer initiatives Employers and return-to-work professionals Education and local networks

What always comes first

Calm, equality and genuine usability.

People with acquired brain injury are not merely discussed; wherever possible, they take part in development. Marjon pays attention to understandable language, predictable steps, sufficient recovery time and space to participate without pressure.

Always tailored to you

What does your organisation want to make possible for people with acquired brain injury?

You may want to start an initiative, strengthen an existing service or give staff more guidance. In an initial conversation, Marjon helps you clarify the question, audience and desired change.

  1. 1Tell us what is happening
  2. 2Clarify what is needed
  3. 3Choose a suitable next step
Arrange a no-obligation introductory conversation

No obligation · no standard programme · you remain in control