Marije Bedaux

Confidential counsellor for personnel affairs

‘You may feel like you can never meet your manager’s expectations – as if they’re always changing. Or there may be an imbalance in the power dynamic. There’s two sides to every story, so I’ll work with you to understand exactly what’s going on.’

Bedaux works as a career coach for students at the Leiden Law School’s Career Service. She has completed several training courses, including a mediation course.

Contact Marije Bedaux by email.

Nadia Garnefski

Confidential counsellor for personnel affairs

’As a confidential advisor, I’m here to listen and help you move forward by exploring possible solutions together. Don’t wait too long to reach out – sometimes the first step is easier than you think.’

Garnefski is a healthcare psychologist (GZ-psycholoog) and a senior lecturer in the Clinical Psychology department at the Institute of Psychology. Her research includes developing e-health programmes for adults and young people dealing with depression.

Contact Nadia Garnefski by email.

The confidential counsellor will help you resolve the problem you are experiencing at work. All your meetings are confidential and the confidential counsellor will not take any action without receiving your explicit consent. 

Raise the problem

Try raising the problem with your manager or HR adviser. If you are unable to resolve it – or your manager is part of the problem – you can discuss it with the confidential adviser for personnel affairs. The university has two confidential counsellors for personnel affairs who can help with:

• Communication or other problems with your manager and/or colleagues.
• Changes at work or within the organisation – whether or not due to a reorganisation – that you feel have had unfair or unjust consequences for you.
• Concerns about misconduct in your immediate work environment that you don’t feel comfortable addressing openly.

If a different confidential advisor has the specific expertise you need, they can refer you to them.

More information

For more information about confidentiality, how the confidential counsellors can help and the options for appeal, see the confidential counsellors page.