What moves beneath the surface shapes everything above it.
WELCOME ≈
Patrick Liebl
Presence & Facilitation for the moments that matter.
I work with people through the processes where there are no easy answers: change, disconnection, loss and the conversations no one quite knows how to start. Not by pushing harder or adding more but by creating the conditions for what's already there to surface and shift.
My background in grief work and end-of-life care gives me a capacity for presence that changes what's possible – in one-on-one conversations as well as in groups.
Presence and facilitation: knowing when to hold space and when to move.
What I am offering ≈
My approach
My work is grounded in what I call presence-based facilitation: the practice of bringing full, non-judgmental attention to what is actually happening in a conversation or process – not just the content, but the undercurrent. What's being said. What isn't. Where the energy is, and where it's stuck.
This approach draws on traditions of mindfulness and compassionate presence that I've studied and practiced for many years. The ability to stay grounded when emotions run high, to hold space for discomfort without rushing to resolve it, and to remain genuinely curious about every person in the room: these are trainable skills. They are also, I've found, the skills that make the difference between a process that merely concludes and one that actually moves something.
What this means for you: I don't come with a fixed methodology or a predetermined outcome. I come with a quality of attention and a set of capabilities that I adapt to what the situation actually needs.
It starts with a conversation
If you're curious about working together, the first step is simple: a conversation. No agenda, no commitment, just a chance to talk about where you are and what you're navigating. You don't need to know exactly what you're looking for. Often the most useful thing that comes out of a first call is simply more clarity about what you need, whether I'm the right person to help, and what a next step might look like.
OFFERINGS:
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Sometimes a conversation is all it takes. Not any conversation, but one that is grounded, non-directive, and free from the pressure to arrive at a conclusion. I work with individuals navigating professional transitions, personal loss, grief, or simply those moments where something has shifted and the old clarity hasn't returned yet. This includes leaders or team members who are caught in tension with the people around them and need a space to process that before anything else can move.
You don't need to be part of an organization to work with me. If something is weighing on you and you're looking for a space to think and feel it through, that's enough.
Outcome: People often leave with more than clarity – they leave having processed something real. More connected to themselves, more aware of what is actually happening, and better equipped to navigate what comes next. -
Whether it's a leadership offsite, a team in conflict, a strategic decision that keeps getting deferred, or a change process that's stalled: I facilitate the conversations that need to happen but rarely do. My approach, which I call Presence-Based Facilitation, creates the conditions for honest dialogue without losing sight of the goal. Groups leave having both said what needed to be said and made progress worth making.
Outcome: Groups leave having done more than talk – they've metabolized something together. With a deeper awareness of what is actually at play, and a renewed sense of connection to each other and to what matters. -
I offer this as a coaching program for individuals and small groups: leaders, HR professionals, and anyone who regularly facilitates or moderates. It is not a methodology you memorize. It is a practice you develop. You wil learn to stay grounded when a conversation gets difficult, to hold disagreement without it becoming destructive, and to guide a group with clarity rather than control.
Outcome: Over time, you'll find yourself less reactive in difficult moments and more capable of holding a room through them. -
Organizations go through grief too – when a colleague dies, when a beloved structure disappears, when a change process asks people to let go of something they didn't choose to lose. This is often the invisible drag on teams and cultures. I help organizations name and navigate these moments.
Outcome: When loss is acknowledged rather than managed, teams find it easier to move forward – together.For dedicated programs and organizational grief work, I also co-lead OMDB together with Cori Moore.
About me ≈
Facilitator
Coach
Grief Counsellor
End-of-life Companion
I trained as a facilitator, a grief counsellor, and an end-of-life companion. That combination might seem unusual but it isn't accidental.
The work of accompanying someone who is dying taught me something that no facilitation training ever could: how to be fully present in a moment that cannot be fixed, controlled, or rushed, and how to hold that space for someone else without losing yourself in it. It also taught me that the most important thing you can do for another person is make them feel genuinely heard, even when – or maybe especially when – you cannot fix whatever causes them pain. And that when people feel truly heard, something shifts – not always dramatically, but always meaningfully.
Those are exactly the skills that make a difference in individual processes as well as in organizations.
I have a master's degree in political science, with a particular focus on ethics and the philosophical questions that underlie how we live together. I began my professional career as a coach in communication and leadership. Over time, my path led me deeper, through training in grief work, in mindfulness, in compassionate presence and in end-of-life care. These are not separate worlds. They share a common thread: the capacity to be present with what is, not just with what we wish were true.
Today, I bring that thread into my work with organizations. I am based in Berlin and work in English, German, French and Spanish.
Get in touch ≈
If you are interested in working together, feel free to reach out and schedule a free introductory call at:
patrick@ocean-waves.life