Ingrid Bijl serves through her work as a Biblical counselor. She´s a registered Biblical counselor and trainer with ABC (Association of Biblical Counselors) and she is affiliated with the Center for Biblical Counseling Europe (CBCE). CBCE is an initiative that aims to connect, equip and encourage Biblical counselors in Europe and to make Biblical counseling more known.
Professional background:
For over 20 years Ingrid has supported individuals, teams and organizations as a coach, counselor and consultant. Communication, personal growth and organizational development were her main focus points.
Ingrid started working as a freelance trainer in 1998 and was educated as a project manager in 2003. In 2007 she was certified as an Academic Intercultural Coach & Counselor, and in 2013 she received her Kirkpatrick Evaluation certification (Kirkpatrick Institute) and in 2014 also her Organizational Behavior Management certification (OBM).
She has been working in and for profit and non-profit organizations in health, education and government. As an entrepreneur she organized high end private business retreats for CEO’s, managers and entrepreneurs.
After her radical conversion in 2018 Ingrid Bijl took part in the following trainings/conferences:
| 2019 – 2020 Biblical Counseling Level 1 | Biblical Counseling Center.org |
| 2021 – 2022 Biblical Counseling Level 2 | Restored Counseling Ministries icw ABC |
| 2021 Biblical Counseling Conference | ACBC |
| 2022 Conference The Way of Wisdom | CCEF |
| 2022 Prevención y pastoral del suicidio | INFFA Spain |
| 2023 Conference on Trauma | CCEF – Virginia Beach USA |
| 2024 Certified Christian Trauma Care Provider Level 1 | CTHN |
| 2024 Certified Christian Trauma Care Provider Level 2 | CTHN |
Personal:
Ingrid Bijl was born in Weesp, the Netherlands. She now lives in the area of Alicante, Spain. She has been married twice (before her conversion), has 2 daughters and is grandmother of 3 grandsons and 1 granddaughter.
Ingrid speaks Dutch (fluent), English (fluent), Spanish (intermediate+), German (basic), French (basic).
In 2018, after 35+ years of New Age teachings and modern spirituality, God revealed Himself clearly to Ingrid through His word, the Bible. In this interview with She Rises, she shares her testimony:
“Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.” Proverbs 16:20 ESV