Clear thinking. Confident decisions.
Living abroud can be exciting, also mentally demanding. New environments, different expectations, and everyday decisions can create constant mental noise. It’s not always easy to find clarity when you're balancing work, personal life, and adapting to a new place. Refined Direction offers a calm, supportive space to step back, organise your thoughts, and move forward with more confidence.
"A space where you can slow down. Where your thoughts can settle. Where you can find the direction that feels right for you."
My Approach
I’m Anna Pohlmann, a solution-focused and agile coach.
Through several years of international experience, I’ve worked with colleagues from different cultural backgrounds. During this time, it became clear to me just how powerful a thoughtful, supportive conversation can be at a moment of decision.
Wanting to build on this insight, I looked for a research-based approach and completed the internationally accredited training by Solutionsurfers. This provided a structured professional foundation for what I had already experienced in practice. For me, coaching is not just a method, but a responsible and attentive presence in conversation.
My work is based on solution-focused brief coaching, which doesn’t concentrate on the past or detailed problem analysis. Instead, we focus on what is already working, and on the strengths and resources you can consciously build on moving forward.
The focus is on your strengths, existing resources, and practical, achievable steps that move you towards your preferred future.
Change often begins with space — a calm and supportive environment where you can look more clearly at what’s going on for you, and where new possibilities can begin to emerge.
Refined Direction grew from this experience: to create a place where you can slow down, gain clarity, and move towards your own direction with more confidence.
One of the distinctive elements of Refined Direction is Walk & Talk coaching. Gentle movement supports mental wellbeing, encourages creative thinking, reduces stress, and allows for more open, natural conversations. Being in a nature can lower mental barriers and support honest reflection.
Coaching is tailored to your current situation and is available in two formats.
You can choose Walk & Talk sessions in Buda, or online coaching from anywhere.
Walk & Talk Coaching
Sessions take place outdoors in the green areas of II. and IIX. district, offering a calm contrast to busy city life.
Walk & Talk coaching may suit you if:
you enjoy being outdoors
you think more clearly while walking
you're adjusting to life in Budapest
you’d like a relaxed, informal setting
you’re looking for fresh perspective and mental space
Duration: 60 minutes
Fee: 18.000 HUF
Benefits of Walk & Talk coaching
Stress reduction:
We tend to see solutions more clearly and creatively when our nervous system isn’t overloaded. Spending time in nature has been shown to reduce cortisol levels and has a naturally calming effect.
Less pressure:
Walking side by side helps ease the formal setting. Rather than sitting opposite each other, the conversation unfolds more naturally, which can support deeper openness and more honest reflection.
Fresh perspective:
Walking also activates cognitive processes and encourages creative thinking. Physical movement often supports mental movement too — helping you shift towards clearer, more action-oriented thinking.
Online Coaching
Coaching is also available online, offering flexibility wherever you are — whether you're working from home, travelling, or settling into life in Budapest.
This option works well if you have a busy schedule, live further away, or prefer the comfort of your own space.
Online coaching may suit you if:
you prefer flexible scheduling
you’d like support from home or work
you’re new in the city and want flexible support
you travel frequently
you live outside the Buda area
Duration: 60 minutes
Fee: 18.000 HUF
Benefits of online coaching
Easy scheduling:
Sessions can easily fit around work and family life. Appointments are easier to fit into a busy schedule, so your development doesn’t become a logistical challenge.
Flexible:
There’s no need to spend time travelling — you can join from home, the office, or even while on the move.
Comfortable:
Being in your own familiar space creates a sense of comfort and safety, which supports honest thinking, deeper reflection, and better focus.
This may be for you if
you're living abroad and navigating change
you feel mentally overloaded by work and daily responsibilities
your days feel long and it's hard to switch off
you're balancing career, family and personal priorities
you're looking for clarity about your next step
you feel stuck between different options
you're a millennial professional close to burnout
you're adjusting to life in Budapest
you'd like more focus and less mental noise
How we work together
First, we clarify what brought you here and what direction you’d like to move towards. We explore what a helpful, realistic next step could look like for you.
Then we look at the resources, experiences and strengths you already have. Larger goals are broken down into smaller, practical steps that feel manageable and achievable.
Our conversations focus on solutions and future possibilities. We work in an agile way — reflecting, learning, trying things out, and adjusting direction if needed.
Refined Direction creates a space for clearer thinking, so you can find your own path and move forward with more confidence.