Hello and welcome!

I’m Michelle Mildiner, born in 1972 in London. I'm a native English speaker, living in London until I was 18. I then studied French with Linguistics at Manchester University. In February 2013, I qualified as a Cambridge CELTA English teacher, and in July 2025 I trained at Nova Terra Coaching to become a life coach.

For 25 years, I worked in offices in London, Bristol and Brussels as a personal assistant and in marketing, before deciding to become a full-time English trainer and proofreader/editor. With 11 years' teaching experience, I work with adults at all levels, specialising in Business & Professional English, pronunciation, grammar and conversation. Since September 2020, I have been working freelance with clients such as Milieu Law & Policy Consulting, Science Europe, Notilius (formerly Cruysmans & Verstraete), Enhesa and Brussels Ouderenplatform. I also have several private clients.

A significant part of my career has been dedicated to proofreading and editing, on topics such as EU policy, health, education and environment. My colleagues always appreciate my grammar knowledge, insightful comments and attention to detail.

As a life coach, I work with people who are childless-not-by-choice, and also secretaries or admin staff dealing with burnout or career change. Currently I'm studying Grief & Bereavement Counselling, in order to go deeper with coaching people who are struggling with childlessness.

In my spare time, I sing jazz & acoustic music. I also enjoy photography, learning piano and reading. I speak fluent French, Dutch at B1 level, and (very!) basic Italian. I live with my husband and our cat in Etterbeek, Brussels.

You are most welcome to contact me if you have any questions or comments. I look forward to hearing from you and learning more about you!

 

Availability

Teaching & coaching: For online, my working hours are Monday - Friday, from 8am to 7pm inclusive. In-person from 9am - 6pm.

Proofreading/editing: If you have a tight deadline, you can rely on me to work evenings and weekends in addition to business working hours.

 

Further information

There is more about how I work here, you can find recommendations here, and you can also read my blog here. 

Please feel free to get in touch via the Contact page!