Adv. Anna-Retha Bester

Adv. Anna-Retha Bester is a lawyer-turned-coach who currently practices as a Professional Coach, assisting clients to function in highly stressful work environments, while also maintaining healthy relationships and focusing on their personal wellbeing.

She obtained her B.A. and LLB. degrees at the University of Stellenbosch and was admitted as an Attorney and Conveyancer at Symington De Kok Attorneys in Bloemfontein.

She also explored different business opportunities outside the legal environment, before deciding to join the Free State Society of Advocates in 2008. She was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court that year and was also accredited as a FAMAC mediator in 2014.

Driven by a passion for personal and professional development, and after 9 years of practicing as an Advocate, Anna-Retha decided to turn her dream into reality and qualified as a Professional Coach. She is certified as an Executive Coach, Master Insight Coach, Positive Intelligence Mental Fitness Coach, and Integrative Enneagram Practitioner.

The tools Anna-Retha uses with her clients are powerful and life-changing. She loves her clients fiercely and serve them passionately and with kindness. Clients often refer to her as ‘my badass coach’, hence her decision to name her company “YourBadassCoach (Pty) Ltd”.