Not just talking. Feeling too. And practising.
I focus on your thoughts, your body and your behaviour. Understanding alone does not bring you into balance. Only when you feel it too, and behave differently, does something really change. With the right tools you can carry more than you think.
My philosophy
Build your base camp first
Before you climb a mountain, you first build a base camp. A safe place to rest, where you gather your equipment and build up strength for the climb ahead.
In therapy we build your inner base camp together. A place inside you that you can always come back to when things get hard. We gather the right tools: insight into your patterns, techniques for regulating emotion, skills for handling stress. You learn to lighten your emotional rucksack by letting go of old baggage.
With a solid base camp, any mountain can be climbed. Not because the challenge gets smaller, but because you are stronger. You have the calm, the tools and the confidence to take on the expedition. And whatever happens, you always have a place to return to.
The programme
Intro call
A free 15-minute phone call. We talk briefly about what is going on, what you are looking for and whether I am the right psychologist for you. No obligation, and an easy first step.
Intake session
A 60-minute online session. We go deeper into your situation and draw up a treatment plan together.
Treatment
Through the three pillars we work on your foundation. Sessions of 60 minutes over a secure video connection. We agree the frequency together, usually weekly or fortnightly.
Evaluation
The aim is always that you can carry on under your own steam. We look at your progress regularly and adjust where needed. We also work on preventing relapse.
The 3 pillars of mental health
Mental health works on three levels at once: what you think, what you feel and what you do. Only when all three start moving does real, lasting change happen. That is how we build your base camp together.
Understand
Together we map out the beliefs and protective patterns you have developed. Often in childhood, often for good reason.
Feel
Through polyvagal theory and nervous system regulation you come to understand how your autonomic nervous system works, and why your body sometimes reacts as if you are in danger.
Change
Between sessions you take away exercises and behavioural experiments. Lasting change comes from repetition.
Online sessions
All sessions take place online over a secure video connection. Research shows that online therapy is just as effective as meeting face to face, with the advantage that you are in your own familiar surroundings. All you need is a laptop or tablet, a quiet place and a stable internet connection.
Evidence-based and personal
Every method I use is grounded in scientific research. I work to the professional code of the NIP and to the Dutch Healthcare Quality, Complaints and Disputes Act (Wkkgz). Within that framework there is plenty of room to tailor the work to you, because no two people are the same.
With a solid base camp, every mountain is within reach
Start today
Ready to take the first step?
Book a free, no-obligation 15-minute phone call and find out what I can do for you.