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My own life challenges led me to therapy, first as a client and later as a practitioner. The more I experienced in therapy—and later, during my training—the more passionate I became about the profound ability of counselling and psychotherapy to support people through their most vulnerable moments and facilitate deep healing.

I was born in the Netherlands and moved to Australia in 2005, where I fell in love with this country’s wild nature—and with my partner, Bobby. Together, we have so far shared 18 years of love and the joy of raising our vibrant, full-of-life son. In 2018, we returned to the Netherlands, where I continued my practice, working with both Dutch and international clients. In February 2022, we found our way back to Australia’s wide-open blue skies, and I re-established my practice in Sydney (Brookvale).

Qualifications & Continuing Education

  • Bachelor degree in Counselling (the Australian College of Applied Psychology)
  • Advanced Training for Trauma Treatment of Complex PTSD (the Arizona Trauma Institute).
  • Somatic Experiencing® level II/III (Somatic Experiencing Australia & New Zealand (in Sydney).
  • Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP) Module I/III & ISP and Trauma, Development & Attachment)
  • Brainspotting® Phase One (Brainspotting AustralAsia Pacific)
  • Brainspotting® Phase Two (Brainspotting AustralAsia Pacific)
  • Brainspotting® and Addictions (Brainspotting AustralAsia Pacific)
  • Brainspotting® Parts of the Self (Brainspotting AustralAsia Pacific)
  • Brainspotting Practitioner Certification (Brainspotting AustralAsia Pacific)
  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Accredited Course (Udemy)
  • Attachment and Relationships (Dr. Martin Appalo)
  • Existential Therapy, Psychotherapy & Counselling (Adam Godwin)
  • Self Compassion and Self Esteem (Elke Smeets)
  • Couples Counselling using Systemic Family Therapy (Holbeck College)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Practitioner Training for Health Professionals (Ochre and Salt)

 

Knowing yourself is to be rooted in being, instead of lost in your mind  -Eckhart Tolle

I acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which I live and work, and I pay my respect to Elders past, present and emerging.