GZ-Psychologist
I grew up in Friesland (the Netherlands) and moved to Groningen when I was eighteen to study Psychology at the RuG. I completed the master’s degree in Neuropsychology in 2010. I joined Empower in 2020. In early 2022, I completed my training as a GZ psychologist. I still live in this beautiful city with my husband and kids.
I am a cheerful, positive-minded person who communicates clearly but with humor, from a strong sense of justice. I radiate calmness, but do not stand still. In treatment, my goal is to look over someone’s shoulder and thus explore together where the path to follow lies. From time to time, I make adjustments or give a push in the right direction, but I assume that everyone takes the steps themselves at the pace that suits them. I worked for 11 years in care for people with a mental disability and additional psychiatric problems. I gained a lot of experience in attachment problems, autism, personality problems, (complex) trauma and mood disorders and working with systems (teams/families). I find it important to look at problems holistically (involving body and mind) and treat them that way. I am a registered schematherapist and, in addition, you can come to me with all your questions about intimacy and sexuality. If necessary, I work closely with sexologist NVVS Marjan vd Berg (for advice or referral).
BIG number: 19930635