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Body-oriented therapy for stress, trauma and PTSD.
Restore safety, calm and trust in your body — without having to endlessly talk about what you have been through.
Are you feeling stuck due to stress, anxiety, tension or distressing experiences? You don't have to do it alone. Together we explore what you need to find more calm, trust and balance again.
In my approach, you are always at the centre. We work from what you are experiencing physically and emotionally in the present moment, at a pace that feels safe and fitting for you. By learning to listen more closely to your body's signals, calm, space and relaxation gradually emerge. By following your pace and needs, you can feel seen, heard and safe. I trust in every person's natural capacity to heal.
This body-oriented approach helps reduce stress symptoms and forms a solid foundation for lasting trauma recovery. Because every person is different, I do not work with fixed protocols or standard methods. We tune in to what arises within you from moment to moment, creating space for recovery in a way that truly fits you.
What can it offer you?
Every situation is different, but clients often experience:
- More relaxation in the body
- More calm and space in the mind
- Fewer stress, anxiety or trauma symptoms
- Better emotion regulation
- More control in challenging situations
- Better sleep
- Less physical tension or chronic pain
- Less of a constant feeling of being "switched on"
- More energy and resilience
- More balance and wellbeing
By first working on safety and regulation, space is created for lasting change.
Choose the programme that suits you
Both programmes I offer are focused on recovery from stress and trauma symptoms, but have a different emphasis.
Stabilisation & Regulation
6 sessions of 60 minutes
For more calm, control and resilience.
In this programme we strengthen the foundation of your recovery. You learn to understand what stress does to you and how to gain more influence over your own wellbeing.
We work with, among other things:
• Body-oriented regulation exercises
• Breathing and nervous system regulation
• Trauma education
• Myofascial Release Therapy, sessions on the treatment table
Result: the aim is for you to gain more grip on tension, stress and overload — and to take back control of your life. Many clients experience more relaxation and less stress, better sleep and more calm in daily life from the very first session.
Deep Recovery & Release
3 sessions of 2 hours
For releasing deeply held tension.
This programme consists of longer, deeper sessions in which the body takes centre stage. There is less emphasis on talking and more attention to direct physical processing and release.
We work with, among other things:
• Touch-Based Mind-Body Therapy
• Body-oriented treatments, always on the treatment table
• Mind-body awareness
• Trauma education where needed
Result: many clients experience physical and emotional releases, and immediately feel more calm and relaxed. The programme supports the release of accumulated tension from the past and helps restore a sense of safety and trust in the body in the here and now.
Who is it for?
Everyone is welcome. My practice is for people experiencing:
• Stress and overload
• Anxiety symptoms
• Trauma or PTSD
• Burnout symptoms
• Chronic tension
• Physical symptoms related to prolonged stress
Over the past years I have supported many people with both significant traumatic experiences ("big T trauma") and more subtle but long-lasting distressing experiences ("small t trauma").
When the body feels safe, the nervous system often shows far more capacity for recovery than many people expect.
Expertise with veterans and uniformed professions
I also work extensively with veterans, police, defence, fire service and other uniformed professions.
Within this group, a body-oriented approach often proves particularly valuable. You don't have to keep retelling difficult experiences. We focus on restoring safety, relaxation and trust in the body.
As a former Marine and veteran, I understand the culture, responsibilities and challenges that come with this work. That background helps me connect quickly and create an environment in which you can feel seen, understood and safe.
What does a programme look like?
Introduction
We start with a no-obligation phone call of about 15 minutes. We briefly discuss your symptoms, answer any questions and look together at which programme best suits your situation — and schedule a first appointment straight away.
First session
During the first appointment we take plenty of time to map out your situation, symptoms and goals. I often provide an explanation of how stress and trauma symptoms develop and which steps can contribute to recovery.
Follow-up
From there we work step by step, in an evidence-informed way, in both programmes toward more calm, regulation and a reduction of your symptoms — always tailored to what you need.
Practical information
I work from a pleasant home practice in the centre of Amsterdam, eight minutes' walk from Central Station.
Privacy and a safe collaboration are guaranteed. Should you be dissatisfied with anything, I warmly invite you to discuss this with me so we can work toward a suitable solution together. If we are unable to resolve it together, you may make use of an external complaints procedure. This is how I aim to provide high-quality care.
Retreats and compressed individual programmes
In a special setting — our eco-habitat in France — I organise meaning-driven retreats. I also offer an intensive six-day one-on-one therapeutic programme there. In this programme, meaning and connection with the ecological environment are fully integrated into the experience. A comprehensive intake always takes place beforehand, so the programme can be fully tailored to your personal needs. Price (excluding VAT, including accommodation and meals): €2,750.
I hold a Master's degree in Psychology (MSc Body Psychology and Body Psychotherapy, University of East London). My work is evidence-informed, grounded in current scientific insights and tailored to your individual process. Care, integrity and respect are always at the foundation of my work.
So that you can experience calm again, free from constant stress symptoms. So that traumatic experiences no longer surface unexpectedly, and you feel relief from physical and emotional pain. So that you gain space for a new, hopeful perspective — and can live from who you truly are.
Take the first step today
Recovery often begins with a single conversation. Curious about which programme best suits you?
Feel free to schedule a no-obligation introductory phone call of about 15 minutes.
06 29592143
I am happy to help.