Susanne | Integrative therapist, hypnotherapist and couples therapist

Online therapy

I use Google Meet for my online sessions.
I do recommend we meet in person at least once.

Qualifications and registrations

Before starting, you will be given the opportunity to have a short (approx. 15 minutes) online introductory meeting within a few days. It will provide us both with a quick scan of whether there is a match between what you are looking for and what I have to offer. This conversation is free of charge.

When we schedule a real appointment, the process starts with an extensive intake, consisting of an intake form and an in-depth explorational session. We will explore your issues and goals and determine which approach would be best suited.

Depending on what is needed, I can use various forms of therapy such as hypnotherapy, talk therapy,  EMDR, emotionally focused therapy, cognitive techniques, mindfulness exercises and visualizations.

I work with Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), developed by Sue Johnson (author of the book 'Hold me tight'), and combine this with other insights and methods.

The expected results of relationship therapy are: better communication with your partner, experiencing more connection and therefore more love. Getting to know yourself and each other in a deeper way, which deepens the relationship.

In certain cases, if partners have been unhappy with each other for a long time and realize during therapy that the relationship is no longer viable, the therapy can also help them breaking up in a good way.

I also counsel people who have already separated and want to continue to interact in a healthy, pleasant way when it comes to the children. If there is still a lot of bitterness, misunderstanding and incomprehension among ex-partners, this is likely to have an impact on the children, parenting in general and can even influence their relationship with a possible new partner.

Over the past year I have counseled several couples who were painfully separated and had difficulty communicating well with each other, and there were still many negative feelings.

The therapy has helped them move on with their lives and continue to communicate in a better way when it comes to the children.


Can you tell us more about EMDR therapy?

After traumatic events, something may stick with you, causing you to experience all kinds of unpleasant or anxious feelings when you are reminded of the events - or even anything remotely related to them. With EMDR you can reduce the intensity of these traumas in just a few sessions. No matter how long ago the bad event happened!

I increasingly see people in my practice who have been bullied in the past or had an unhappy childhood and notice that it still affects them. EMDR also gives very good results with these people.

During the intake, I will assess whether your complaints and symptoms can best be treated with EMDR or whether there is a greater chance of success if they are treated with hypnotherapy or otherwise. Sometimes the treatment consists of both hypnotherapy and EMDR sessions.


How many sessions of therapy are usually needed?

That varies completely from person to person, depending on the circumstances and also on the commitment of the person themselves, as well as the willingness to look at themselves and/or step out of their comfort zone.

Generally speaking, you should expect about 4 to 10 sessions, excluding the intake session.

With EMDR concerning a single traumatic event, the process consists of 1 or 2 intake sessions, 1 to 3 EMDR sessions and a final session.

It is important to always end with a closure session. Don't just break off the therapy, even if you are happy with the result after 3 or 4 sessions. This is necessary to maintain and strengthen the result.

The above mentioned number of sessions also applies to relationship therapy, depending on the status of the relationship. The longer the problems persist and the greater the distance between the partners, the more sessions are needed.

It also makes a big difference how seriously you work at it in between sessions. If you put time and energy into healing your relationship, you will need far fewer sessions and achieve a better result than if you only go to therapy and do not spend time and energy on the relationship in between sessions.

The result (and therefore also the number of sessions) in both individual and relationship therapy partly depends on your own active attitude. People who dedicate themselves, reap the most benefits.

If you want to know more or make an appointment, feel free to contact me via the Send a message - button.

Susanne

1. Processing painful events from the past

2. Relationship issues

3. Insecurity / self-image 

4. Stress/burnout symptoms

5. Fears, anxiety

6. Dealing with conflicts and/or setting boundaries

 

You may still be bothered in your daily life by painful things that happened in the past. This is not strange, many people have to deal with this at some point.

Due to various factors and circumstances, your system may sometimes not be able to process certain things immediately. With therapy, this processing can still take place in the present - regardless of how long ago something happened.

If there is a single traumatic event (for example an accident, traumatic childbirth or violence) to which you still react strongly when you are reminded of it, you can expect that after a few sessions of EMDR the charge will be reduced significantly or even disappear completely.

If it concerns multiple events that have happened over a longer period of time, EMDR can also be very effective. If necessary, I can combine EMDR with hypnotherapy and other forms of therapy.

2. Relationship problems

I provide relationship therapy (to couples) as well as individual therapy to people who are experiencing problems in their relationships or finding a permanent partner.

The results of the therapy can include: improved communication in the relationship, more connection, more understanding of each other and yourself. You can resolve conflicts and disagreements together without heated arguments. Openness is created, allowing the relationship to deepen. As a result, both partners experience more connection and more peace in the relationship.

Couples therapy can also help prevent an impending breakup or, if this cannot be averted, help the partners end the relationship in the best possible way without resentment or loose ends and with mutual respect.

Finally, relationship therapy is extremely useful if you have already separated and it has become difficult to communicate with each other in a pleasant way about, for example, the children (co-parenting).

The result of the therapy is that tensions are reduced and a new form is found to continue as ex-partners in a calm manner.

3. Insecurity / self-confidence / self-image

Many people come to me because they want to work on their self-confidence. They may have come to that conclusion as a result of a burnout or another crisis in their lives.

We work with not only cognitive methods (detecting and working on limiting beliefs, learning to recognize deeper patterns) but also hypnotherapeutic sessions to really increase your sense of self-confidence and self-acceptance from within.

Goals can be: greater self-confidence, more self-compassion and self-love, accepting yourself as you are.

This makes you feel more balanced and no longer dependent on what others think of you. When you please others, it is no longer because you think you 'have to' to keep them friends, but you only do so when you really mean it.

Your relationships with others become more authentic. You are stronger, know your worth and dare to go for what you want.

4. Stress/burnout complaints

In my practice I treat people who are suffering from incipient stress complaints as well as people with complete burnout.

By tackling stress complaints at an earlier stage, you can prevent burnout. You learn to approach life and work differently so that you remain better balanced in the future.

If you already have a burnout, the treatment in the first phase is aimed at creating peace and relaxation and regaining your energy. I use hypnotherapy, among other things, but also concrete instructions for your recovery.

As your resilience returns, we can work on a deeper layer. Any past events are processed, non-constructive patterns are detected and the causes of the burnout are addressed so that it does not return.

Fears can have different causes. For example, they can arise from certain past events. In that case, you can achieve good results with just a few sessions of EMDR.

Sometimes it is not immediately clear where the fears come from. With hypnotherapy you can change things in your subconscious. It is then not necessarily necessary to know the cause. Fears of which you do not know the cause can sometimes also be reduced with a number of EMDR sessions. If necessary, I use a combination of hypnotherapy and EMDR. These methods can reinforce and complement each other.

Stress, grief, sadness or other 'hidden' emotions can also be expressed as fear. We then focus the sessions on learning to deal with emotions and processing things from the past that still bother you.

6. Dealing with conflicts and/or setting boundaries

Areas of counselling I can help with

• ✓ Abuse
• ✓ Anger management
• ✓ Anxiety
• ✓ Being a perfectionist
• ✓ Being assertive
• ✓ Bereavement, grief, loss
• ✓ Body image
• ✓ Bullying
• ✓ Burnout
• ✓ Career challenges
• ✓ Communication
• ✓ Self confidence
• ✓ Covid-19 Anxiety

• ✓ Fear
• ✓ Loneliness
• ✓ HSP - highly sensitive person
• ✓ Hyperventilation
• ✓ Insecurity
• ✓ Intercultural relationship problems
• ✓ Jealousy
• ✓ Life-meaning questions
• ✓ Loss of meaning
• ✓ Low self esteem
• ✓ Panic attack
• ✓ Parenting
• ✓ Performance anxiety

• ✓ Post-traumatic stress disorder
• ✓ Relationship fights
• ✓ Relationship issues
• ✓ Setting boundaries
• ✓ Sleep problems
• ✓ Social phobia
• ✓ Stress
• ✓ Study problems
• ✓ Trauma
• ✓ Work-related issues
• ✓ Workplace stress
• ✓ Worrying too much

Individual: €119 (50-60 min)

Couples therapy: € 181,50 (approx. 75 min)

For evening sessions (sessions starting after 5:30 PM) there is a surcharge of €25 per session

Sessions are paid for on site at the end of the session (in cash or peer-to-peer, Tikkie). You will then receive an invoice by email within 24 hours.

My sessions are not reimbursed by the basic health insurance package. If you have additional insurance, you may receive part of the costs incurred through your insurance. This depends entirely on the insurance company and the type of insurance you have. Therefore, check with your insurance in advance. If you mention my AGB codes and professional association, they will quickly be able to tell you how much will be reimbursed.

In the event that you are prevented from attending, please let me know at least 48 hours in advance. If you cancel less than 48 hours ahead, the session will be charged in full.

If you are unable to come to my parlor, we can also do the session online.

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