Are you looking for an English-speaking therapist in Zaandam? I offer psychosocial therapy and hypnotherapy in both Dutch and English.
You may be living in the Netherlands as an expat, have an international background, or simply feel more comfortable talking about personal issues in English.
In my practice in Zaandam, you are welcome to explore what you are struggling with and what you would like to change.
Therapy in English
Being able to express yourself in a language in which you feel comfortable is especially important when talking about feelings, experiences and personal difficulties.
I have experience speaking and working in English and have also lived abroad myself. I spent approximately six months in Canberra, Australia, and two years in Toronto, Canada.
These experiences have given me personal experience of living in another country and communicating in English in everyday life.
What can I help you with?
I work with a wide range of emotional, psychological and psychosomatic issues.
You can come to me for help with issues such as:
- anxiety, panic and phobias;
- insecurity and low self-esteem;
- stress and burnout;
- traumatic or distressing experiences;
- difficulties setting boundaries;
- recurring patterns;
- codependency;
- attachment issues;
- eating behaviour;
- psychosomatic and persistent physical complaints;
- hyperventilation;
- tinnitus;
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Your situation does not have to fit neatly into one particular category. We look at what is happening in your life and what you need.
Living in another country
Living abroad can be an enriching experience, but it can also bring its own challenges.
You may have to adjust to another culture and another way of life. You can miss people, places and familiar routines from home or experience homesickness.
Building a new life in another country can also affect your relationships, your sense of belonging and the way you see yourself.
As someone who has lived abroad myself, I am familiar with the experience of adapting to life in another country.
If cultural adjustment, homesickness or other aspects of international life are part of what you are struggling with, there is room to discuss these in therapy.
Psychosocial therapy
As a psychosocial therapist, I look beyond the symptom or problem itself.
Together we explore what is happening, which patterns may be involved and where these patterns come from.
Sometimes understanding what is happening is important. At other times, understanding something rationally is not enough to actually change how you feel or respond.
That is why I can use different therapeutic approaches depending on your situation.
Hypnotherapy in English
Hypnotherapy is an important part of my work and can also be offered in English.
During hypnosis you do not lose control and you are not unconscious. Instead, your attention becomes more focused and directed inwards.
Hypnotherapy can be used to work with underlying feelings, beliefs and automatic patterns.
I use hypnotherapy for a range of issues, including anxiety, insecurity, eating behaviour and certain persistent physical and psychosomatic complaints.
EMDR in English
I am also trained in EMDR.
EMDR can be used when distressing experiences or emotionally charged memories continue to affect you in the present.
Depending on your situation, I may use EMDR as part of the therapy or combine it with other therapeutic approaches.
The method is not the starting point. We first look at your individual situation and what you need.
A personal approach
There is no single approach that is right for everyone.
In addition to psychosocial therapy, hypnotherapy and EMDR, I work with methods including Focusing and breath coaching.
Sometimes talking and gaining insight is helpful. At other times it may be more useful to pay attention to what you feel and experience in your body or to work with underlying patterns.
Together we look at an approach that fits you and your therapy goals.
English-speaking therapist in Zaandam
My practice is located in Zaandam and is easily accessible for clients from across the municipality of Zaanstad.
If you are looking for therapy in English and would like to find out whether I can help you with your particular situation, please feel free to contact me.
Inge Klitsie
Psychosocial therapist and hypnotherapist
Registered with NVBH and RBCZ
