My practice is eclectic, socio-politically engaged, and based on liberatory psychology and feminist theory. GDSR (gender, sexual, relationship diverse). Couples & group counselor. Warm and human-centered. Queer.
90 € / Sitzung
Couple's Counseling - 120 €
Couple's Counseling (75min.) - 160 €
Low income - 70 €
BIPOC - 70 €
FLINTA Group Therapy p/month (2 x 2hour sessions p/month)/ - 25 €
I grew up moving around a lot with my family, so I empathize greatly with the strife of being away from home and trying to integrate into an unfamiliar culture. I was born in Italy, and raised first in Turkey and then in The Netherlands. I went to university in the U.S. I know how it feels to lack a sense of "home", and to seek out belonging in every phase of life.
Helping others has always felt like my calling. Professionally and academically, I have gained invaluable experience that has equipped me as a practitioner. I have practiced in a private clinic setting and worked with various patients. I have experience with group therapy and have treated patients with addiction, mood disorders, personality disorders, trauma, and relationship issues. Though I think the most enlightening moments and most present tools I have learned either in practice, or by studying activism, queer theory, feminism, anti-racism, and transformational justice. These have become the backbone of my practice - which is at its heart, a place for resistance and empowerment. I believe in bringing my full self to the therapy room, to show up authentically, in an honest, powerful connection with clients.
I value warmth, softness, and silliness. Let's abandon notions of "normality" and use knowledge and insights to carve the path of change.
I am comfortable working with clients of all ages.
Queer-positive; body-positive; polyamory-affirmative; feminist.
Registered K.A.P. (kink and polyamory aware professional).
I'm very interested in trades! Especially for tattoos, art and prints :)
My approach is eclectic and informed by intersectional feminist theory. I believe each person needs tailored therapy that pulls from all relevant theories and toolkits; some methods are better suited to some people and I adapt my approach based on the individual, the specific problems they are encountering, and their goals.
My practice is about self-discovery and awareness and how we can channel this knowledge into changing maladaptive behaviors. A feminist therapy approach is one that focuses on seeing the personal as political. The approach views gender, sexuality, and other marginalizing forces as significant stressors on mental health, and applies a multicultural, egalitarian lens on psychotherapy. I believe therapy is a space where problematic and outdated societal ideas can be challenged, where clients can be equipped with the strength and perspective necessary to deconstruct learned behaviors and beliefs that are no longer serving them nor society at large. My praxis is informed by years of studying queer theory, liberatory psychology, anti-racism, and feminist therapy. I stand by deprivatizing therapy and healing: I let you in on my tools and resources, so that you may continue the work by yourself and within your communities.
I strive to create a thoroughly safe, warm, and informal environment in therapy, where clients can be radically honest and experience relief, understanding, and compassion. This creates the right basis for then doing the necessary work to see changes and to evolve and grow past the things that are holding you back.
My approach to couples therapy is informed by the Gotmann's Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and queer-political approaches to love and kinship.
Gathering the next group for FLINTA-only group therapy.
I also offer 10-session packages on Disordered Eating with a practical, tool-oriented, behavioral approach. Contact me for more info.
https://complicated.life/blog/beyond-affirmative-the-quest-for-queer-therapy/
Wo ich arbeite
Qualifikationen und Erfahrungen
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2024 Gotmann Couple's Therapy Method, Level 1 Certification
2023 The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine - 'How to work with the traumatized brain'
2023 Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie
2015-2017 MSc in Clinical Psychology from the University of Leiden, The Netherlands
2011-2015 BA in Psychology from Dickinson College, Pennsylvania
Erfahrung
2022-present Whole Festival Psychologist on-call
2019-present Private Psychological Therapist
2019-present Workplace Psychological Consultant
2018-2019 Organizational Management at Zalando
2015-2016 Psychologist at a private clinic in The Hague and Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 Counsellor at a dual-diagnosis rehabilitation facility in Columbia, Maryland
Sprachen
Englisch
Italienisch
Versicherungen
Selbstzahlen
Private Krankenversicherungen
Veröffentliche Artikel
Beyond Affirmative: The Quest for Queer Therapy
If we take a moment to look at the history of psychology and psychiatry, it becomes clear just how complicit these fields have been in upholding oppressive structures. Like many accepted and seemingly “objective” standards, therapeutic modalities and approaches are rife with patriarchal, capitalistic, white-supremacist, and cis/hetero/mono-normative underpinnings. Historically, these fields have often pathologized diverse
90 € / Sitzung
Couple's Counseling - 120 €
Couple's Counseling (75min.) - 160 €
Low income - 70 €
BIPOC - 70 €
FLINTA Group Therapy p/month (2 x 2hour sessions p/month)/ - 25 €