Hollie Sparrowhawk

In individual sessions, I work eclectically with various approaches to suit the individual client and their question for help. I love to use the client’s interests in therapy and often combine creative activities in sessions. I mostly use CBT, ACT and DBT approaches but also combine MBT, family systems therapy, schema therapy, EMDR and motivational interviewing techniques. The mission of The Sparrowhawk Practice is to extend a compassionate hand to internationals living in the Netherlands. I aim to create a warm, accepting, and open space to explore a person's or family’s perspective and support their development. It is important for me to work with what is most helpful for the person and/or family, to facilitate your aspirations for how you wish to live your lives.

Psychologist and Founder, The Sparrowhawk Practice, Amsterdam January 2025 - Present Psychologist, Pause Psychology, Amsterdam, August 2025 - Present Psychologist, International Clinical Behaviour Services (ICBS), Den Haag September 2024 – Present Psychologist, Kühler & Partners International Mental Health, Den Haag & Amsterdam February 2023– January 2025 August 2022 - January 2026 Key Worker, Team Lead and Educator, Ark Stichting, Amsterdam

MSc Child and Adolescent Psychology, Leiden University. GPA 8.5. Cum laude. Courses: Advanced Psychodiagnostics, Behavior Training in Children & Adolescents, Giftedness and Talent Development, Solution-Focussed Therapy and CBT. Master thesis: Parental Counselling and Anxiety in Young Children: A Review. Grade: 9.5 BSc Psychology, specialised in Clinical Developmental Psychology, Universiteit van Amsterdam. GPA 7.81. Propaedeutic thesis: The Effectiveness of Treatments Targeting Joint Attention in Children with Autism Bachelor thesis: Collaborative Learning in Maths Garden: Achievement in Same-Gender and Mixed-Gender Groups. Grade: 8. Clinical Training: Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families – MBT-A and Introduction to Mentalization Based Treatments with Children, Young People & Families, Clinical Child Psychology DIR/Floortime Introduction Certification Playmaker University – Trauma-Informed Play Therapy CBT: Essentials of CBT, Trauma Focussed CBT & CBT for ADHD – The Association of Psychological Therapies Level 3 Attachment in Practice – The Association of Psychological Therapies Level 2 ACT: ACT Essentials – The Association of Psychological Therapies Level 2 ACT for Adolescents - Russ Harris - Psychwire ACT for Depression and Anxiety - Russ Harris - PsychWire Motivational Interviewing - Psychwire DBT - Marsha Linehan - Psychwire Schema Therapy - Van Genderen Opleiding - ISST accredited - 40 hours EMDR - Basic Training EMDR Masterclass - 52 hours