Selina Boye
Counsellor
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About me
As a psychologist, couples and family therapist, I combine analytical insights with a holistic approach. I like to understand each relationship and person within their unique cultural, social, and personal context. My sessions are process-oriented, focusing on helping you connect with your inner guidance, rather than offering advice or quick-fix solutions.
On a personal note, I understand the world from the perspective of a queer, mixed-race, currently able-bodied immigrant in her thirties. My ancestry is Ghanian-German, and as a child of the African diaspora with a family history of migration, I’ve faced the wonders, challenges, grief, and relief that come with adapting relationships to physical distance.
I provide therapy for individuals, couples, and families at my independent practice, Tabanca, located in the heart of Amsterdam. Feel free to reach out! http://www.selinaboye.com
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Approach
My therapeutic approach is person-centered, contextual and intersectional. I see healing not as a form of doing, but as a way of being that helps us come into alignment with our most authentic selves. My work is rooted in core values such as intersectionality, trauma sensitivity, and consent. I am passionate about transcultural systemic therapy and enjoy expanding perspectives, while my analytical side finds fulfillment in deeply exploring the human experience.
The therapeutic modalities I incorporate into my work include Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), Focusing, Nonviolent Communication, Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
I intentionally welcome and support members of the queer, BIPOC, polyamorous, and non-monogamous communities, as well as those in blended or chosen family systems. My practice is queer-affirming, kink-aware, and sex work-positive.
