Bertine De Jongh
Psychologist & Supervisor
As a psychologist and systemic therapist with more than 10 years of experience in private practice, I focus on helping you reconnect to your inner strengths and (re-)connecting to the people around you.
I specialise in:
About me
Over the last 10 years, I have worked with many different people and relationships in my private practice in Berlin, primarily with people who moved countries. I personally understand the challenges of living in a country that is not your own, of living in an intercultural relationship and trying to raise my two multilingual kids the best I can. There have been many sacrifices I had to make along the way, but I also feel these experiences have given me so many opportunities. Understanding the importance of relationships and feeling connected to others around me, and truly appreciating differences in strengths and values, are among the most important ones for me.
Through my personal experiences as well as working with people from so many different cultural backgrounds within different cultural contexts, connecting and valuing difference have become central to my therapeutic approach: not to persuade one another to comply with our own values, but to become more curious again about our differences and your specific personal journey in life, distinguishing between what you would like to change and what others would like you to change into. My work is heavily influenced by the systemic psychotherapy approach, mindfulness-based approaches, hypnotherapy and emotion-focussed therapy by Susan Johnson.
In addition to my therapeutic work, I also teach systemic counselling at the Medical School Berlin, and facilitate training to other mental health professionals in the area of culture, race, migration and mental health.
I speak:
Location:
Media Gallery
Approach
My approach is systemic, which means that I pay attention to the whole of you: your body, your feelings, your thoughts AND the people around you.
Experience
2013- today Clinical psychologist in private practice in Berlin, Germany.
2022- today Lecturer and Supervisor in systemic counselling, Medical School Berlin
2020- today Lecturer and Supervisor in systemic coaching, Business School Berlin (BSP)
2012-2013 Clinical Psychologist at the centre for mood disorders, Vivantes Humboldt Klinikum, Berlin
2011 – 2012 Trainee Systemic Psychotherapist, Wimbledon Guild, London, UK
2011 – 2012 Research Fellow, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
2010-2011 Project Manager, Multilingual Wellbeing Service, London, UK
2008 – 2010Community Development Worker, Richmond MIND, London, UK
2008 – 2010 Manager of the UK & NL European research website on Migration & Health www.mighealth.net Queen Mary University of London & Utrecht University
2007 – 2008 Psychologist & Play therapist, Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, Guatemala
2005 – Jan 2007 Family Therapist, Lower Mainland Purpose Society, Vancouver, Canada
2005 – Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Schols & Wiendels private practice, Zaltbommel, Netherlands.
Education
2019-2025 Clinical Hypnosis (MEG)
2020-2021 Systemic Supervisor (SG)
2012-2015 Systemic Therapist (SG)
2014 - Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie (HeilprG)
2011-2012 - Postgraduate certificate in systemic psychotherapy for families and couples, Institute of Family Therapy & Birkbeck University of London
2010-2011 - Graduate certificate in systemic psychotherapy for families and couples, Institute of Family Therapy & Birkbeck University of London
2006 - Qualification in clinical psychological assessment, Dutch Association of Psychologists (NIP)
2000-2005 - Master of Science in Psychology, with specialisation in intercultural and clinical psychology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Services
Individual Session
Individual Session
Individual Session
Couples Session
Couple therapy - 90 min (in person)
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