About Me & contact

I am a Clinical Psychologist and Jungian Psychoanalyst providing in-depth psychotherapy and coaching in the Netherlands and internationally. I have taught in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Pacifica Graduate Institute and I participate at ISAPZURICH. In addition I give webinars and trainings on my new project "The Empathy Revolution," and on Archetypes and Narratives of our Cultural Complexes.

Psychology is my second career. At an important turning point in my life I decided to leave my career in biomedical research and become a Jungian Psychoanalyst. That was in 1989. At that time, I had already worked in many capacities: teenage fashion model, waitress, store clerk, laboratory technician, Research Assistant, university Teaching Assistant, Postdoctoral Fellow, staff Research Scientist and Laboratory Manager, hospital lab Administration Manager, and college Instructor. The process of re-education was a long one as I needed to continue to work nearly full time.
After more than 20 years of study and clinical training, I eventually earned my certification as Jungian Analyst, then continued on for a doctor of clinical psychology degree.

I was passionate about depth psychology and the study was extremely rewarding, so it was not difficult to leave my research career behind. But I did worry: would my expertise as research biochemist never be used? That would have been sad, especially since I am deeply fascinated with physiology and biochemistry, how the human body works down to the molecular level. Fortunately, as my psychology training evolved, I realized that this knowledge, and all of my other work experiences, are essential for counseling. They inform my work with clients every day. The two systems, Mind-Body, complement each other, both arising from Nature. Respecting and working with both our bodies and our psyches is essential to remain healthy, and to continue to evolve so that our life energy and enthusiasm can FLOW.