Support for Families

A space for families to deepen connection, navigate challenges, and grow together.

A family is more than the people within it — it is a web of relationships, where each person’s wellbeing shapes, and is shaped by, everyone else’s. When one member is struggling, the whole family often feels it. And when difficult patterns take hold, they can be hard to shift from the inside alone.

Family sessions offer a space to slow down together. Rather than locating the difficulty in one child or one relationship, we look at the wider picture: how you communicate, how stress moves through the household, the roles each person has come to hold, and what may be sitting underneath. Often, a shift in understanding is enough to ease tension that has been building for a long time.

When families may benefit from support

Family life is rarely straightforward, and even close, loving families can reach a point where things feel stuck. Support may be helpful when families are experiencing:

  • Recurring conflict or tension at home
  • A child’s struggles that are affecting the whole family
  • Communication that feels strained, distant, or hard to navigate
  • Big transitions — moving countries, changing schools, separation, or loss
  • Sibling relationships and rivalry
  • Reconnecting after a difficult or stressful period
  • Differences in parenting approaches
  • Adjusting, as a family, to change

How we work together

My approach to family work is warm, relational, and trauma-informed. I create a space where each person can feel heard, while keeping the whole family system in view. We move at a pace that feels safe for everyone, with no pressure to revisit difficult experiences before the time feels right.

Rather than focusing on behaviour alone, we explore the emotions, relationships, and circumstances beneath it — so that understanding, rather than blame, becomes the foundation for change. Depending on what feels most helpful, I may draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment-informed practice, and other trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate approaches.

Having worked with children and families in international settings for over 25 years, I have particular experience supporting families through relocation, cultural adjustment, and the questions of identity and belonging that internationally mobile life can bring. I understand both the richness and the hidden challenges these experiences hold for family life.

Working Together

Some families benefit from a few focused sessions, while others choose longer-term support. Together, we can decide what feels most helpful for your situation.

Introductory Call

15 minutes

A brief, no-obligation conversation to discuss your concerns, ask questions, and explore whether I may be the right fit for your family.

Free

Initial Consultation

60 minutes

A first session to understand your family’s situation more fully and consider together how best to move forward.

€110

Sessions

50 minutes

Ongoing sessions tailored to your family’s needs, which may involve parents, children, or the whole family together.

€95

Available in English, Dutch, and Finnish. Online and in-person sessions available. I am not affiliated with Dutch health insurance providers — please check with your insurer about possible reimbursements.

Location

Amstelveen