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Welcome to Therapie Amsterdam Noord, a practice for adults aged 23 and over. Consults take place online and are accessible from different countries and time zones. Limited availability is also offered for in-person consultations at the practice in Amsterdam Noord, Meeuwenlaan.

Areas of support at Therapie Amsterdam Noord include:

• trauma treatment
• loss and grief
• emotion regulation
• not feeling fully present
• little or no joy, being mostly in your head, no connection to intuition
• feeling detached from your surroundings or disconnected from yourself
• finding it difficult to understand different parts of yourself
• Anxiety and panic attacks
• hearing voices
• synesthesia

You do not need to know exactly how to describe your experiences. Even if you simply feel that something is not right, that you keep getting stuck, or that you struggle to understand yourself, you are welcome.

Registration is easily done through the contact form. Online consults are available across all time zones. Please include your time zone when submitting your request.

A registration submitted for an other will not be accepted.

For information on rates and coverage click here. For practice registration, click here.

The first appointment is an intake consult: a full session during which, depending on the support needs, directly applicable tools may be offered. This introductory meeting, as well as subsequent consultations, provides an opportunity to jointly explore what is helpful and whether the support provided by this practice aligns with the needs. The number of follow-up consultations and evaluation moments will be determined after the intake (see also the general terms and conditions). Follow-up consults are goal-oriented, tailored to the needs and desired outcomes, and make use of one or a combination of methods, such as:

• TIST (Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment)
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
• Flash technique
• Brainspotting
• Somatic therapy
• DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
• (I-)CBT (Inference-Based) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
• ERP (Exposure Response Prevention)
• Regression- and Hypnotherapy
• (Family)constellations
• Voice dialogue
• IFS (Internal Family Systems)
• IFIO (Intimacy from the Inside Out – couple therapy based on Internal Family Systems)

Psychotherapeutic treatment can be either short-term or long-term. The duration depends on the specific needs, the desired situation, and the nature of the concerns. The frequency of consults varies from person to person, but especially in the early stages, it is desirable to schedule weekly or bi-weekly sessions. This supports the progress of therapy and ensures that insights continue to evolve under the guidance of the consultations, contributing to cumulative healing.

There are two ways in which consults are scheduled:

Clients with a regular weekly treatment plan have clearly agreed fixed weekly consultations. Clear arrangements have been made regarding the frequency and continuity of contact.

Clients without a clearly agreed regular weekly treatment plan can schedule a consult based on availability in the practice calendar. Available consults are offered for the next two weeks at a time. This may include occasional weekly appointments, bi-weekly appointments, ad hoc appointments, or single session. Earlier contact or previous consult(s) does not guarantee ongoing priority, immediate availability, or the possibility to schedule a consult at short notice.

An online consult lasts 60 minutes, including logging in and out. A consult in-person also lasts 60 minutes, including arrival and departure. A longer consult can be scheduled by mutual agreement. For some treatment methods, a double consult is recommended.

Please refer to additional information.

Opening hours are by appointment only.

The practice cannot be reached by phone. You can get in touch via the contact form on the website. Messages will be responded to as soon as possible during working hours.

Please note: Until September 2026, the practice calendar is fully booked. From September 2026, occasional weekly or bi-weekly consults may become available again, depending on availability in the practice calendar. From January 2027, regular fixed weekly treatment plans can be started again.

Emergency or crisis

This practice does not provide an urgent mental health crisis service and is not intended for acute support needs or short-notice consults when someone would like immediate support. Consults are always dependent on availability in the practice calendar.

In an emergency or crisis, please contact your GP, the out-of-hours GP practice in your area (Amsterdam-Noord: 088-0030600), Psychiatric Emergency Service Amsterdam (SPA) 020-523 54 33, chat or call 113, call free of charge 0800-0113 ( Suicide prevention) or 0800-0188 for Centre for Sexual Assault.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consult, please feel free to fill out the contact form.

Therapie Amsterdam Noord is led by Kim Niekerk. Born in Amsterdam and shaped by an international background, Kim has received extensive training in psychology. Alongside her work as a therapist, Kim brings years of experience as a filmmaker, has taught both sports and yoga, leads mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) trainings, and has traveled widely. She is honored to offer online consultations to clients around the world, with flexible scheduling that accommodates various time zones. In-person sessions are limited available on weekdays (Central European Time) at her practice on Meeuwenlaan 161 in Amsterdam North, just a 3-minute bike ride from the ferry to Amsterdam Central Station. If you’d like to explore whether Kim is the right therapist for you, feel free to reach out via the contact form.