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Welcome to Therapie Amsterdam Noord, a practice for adults across countries and time zones.

At this moment all consultations online, soon hybrid therapy may become available again, allowing online sessions to be supplemented with in-person appointments at the practice on designated days, subject to individual assessment and prior agreement.

At Therapie Amsterdam Noord, individual therapy and couples therapy are available, with a focus on areas such as:

• trauma processing
• dissociation
• feelings of disconnection from yourself or your surroundings
• emotion regulation
• identity and attachment
• hearing voices
• anxiety and panic attacks
• 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 in 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 reimbursement click here. For practice registration click here. Making an appointment implies acceptance of the general terms and conditions. Click here to read them.

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. 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)
• DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
• (I-)CBT (Inference-Based) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
• ERP (Exposure Response Prevention)
• Regression therapy
• (Family)constellations
• Voice dialogue
• IFS (Internal Family Systems)
• IFIO (Intimacy from the Inside Out) couples therapy based on Internal Family Systems
• EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) couples therapy

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:

A fixed weekly treatment path: Clients have clearly agreed fixed weekly consultations. Clear arrangements have been made regarding the frequency and continuity of contact.

Consultations based on availibility: Client 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.

All consultations last a maximum of 60 minutes. For online consultations, this includes logging in and out. For in-person appointments, the 60 minute period includes arrival, the consultation itself and departure. The scheduled end time is fixed.

Longer consultations can be arranged in advance by mutual agreement. For most therapeutic methods a 75 minute session, and for some methods a double session may be highly 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.

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 a broad background in psychology. In addition, she brings years of work experience also as a filmmaker, strength trainer, sports coach, as well as facilitating the traditional eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. Kim considers it a privilege to offer consultations both nationally and internationally. If you’d like to explore whether Kim is the right therapist for you, please get in touch via the contact form.