This week’s business in the Spotlight is Derika de Villiers Clinical Psychologist in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Derika de Villiers Clinical Psychologistis listed on Worldwide’s World Guide free of charge. This guide allows people to support South African businesses abroad.

Hi, I’m Derika, Certified Clinical Psychologist

I am an Amsterdam based, English and Afrikaans speaking clinical psychologist providing face-to-face and online therapy to adolescents, adults, couples and expats who experience depression, anxiety, trauma, or relationship difficulties.

Life does not come with a manual. I do believe that we all do the best with what we have. Still, life can throw curve balls our way. Unexpected events can disrupt our lives and make it difficult to navigate the tides. We have no idea what tomorrow might bring and often cannot control the things in life we wish we could.

We often spend our time either looking back at the past or eagerly awaiting and planning for the future – missing out on the growth, opportunities or lessons that are right in front of us. We as humans are complex, imperfect, dynamic and resilient, and you know what? That is perfect!

HOW IT WORKS?

Entering into therapy can be very scary and intimidating, whether this will be your very first therapy session or whether you have been to therapy before. Opening up and trusting a stranger you have never met before can be hard, so I like to give my potential clients the chance to meet me before committing to a therapy process. I offer a free online consultation session (ten minutes) in which we chat briefly about what is going on for you and outline a plan for how you can move forward. This gives you the chance to get a sense of how I work so that you can see if you feel that we will work well together. In my approach to therapy, confidentiality, unconditional positive regard and trust are the pillars of the therapeutic relationship.

Make contact with me by submitting a contact form or sending me an email. Set up an appointment (please specify if you would like the ten minute free consultation or whether you want to jump straight into therapy).

Depending on your need, we will either set up a face-to-face appointment for you to visit me in person or schedule an online session if you cannot travel to my practice, or just find an online platform or natural environment more convenient.

Once an agreed day and time has been set, I will send you an information document with a therapy contract to read and submit before your first scheduled appointment.

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