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Are you living in or nearby Hilversum and do you have concerns about your teenager? Are you worried about whether he or she will handle the transition to the Netherlands in a healthy way?
Teenagers already have a lot to deal with and if they have recently made a big move, even more is coming their way.
And sometimes they can use some extra help with this.
As a parent, you want your teenager to thrive and find their place in Dutch society, which may feel worlds apart from the one they grew up in. But adapting to a new environment doesn’t always happen automatically.
Teenagers who think and feel deeply often face extra challenges. They may struggle to organize their thoughts and emotions while trying to adjust. This can affect their self-confidence, friendships, and ability to cope with daily life.
You want your teenager to settle in, make friends, succeed at school, and grow into their unique self. But if you notice they’re feeling stuck and you’re worried, you’re not alone—and it’s okay to seek help.
When I work with your teenager we first find out together what he or she needs to function well. With my down-to-earth approach and humor I help the teenager to feel at ease so confrontational things can also become beautiful learning moments. There is room to express feelings and thoughts so that they can be explored and the teenager will grow. The teenagers begin to discover things about themself that they were previously unaware of and they learn to deal with it in a healthy way.
We work on the specific needs of your teenager through conversation and active methods. The (English) working methods that I use include: Playmobil figures, quality cards, emotion cards, drawing, rope, mats. I adjust my working method to suit the teenager and his or her request for help and his or her own process. As a result, all sessions are different.
The GevoelsVerkenner® is a powerful method to give the teenager more insight into his or her own emotional life. With the help of the various explorers, we look at what the teenager is feeling and how he or she deals with it. We also investigate what the teenager wants and can change to feel better about himself or herself.
Because this methods has a lot of non-linguistic materials, it’s very suitable to work with when the mother language of the teenager is not Dutch.
With the English ‘KAART’ (MAP) of Janet Schmidt we can visualise many different themes and questions, such as ‘What do you want to achieve and what do you need for that?’ or ‘How do you experience your family and how can your parents support you?’ By putting it on the map, the teenager can look at it in a different way and come closer to his or her own feelings.