Mariëlle has over 15 years of experience in body-oriented therapies and coaching, specializing in trauma therapy, anxiety disorders, chronic tension, pain, sleep or eating problems, anger management difficulties, addictions, and other stress-related complaints.

 

She previously worked as a classical singer and singing teacher, was a soloist in choirs and baroque operas, and led her own baroque ensemble for a time. She later switched from clinical psychology to body-oriented methods.

The methods she uses are based on SE® and NARM, and she also uses the following therapeutic approaches in her work:

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• Neuro-affective Developmental Psychology (NADP, Marianne Bentzen)

• Somatic Attachment Training Experience (Diana Poole-Heller)

• Polyvagal-Informed Therapy (Stephen Porges, Deb Dana)

• Soma Embodiment (Sonia Gomes)

• Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS, Richard Schwartz)

 

Her practice is located in her home in Utrecht, where she primarily helps adults and young adults recover from difficult situations caused by stress, loss, or trauma. Her goal is to help her clients regain their inner peace, flexibility, vitality, and self-confidence.

According to her clients, Mariëlle's greatest strengths are her ability to understand the essence of problems and to support the healing process with deep empathy. She is committed to a personalized, unique process that supports growth and flexibility, enabling those who turn to her to not only recover from past traumas, but to truly unfold their potential.

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“Mariëlle knows how to get to the core every session and make me realize that my patterns, my physical complaints and feelings are connected and that I am okay.”