Shirley Amatsakio

I am available for new clients on Mondays and Fridays, mornings, afternoons or evenings (9am - 8pm).

I support you with common mental health and wellbeing issues.

My personal experience with (complementary) therapy motivated me to become a counsellor. The professional support I have received were invaluable for my personal growth.

Apart from running my private practice, I also work with a charity providing therapy services for vulnerable women.
I teach counselling and psychotherapy trainees, and I am active as a Qigong coach.
Qigong is an ancient Chinese Martial Arts.

I am responsive, and have a great awareness to a multitude of needs.

Formerly, I worked in the education sector in The Netherlands.

I accompany you on your journey to help you make sense of what is going on for you, and how your past experiences may impact the way you think, behave, and feel now.

I was raised with the view and believe that we humans exist of body, mind, and soul or spirit; they are interconnected. Therefore, I may if needed and wanted add ways to support you using valuable body-based, and body-mind tools based on Qigong breathing, Qigong Mindfulness and Qigong Mindful Movements exercises.
Research has shown that the practice of Qigong may help with stress, anxiety, and depression.

When we choose to work together, you will become more aware of yourself and how you connect with other people around you, so you understand the reasons why you are finding these times challenging. With heightened awareness, you can make the choice to change.

The first session is an assessment session to get an understanding of what you seek or need from counselling and to determine if and how it fits in with what I offer.

I offer short-term and long-term counselling.

Each session lasts 50 minutes.