About me

“Soul led, wise and feeling.”
“Maartje as a person, her vision, her logic: I long for more!”
“Your experience really speaks volumes.”

— reviews

Hi, my name is Maartje Stroeken. Since I was a child I feel what others might need to heal and deeply connect with themselves. It’s what I do with passion from my private practice for over 10 years now (since 2013).
In Sessions 1:1 I guide private individuals and professionals (a.o. (Health Care)- psychologists, medical doctors (GP), therapists, mindfulness trainers, coaches, teachers) of all ages with various life questions and problems. Such as: stress (in making choices), burnout, depression, grief/ loss, difficult emotions, sleeping problems, eating problems & eating disorders, conscious relationships/ parenting, child wish, (loved one with) cancer/ disease, trauma, sensory overload with high sensitivity (HSP), giftedness, autism, selfrealization, working from your strength and autonomy, embodied & wholehearted inquiry and so much more.

From my own life experiences - birth trauma, eating disorders, grief/ loss, sensory overload - and from successfully guiding many others, I know how difficult and joyful life can feel. It is my strength to guide you with gifts and expertise tailor-made from a holistic vision. Insightful and healing conversation with attention to the balance between body, mind, heart and soul is an essential part of my methodology with if desired a.o. mindfulness, compassion, positive psychology, holistic view on nutrition and health and/or bodywork. Without the need of endless waiting lists, intake, diagnostic and treatment processes or trainings. In a Session you’ll directly experience lots of healing insights and practical tools tailor-made to reconnect with yourself and who you really are.

Being fully yourself and living with joy and satisfaction as it really suits you best!

Each Session is like every person unique; I’d like to let the many examples from previous sessions and reviews speak for themselves.

You are very welcome for a Session!

You can read more here about the Sessions for adults or Sessions for children & adolescents.

You can directly book your Session here.

In addition to the Sessions 1:1, every now and then I guide groups. You can find new dates in the agenda.

Collaborations, work experiences & education

I work together with physiotherapy practice Fysiovision, Shoulder- arm Center Plus and am affiliated with the Eating Disorders network. I also regularly provide Sessions 1:1 for renowned companies, institutions and municipalities.

Besides the Sessions 1:1, I have worked for about 10 years as a Category 1 Mindfulness (and eating/ compassion) trainer, Mindfulness and eating teacher trainer, and Mindfulness Supervisor in collaboration with SeeTrue Mindfulness and Toon Hermans Huis for people with cancer and/or their loved ones (2013 - 2023, rating 8.8 average out of 270 anonymous evaluations).

Also, after completion of my 3-year Dance training and performance (2009 - 2012), I worked for 6 years as a substitute dance teacher for Modern Dance Maastricht (2014 - 2020) and after my Yin yoga training with founder Sarah Powers (2016) I guided many Yin yoga lessons and workshops (2016 - 2018, o.a. for Yogaplace, Dance Company Sally).

Besides my work from my private practice and as a Mindfulness trainer, teacher trainer, supervisor, dance and yoga teacher, I have a background in Philosophy of Mind and Cognition (BA 2005, Radboud University Nijmegen, thesis and internship 8.0) en Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience (BSc 2012, Maastricht University, thesis and internship 9.0).

Also, I followed intensive training in mindfulness, compassion, cognitieve & positive psychology, non-dualism and so much more for adults, children and adolescents in the Netherlands and abroad with a.o. I AM SeeTrue Mindfulness, Mark Williams, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Kate Janke, Tara Brach, Adyashanti (2015, certified Mindfulness trainer Category 1 member Association Mindfulness Based Trainers in the Netherlands and Flanders (VMBN) and MBSR-advanced trainer in the Mindfulness Quality Register SMR).

In 2021 I experienced recognition of my way of working when following training in bodywork and trauma healing with amongst others Gabor Maté, Hameed Almaas, Bessel van der Kolk and Peter Levine.

October 2023 I decided to completely let go of the SeeTrue Mindfulness programs and only offer the Sessions 1:1 and groups based on my own holistic vision and methodology; it works more powerful and refined tailored to meet your needs (2013 - present).

Via Instagram @Maartje.Stroeken I share insights, experiences & more.. ;-)