Sessions for children & adolescents
Sessions 1:1 & 1:2
What do you experience?
Experience who you already really are :-)
In your strengths and authenticity.
Being fully yourself and living with joy!
Each Session is like every child/ adolescent: unique!
Let yourself be inspired below by the examples from previous sessions and reviews from others.
— Liselot (2016)
“What a wonderful, healing experience!”
— Els Luykx, Session 1:2 - mother & son
How do I work?
I love guiding you from my holistic vision tailored to your personal needs. I help you to be fully yourself; who you already really are. Into your strengths and authenticity. And: how you can do that by yourself. Being fully yourself and living with joy, trust, love and so much more!
Sessions 1:1 & 1:2
Each Session is like every child/ adolescents unique. Examples from previous Sessions for children/ adolescents young are amongst others:
Healing depression, softening and translating critical or suicidal thoughts, feeling and translating difficult emotions such as anger, sadness and anxiety, feeling at home in your body, translating and softening physical problems, healing eating problems and eating disorders (all forms), sleeping problems, drug use, trauma healing, specific events at school/ studies/ home such as conflict resolution, dealing with social media, mobile/ tablet use, expressing yourself, self realization & self confidence, overstimulation with high sensitivity (HSP), giftedness, autism/ asperger's, softening grief/ loss (passing of a loved one, divorce of parents, moving, loss of friendship, end of relationship/ breakup), symbolism of images/ dreams/ nightmares, hormonal changes/ puberty, choosing a direction at school/ studies.
You are very welcome with whatever is going on for you!
In a Session for children I often first speak with the parent/caregiver, then (also) the child, after which we round up together. We will discuss whether the parent/caregiver stays present during the Session. Sessions for adolescents are 1:1 and sometimes also 1:2 with parent/ caregiver.
Being fully yourself; who you already really are :-)
Review Session 1:2
“You really hit the nail on the head. So grateful for you!”
— mother, Session 1:2 for son
What others experience:
“The sessions with Maartje were enlightening, confronting, but above all a journey to my inner core. For the first time I felt completely seen and acknowledged in what I was experiencing. Finally, I felt like someone really understood me and listened to me without judgment. The contact felt pure and attuned to me, without any ‘noise’.
She let me experience that the connection with myself has always been there, even if I didn't feel it that way at times. I have learned to trust my strength and inner wisdom and to stand up for it. That I am good the way I am with everything there is and that I am allowed to Be, but what I am perhaps most grateful for to her is that I am once again approaching life with an enthusiastic, open and curious view. Looking forward to all the beauty (and lessons) it offers me.”
— Charlotte Kemner
“When I asked my 20 year old son, I want to write a review for Maartje; what can you say about it? He said: "If Maartje hadn't been there, I don't know if I would still be here....." I don't need to say more, right 🥹. More than grateful 🙏 Thank you dear Maartje, you are a beautiful human being. Your work is life changing ✨💕✨.”
— Mother, Sessions 1:2 for son
Ways of working & rate
The specific way of working is tailored to what suits the child/ adolescent in the moment.
— Evelin (2016)
You’ll receive lots of healing insights and practical tools tailored to your personal needs. Besides insightful conversation other certified and experienced professional treatment methods may be personally tailored. Such as: mindfulness, positive psychology, breathing meditation, embodied and wholehearted inquiry, feeling, visualization, expression; drawing/ physical postures, role play, mindful movement, Yin Yoga, dancing.
Parent guidance. I also often guide (one or both) parents/ caregivers in Sessions 1:1 or for 2. You may take a look at the Sessions for adults: Connection (System) sessions for this. In a Session as a parent/ caregiver you’ll receive lots of insights and tools for yourself, for your child/ adolescent or the relationship with each other.
Rate Session 1:1 for adolescents: €180,- including 21% VAT. Rate Session 1:2 parent & child/ adolescent: €225,- including 21% VAT. Sessions take about 60 minutes. (*) (More time if desired; 75 or 90 mins. will be charged). Sessions work very powerful and effective with attention to the unique child/ adolescent. Without the need for lengthy waiting lists, intakes, diagnosis and treatment trajectories. You can directly book your Session.
(*) Information about reimbursement and answers to frequently asked questions can by found at the bottom of the page. See also the overview of Session rates.
Review Session 1:2
“Because I was concerned about my son (13 years old) and about my role as a mother, I asked Maartje if she wanted to see us and we could come together. At my son's request, he first went into Maartje's practice alone and I wholeheartedly granted him that space. When he was ready, I was allowed to join. I experienced how Maartje, as a third person (and as an outsider), made an incredibly valuable contribution to the communication between myself and my child. My son amazed me with the profound wisdom he expressed. It gave me about being able to move forward as a parent and it also strengthened me in the confidence in myself, my son and in the process of life. Maartje created a safe space for this and supported us with the most useful questions in the moment. What a wonderful, healing experience!”
— Els Luykx, Session 1:2 - mother & son
In-person & online:
Sessions for children/ adolescents are in my practice in the heart of Sittard - Geleen, nearby Zuyderland Hospital and the A2, and Online via Zoom. Sometimes I offer Sessions in a telephone consultation with the parent/ caregiver. That’s all good. It’s often a personal and/or practical preference.
Here you can book your Session and indicate your preference.
Collaborations & memberships:
* Receive personalized holistic guidance in Sessions 1:1 & 1:2.
* Enjoy 12 years of practice experience.
* With attention to the unique child/ adolescent.
Questions? Maybe your answer is here:
— Is reimbursement possible? Sessions for children & adolescents are not reimbursed by the health insurer. I work independently with a unique, powerful and refined holistic vision & method with attention to the authentic child. Without the need for lengthy waiting lists, intakes, diagnosis and treatment trajectories. More information can be found above under 'how do I work?'.
— New - For people living on or below the Dutch social minimum income, there are sometimes a few Session spots available at a reduced rate. If this applies to you and you can't make an appointment for financial reasons, you can request a spot by sharing your request for help, motivation, and financial situation. Request a Session spot here.
— I am taking medication, can I make an appointment? Yes, the use of medication (e.g. sleeping pills, antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs) is not an obstacle to a Session.
Please note: All materials shared during or after your Session(-s) are under copyright; they are for your personal use only and may not be made public or shared with third parties (e.g., visual overviews with pointers, insights & practical tools, meditations, Yin yoga postures/ series, and more).
Sessions are not a substitute for medical advice. Sessions can be booked additionally in consultation.
The above information has been prepared based on previously asked questions and experience.
Being who you already really, fully are and living with joy!
You can directly book your Session.
Questions? Contact me here.