In 2019, I officially started my own practice, Psycheheel. Earlier, in 2014, I had plans to begin, but I put them on hold when I got a job as a student psychologist at the University of Groningen (RUG). I enjoyed working at the SSC of RUG, where I provided individual therapy, assertiveness training, and the “Voluit Leven” group (based on ACT). I also developed workshops such as 'Worry Wise' for students and 'Waardevol Werken' for study advisors. Additionally, I represented RUG in the national working group of student psychologists and supervised interns. A third of my clients were international students, giving me extensive experience in treating people from different backgrounds in English.

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Before my time at RUG, I worked for seven years at Toevluchtsoord, now Wender. This was then a shelter for women who are victims of violence in dependent relationships. In addition to diagnostics and treatment, I supervised teams of mentors and completed my GZ training there. The target group and staff often had a migration background, which taught me to work sensitively to cultural differences. Together with Interpsy, I also established the 'Vroeger en Verder' course for complex trauma survivors.

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From 2004 to 2007, I worked at the Whiplash Institute Netherlands, where I conducted neuropsychological screenings, neurophysiological research (QEEG), and neuro(bio)feedback. The clients were usually individuals with whiplash or brain injuries, but I also used neurofeedback for ADHD. In 2007, I founded a neurofeedback department within AD(h)D Noord.

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My career began at Accare, child and adolescent psychiatry in Groningen, where, after my internship, I was allowed to stay on as a cognitive behavioral therapist and research assistant.

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