Testimonials

These are a few anonymised testimonials by former and/or current clients.

We have discovered a world we were not aware existed. We’re trained academically, much in our lives is about efficiency. It all worked but we missed out on so much in life. You’ve shown us the way to go inside.

Your capacity to see people so precisely and completely is just beautiful and freeing. Sometimes it’s pure magic and you seem to see things about either of us that we ourselves would find hard to give words to. You make it appear from behind a veil, with kindness and curiosity.

Thank you for helping us make our lives fuller, with more depth and nuance.
Married Couple

Before I open the door for another session, I know you will be able to find me a resource, a book, a video, a one-liner that will help me find my way. I never leave empty-handed. Thanks for taking the time to get me, to really understand me, in this almost magical way.
Male client

I think your invitation to a more conscious life has me pondering further about its meaning and how I can live mine in the most authentic way possible. It’s not easy but I am happy to be on this difficult and worthwhile path. (…) I can’t thank you enough dear Aernout, for the world and way of seeing you have opened up to me. I can only wish you all the good that is enough for you.
Female client

Integrity, that is what stands out from our sessions. Even when the subjects I wanted to look at were difficult, you somehow made sure it was never impossible. Your honesty and warm humility created a space where I could grow. Thank you!
Male client

It hasn’t been easy to stay on the path of sobriety since our sessions ended, but I’ve managed. Thank you so much for your faith in me, and in staying the course.
Male client

I really enjoyed yesterday’s session…was soooo good to laugh! 🙂 Thank you!
Female client

I really feel you understand me – thank you.
Male client

One half of a couple:“Coming to you feels like going to the dentist: anxious and afraid before, afterwards so happy for a sense of cleanliness and clarity. Never easy, always good.”
Male member of a couple

Thank you for yesterday – it was really eye-opening.
Female client

It was a really difficult session today, but I’m not coming to you to chat and have coffee… Thank you!
Female client

Thank you very much for helping me get to where I am now. I’ll be in touch later.
Male client

Thank you very much for the session yesterday. It gave me a lot to think and reflect about.
Female client

You get me.
Male client

You are to whom I confess my struggles. It helps me to be in your space and find the words to describe those struggles so I can share them with the people I love, and who love me. That lifts the loneliness I often feel. Thank you.
Male client

Thank you for being human.

Thank you for being straight forward (for the courage of the crack, where the light comes in)

Thank you for the generous sharing of resources over the years

Your extreme clarity and soft heart made me access self-compassion, acceptance and healing. A new spirituality awoke in me, giving space to body sensations, self-trust, intuition. I stopped trying to resolve or escape vulnerability, I chose it as a door to true being. I now feel able to be authentic, embrace pleasure and know where I stand, where I end.

Female client, polyamorous

If you are interested in exploring the possibilities of individual counselling for yourself or for others, or in couples counselling, I invite you to explore this site widely. You might also be interested in my blog about counselling, where I write about a wide array of topics. Some popular posts there are on “the magic of counselling“, and on the difference between therapy and psychological counselling.