Shane van Weelie

I was born and raised in New Zealand from European expat parents and have been living in the Netherlands for the past three years.

My specialization is with the Queer and Trans* community - specifically in gender dysphoria, also from my own experience.

In addition, I can guide you if you experience depressive or anxious symptoms, work, study or home stress / burnouts, low self-esteem, trauma and PTSD, homesickness, adjustment difficulties, assertiveness, compulsory complaints, sleeping problems, procrastination and more. Please feel free to ask if you are not sure whether I can help you!

During our first appointment I am interested in getting to get to know you and how we can best work together. Respect, trust, openness, understanding, perseverance and cooperation are the keywords to build up our therapeutic relationship.

I mostly work with a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness, depending on what your goals and needs are. However, I strongly believe that everyone is their own expert and therefore you know will have an idea of which direction you need to travel. I will help guide you, and, the hard work needs to be done by you.