Jellina Meijer

My name is Jellina Meijer, a psychologist born and raised in Friesland. Outside of work, I’m active and enjoy yoga and fitness, and I’m a proud single mother of two young children. Spirituality forms a gentle, grounding foundation in my life and in the way I view people and life itself.

My education and work experience

I graduated from the University of Groningen in 2011. My career began at INTER-psy, a specialized mental healthcare institution. After moving to Amsterdam, I worked in various private psychology practices, where I gained extensive experience with complex issues. For the past four years, I worked at GGZ Centraal in Almere with the EPA target group (clients with very complex and long-term conditions). With fourteen years of experience, my specialization – and my passion – is trauma and PTSD. I am trained in CBT, EMDR, ACT, VERS (Emotion Regulation Disorder Skills Training), NET (Narrative Exposure Therapy), and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

My approach

In my approach, I am sincere, transparent, empathetic, and direct. I believe in honesty and in expressing what is needed, even if it can sometimes be confronting. Humor plays an important role for me: it sheds light on difficult processes and helps you view situations from a more positive perspective.

As a psychologist, you can see me as a guide on your journey to self-discovery – someone who observes with you, thinks along with you, supports you, and helps you with evidence-based psychological interventions. We do therapy together. You lead, I follow. In my work as a psychologist, I maintain an open and accepting attitude and place great importance on the therapeutic relationship. As a result, clients often report after treatment that they feel heard, understood, and safe, which makes it easier to be vulnerable and open.

English-speaking clients are also welcome to contact me.