When a consultation may help
When past events keep shaping the present — through symptoms, relationships or the sense of safety — a careful, clinician-led assessment can establish what kind of support is appropriate now.
Booking informationConditions · Trauma & PTSD
Safety before speed.
Trauma work must be paced, safe and phase-oriented — never too much, too fast.
Not for emergencies.
Do not use either website for emergencies. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 112 now or go to the nearest emergency department.
In Belgium, call Zelfmoordlijn 1813 in Dutch or the Centre de Prévention du Suicide on 0800 32 123 in French. Both are free, anonymous and available 24/7.
You can call simply because things feel bad and you want someone to talk to.
Is this you?
It often looks like this.
Memories or nightmares return uninvited.
You avoid reminders — or feel strangely numb around them.
Part of you is always scanning; rest doesn't feel safe.
Shame, dissociation or difficulty trusting keep their distance from words.
The body stays braced, even when nothing is wrong.
Complex trauma may also show up as long-standing difficulty with trust, emotion regulation, self-worth, attachment and identity. Recognizing a few of these is not a diagnosis — it is a reason to look closer.
How treatment is paced
Safety before speed — always.
First
Stability and safety
Before anything is revisited, I help secure the ground: sleep, daily structure, body safety and enough support to stand on.
Then
Carefully paced processing
When indicated — and only then. I respect your capacity and keep the work within what is tolerable.
From there
Integration
We integrate the work back into relationships, identity and daily life. Where useful, I coordinate care with other professionals.
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