Carien is a registered psychologist, with a strong focus on emotional wellbeing. She works with individuals who want to enhance their life by living from a more regulated state of wellbeing.

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For Carien emotional wellbeing shows up in a regulated self, which is the ability to access inner resources, be present in the moment, experience a wide range of emotions, express it in a healthy functional way from a place of kindness and compassion; and function in daily life with the sense that you can deal with any challenge, but more so to live with a positive sense of future directedness and hope.

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The work of Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) informs the way in which Carien works. SE™ is a gentle, non-invasive approach that works with the body’s natural self-regulation system. The approach involves increasing awareness of stuck fight/flight/freeze system responses and supporting its completion.

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Carien does not work with severe mental health, but works with individuals who are ready to change and move towards an enhanced sense of emotional wellbeing.

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She therefore incorporates principles of Somatic Experiencing, Somatic Resilience and Regulation, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Rational-Emotive Behavior therapy, Solution focused therapy, Sandplay/ Sandwork therapy and mindfulness based approaches in her work.

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