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My sessions with Gitta helped me enormously to separate “illusions” and “reality”.
Online we discuss situations in my work and private life that make me feel bad, sad, dissatisfied or anxious. I learn that I interpret and act on the behavior of others according to my own “working theory”.
These are Gitta’s unique selling points: dismantling this burden, the thoughts I have in my head, every time as a defense. Together we discover where these illusions come from and with which original feeling they originated. And then she helps me to get to that original feeling myself. Gitta often knows exactly in which phase of this process I am while I am telling. We do this online but she hears it and she sees it. I notice that I get to know myself better and start living more passionately!
Chris
When one of my adult children didn’t want to contact me for a while, I had a lot of bad feelings.
I thought I was a bad person and felt quite ashamed. The shame kept me from seeking help. A friend advised me to make an appointment with Gitta because people around her had had good experiences with her and fortunately I did.
Gitta helped me without much ado and with a lot of compassion to feel in my body the sadness that was hidden under my shame and persistent self-rejection. Old sadness that was not caused by the situation with my daughter, but was triggered. Gitta saw effortlessly and without judgement when and how I rejected myself out of protection and helped me to see that too and to shift the focus to what was happening in my body and to feel it. Something that was new to me: you feel with your body. I mainly thought about feelings. Space for all the feelings that are there at this moment makes life a lot lighter for me and a basic attitude of curiosity and self-compassion has developed in me.
As a therapist, Gitta is clearly experienced and creative. She has a clear message, she effortlessly tuned in to what worked for me and took what I already had in-house. There was room for humor, very important to me. I look back on the sessions with gratitude and pleasure and if necessary I will gladly go back for a refresher session.
Eef
I started therapy with Gitta during a period in my life when I was considering starting antidepressants due to feeling overwhelmed by anxiety.
Thanks to her attentive listening and expertise, Gitta assisted me in discerning between past experiences and the present moment, enabling me to connect with my adult consciousness.
I am no longer under the grip of fear, as Gitta equips me with tools to effectively deal with my emotions without letting them dominate my life. I now experience a sense of lightness in the present, and as my therapy sessions continue, the influence of my past on my current state diminishes.
I believe Gitta’s greatest strength is her ability to create a true connection with her clients that makes us feel seen but above all understood. When it is appropriate, she even shares her personal experiences with us, helping us better integrate the concepts she teaches.
Marilou (Canada)
I followed an intensive course with Gitta.
At that time I went through an intense process. Gitta can quickly get to the core, by asking the right questions. You don’t get the space to keep beating around the bush. In this she is decisive but always loving. She stays out of the stories that are about then and later and brings you into the here and now. The sessions with Gitta have not only helped me in the period that I needed it, but have stayed with me to this day.
I have gained a lot of insight into my defenses, the well-known survival strategies that once arose in childhood, that keep me from the here and now. This is so valuable, because I now know when I am in a defense and I have tools to get back into the now, to myself. Then it can flow again and I am in control again.
Mariëlle
I went to Gitta to give my relationship, which was slowly running out of steam, a new chance.
I have to be honest and say it with reluctance. But step by step, and at my pace, she helps me to feel my oppressive patterns and I notice how this automatically creates space for love, fun and freedom. I experience Gitta as a practical no-nonsense therapist. She does not plan more sessions than necessary, communicates clearly and helps you save your relationship!
Frank (56 years old)
I was informed about different psychology approaches and the PRI (past reality integration) approach was the one I felt was a great balance between the past and the present.
That is the reason I met Gitta. She lives it!
Gitta is a great therapist that made me confortable and I trust her work and approach. She is gentle and knows well to accompany me in the right direction and giving tools to meet myself and my patterns.
Sarah (Canada)