Plein 20

About Plein 20

Plein 20 is a psychotherapy practice in Amsterdam. The practice offers help to children, young people and young adults with psychological complaints, and to families.

Services

Plein 20 offers specialist psychotherapeutic care and works with treatment goals drawn up together with clients and parents.

• Psychological assessment
• Individual psychotherapy with children
• Psychoeducation
• Integrative psychotherapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Schema therapy
• Mentalization-based therapy for children (MBT-K)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Solution-focused therapy
• Parent guidance
• Family sessions

Approach

For children under twelve, treatment starts with conversations with parents or carers. When needed, Plein 20 provides outreach support and visits families with young children at home.

• Therapy session: 45 minutes
• Parent guidance and family sessions: about 60 minutes

Who it is for

The support is for children, young people and young adults with psychological complaints that cause problems in their development at home, at school, in their studies or work, or in their free time.

• Children
• Young people aged 12 to 18
• Young adults
• Parents and families

Complaints and difficulties

Plein 20 offers help with a range of complaints and difficulties.

• Fears
• Stress-related complaints
• Mood complaints
• Problems regulating emotions and impulses
• Emerging eating and feeding problems
• Difficulties with social contact
• Attention and concentration problems (ADD/ADHD)
• Oppositional or defiant behaviour (ODD)
• Traumatic experiences (PTSD)
• Attachment difficulties