DriveCare

About DriveCare

DriveCare is a driving school in Apeldoorn. It offers driving lessons, refresher courses and support with driving anxiety, with personal guidance and attention to additional support needs.

Driving lessons and refresher course

Refresher lessons are individual and tailored to the driver's wishes and concerns. Lessons can be taken in a manual car, an automatic or an adapted automatic.

• Individual appointments for a refresher course
• Basic package including ‘refresher theory course’ booklet
• Additional lessons for specific areas

Support with driving anxiety

Support begins with an intake interview about the anxiety, goals and suitable approach. Practical sessions consist of exposure and traffic counselling; DriveCare does not call this a driving lesson.

• Cognitive behavioural therapy
• RET (rational-emotive therapy)
• NLP techniques
• Mindfulness
• EMDR
• Hypnotherapy
• Relaxation and breathing exercises

Who it is for

DriveCare offers support to new drivers, people who want to drive again and people with additional support needs.

• New drivers
• People with driving anxiety
• People who want a refresher course
• People with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or NAH (non-congenital brain injury)
• People who need adapted driving

Practical information

Refresher lessons and driving sessions take place in a car with dual controls. Driving anxiety treatment takes place at Hoenderparkweg 96b; it can take place at another location on request.

• Manual car
• Automatic
• Adapted automatic

About the counsellor

Mireille has a background as a therapist, driving instructor and former care assistant. She works step by step, at the client's pace, with personal attention.