Mynd

About Mynd

Mynd is a psychological support practice in Hoeven. It provides specialist youth support to children and young people and involves their parents and school where appropriate.

Support and assessments

Treatment and assessments are tailored in consultation with parents and the child or young person. Support is evaluated; an advice meeting follows an assessment, and treatment is reviewed periodically.

• Individual therapy for children and young people
• Parent guidance, parenting advice and psychoeducation
• Diagnostic assessments of, among other things, intelligence, behaviour, development, attention and trauma

Treatment methods

Depending on the support needed, Mynd can use various treatment methods.

• Cognitive behavioural therapy
• Schema therapy
• Mediation therapy (parent guidance)
• EMDR (trauma processing)
• ReAttach
• Insight-oriented, supportive and structuring therapy

About the practice owner

Hester Schuurman is a GZ-psycholoog Kind en Jeugd (Dutch registered healthcare psychologist for children and young people) and an educationalist. She founded Mynd in 2017 and has worked from a practice room in Hoeven since 2018.

Referral and reimbursement

A GP, medical specialist or youth professional from the CJG (Centre for Youth and Family) can refer clients to Mynd. With a referral, the municipality reimburses the care; clients pay themselves if they seek help on their own initiative.

• Contracts with municipalities in West Brabant-West and West Brabant Oost