Geels, Praktijk voor Psychotherapie

About Geels, Praktijk voor Psychotherapie

Geels, Praktijk voor Psychotherapie is located on the Londense Kaai in central Middelburg. Bert Geels works there several days a week as a psychotherapist and offers psychotherapy for long-term mental health problems.

Psychotherapy

The practice offers person-centred talk therapy for complex problems that often have persisted for a long time. Treatment lasts longer than eight sessions and is based on a cognitive behavioural framework, with schema therapy as its starting point.

• Psychotherapy
• Schema therapy

Reasons for seeking help

Bert Geels addresses concerns related to anxiety, mood, tension, trauma, loss, identity, life stages and personality.

• Anxiety, including phobias, panic attacks, social anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms
• Depressive symptoms
• Physical symptoms caused by tension
• Traumatic experiences
• Burnout and stress-related exhaustion
• Grief and experiences of loss
• Identity problems and questions about meaning and feelings of inferiority
• Life-stage problems
• Personality problems

Approach

Treatment begins with one to three introductory sessions. An assessment and treatment plan are then prepared; questionnaires are sometimes used.

• Introductory sessions
• Assessment of the current situation and personal life history
• Treatment plan with goals

Quality and collaboration

The practice is certified by the Nederlands Instituut voor Psychologen (Dutch Institute of Psychologists) and holds an approved quality status statement. Bert Geels works with GPs, POH-GGZ (GP mental health practice support), psychologists in BasisGGZ (basic mental health care), clinical psychologists and psychiatrists.