Praktijk Rachela

About Praktijk Rachela

Praktijk Rachela is a small-scale mental health care practice in Nijkerk. The multidisciplinary team provides treatment and support for young people, families and adults.

Services offered

The practice offers treatment, support and diagnostic assessments. It also organises information evenings, workshops and themed meetings for parents and professionals.

• Assessment for ADHD or autism spectrum disorder
• Systemic interventions and systems-oriented treatment
• Outpatient treatment at home
• Cognitive behavioural therapy and trauma therapy
• Intensive educational treatment
• Parenting support and parenting skills
• Support with activities of daily living
• Lifelong support and building self-reliance
• Individual support at home or at school
• Group support and group training
• Intelligence assessment
• Assessment of learning difficulties, including dyslexia and dyscalculia
• Information evenings, workshops and themed meetings

Who it is for

The practice lists toddlers, children, young people, young adults and adults as its target groups.

• Toddlers
• Children
• Young people
• Young adults
• Adults

Areas of expertise

The areas of expertise listed include diagnostics, developmental questions, mental health problems and family problems.

• ADHD and attention/concentration problems
• Anxiety symptoms
• Autism spectrum disorders
• Dyscalculia and dyslexia
• Behavioural problems and attachment problems
• Domestic violence and child abuse
• Intelligence assessment and neuropsychological assessment
• Intercultural issues and migration-related problems
• Grief and problems relating to separation or divorce
• Social and emotional development, and system and family problems
• Support for children who are unable to attend school

Approach and locations

Appointments can take place at the practice, at the client's home, at school or at an institution. Support is available in four languages; evening appointments can be arranged by appointment.

• Praktijk Rachela location
• At the client's home
• At school or at an institution
• Evening appointments by arrangement
• Dutch, English, Spanish and Papiamento (a Dutch Caribbean language)

Registration and care pathway

You can discuss by phone beforehand whether the practice is a good fit for your support needs. After registration, the client and practice discuss the next steps; a care pathway may include diagnostic assessment, treatment or support.

• Register directly or through a referral from a youth consultant, GP or school
• Introductory and intake appointment
• Questionnaires at the start of the care pathway

Strengths conversation and single-session conversation

The practice describes a strengths conversation as a discussion to explore personal strengths, resources and motivation. A single-session therapy conversation is a one-off, focused discussion about one topic.

• Strengths conversation
• Single-session therapy conversation