Living in a new country can be a tough experience. Day-to-day differences, such as customs and language, can have more of a personal impact than you might expect. Additionally, ordinary and unexpected life situations may prove more challenging when faced in a different country away from personal support networks and resources you had at home. At times like these you may benefit from professional support which ACCESS can provide through a referral to our counsellor network.
The Counselling Services of ACCESS were established in
1986 to meet the needs of the international English speaking
community in The Netherlands. The ACCESS Counselling Network
consists of professionals having practices all over Holland.
Our counsellors are men and women who are psychologists,
mental health counsellors, and social workers from a variety
of different cultural backgrounds. All counsellors have
a minimum Masters level degree with at least two years supervised
work experience. They offer a variety of expertise in different
areas, including:
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adjustment difficulties |
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children and families
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marital/relationship issues
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AIDS/HIV |
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anxiety |
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career challenges |
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depression |
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suicide |
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sexual/emotional/physical abuse
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eating disorders |
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loss and bereavement |
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learning problems |
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substance abuse |
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psychological evaluations |
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cross-cultural adjustment |
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medically related problems |
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sexuality issues |
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In addition to English, a number of ACCESS counsellors
speak other languages including Dutch, German, Spanish,
French and Italian. All referrals and counselling services
are confidential. Fees are set by the individual counsellors.
