Frans Meulmeester, Counselor in Rotterdam, 3014HA

Frans Meulmeester, MS

Profession(s):
Counseling, Psychotherapy, Social Work
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.

My Approach to Helping

First of all I like to support people in increasing their awareness. Beside that I like to use humor as a way to lighten up.
I go from the point that whatever pattern the client is stuck with, once was his best posible solution to survive. Therefore, I want to respect and accept this pattern.
People do not have to change in a specific direction, that I think is best for them. I support them to get more awareness on the patterns and the underlying mechanisms.
Awareness leads to freedom of choice.

More Info About My Practice

I work mostly in Holland and the situation with insurance is so complicated, that it is difficult to say in general if the insurance company will pay. I depends the company and package of the client.
However, more and more companies pay at least a part back.

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

I love to work with young people who are finding their own way in life. It is wonderfull to see them getting more self conficence. As stated here above, I also like to work with people with cancer. It is an intensive form of counseling, but to support people to face the difficult facts of life and stay with them, beside them even if there are no answers anymore. I have been doing this work for more than 20 years now and in supporting my clients, at the same time learned a lot from these clients about life and my basic values. My basic approach is the Gestalt therapy in combination with the existential therapy. Irvin Yalom has been a great inspirartion to me. Another kind of work that I love to do is Group psychotherapy. I do this e.g. with the group of clients with cancer but also with young people who are starting up their life.