T H E R A P Y

Little and Big Steps is a safe place where you can explore your life journey, embrace your inner experiences and understand your “self”. 

Learning and growing up are part of life, the same as pains and sorrows or joy and happiness. Luckily, we always can choose our own mental and physical actions towards whatever experiences we are facing. Once we step out of any labels we have framed ourselves, we will have more space to grow.

A P P R O A C H

  • deep listening
  • openness
  • non-judgment
  • togetherness

I respect the uniqueness of every human being. I try to understand a person as a whole person beyond any categorized disorders and races.

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy
  • Compassion Focused Therapy
  • Schema Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Process-Based Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based approach
  • Person-Centered approach
  • Buddhist Psychology
  • Focusing

F O R

Anyone who is feeling

  • distressed, depressed, down, burdened
  • stuck
  • lonely, empty, hopeless, lost
  • guilty, ashamed, embarrassed
  • anxious, worried about other people/ performance/ future
  • uncertain, nervous
  • stressed, pressured, tense
  • bad about oneself, overwhelmed with self-criticism/ self-blame/ feeling not good enough 

or anyone who just wants to explore and develop oneself or find the meaning of life. 

 

However, I’m not skilful enough to work with people who have

  • symptoms of psychosis such as delusions, hallucinations, having confused and disturbed thoughts
  • a serious danger to self or others

C E R T I F I C A T E S

• M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology • M.Sc. in Clinical Neuropsychology  (Leiden University)
• ISST-approved 40 hrs Schema Therapy Training (Dutch Institute for Schema Therapy)
• Introductory Training in Compassion Focused Therapy (The Compassionate Mind Foundation, UK)
• Advance Training in Compassion Focused Therapy with Dr. Paul Gilbert (The Compassionate Mind Foundation, UK)
• Compassion Focused Therapy for Dissociation (The Compassionate Mind Foundation, UK)
• Mindful Self-compassion Core Skills Training with Dr. Kristin Neff and Dr. Chris Germer (Centrum voor Mindfulness, Amsterdam)
• Functional Analytic Psychotherapy and the Power of the Therapeutic Relationship (Association for Contextual Behavioral Science)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Introduction & Skills Building (Association for Contextual Behavioral Science)
• Emotion-Focused Therapy Training Level 1 & 2 with Dr. Robert Elliott (The Southern California Institute of Emotion Focused Therapy/ University of Strathclyde)
• Advanced Empathy Skills & Relational Processes with Dr. Robert Elliott (Cyprus Institute for Emotion Focused Therapy)
• Working with Emotions in Depression and Anxiety with Dr. Leslie Greenberg (Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health, Canada)
• ‘The transforming power of affect by changing emotion with emotion’ & ‘Working with Shame and Anger in Emotion-Focused Therapy’ with Dr. Leslie Greenberg (EFT Institute Netherlands)
• Inner Relationship Focusing Level 1-3 (Institute for Emotion-Focused Therapy Switzerland)
• Delebirate practice in EFT (Vereniging Persoonsgerichte experiëntiële Psychotherapie)
more about me

R E G I S T R A T I O N S

Psycholoog NIP: 246696

personal AGB-code: 94117642

onderneming AGB-code: 94068691

KvK number: 82012032

 

C O S T

first consultation (25 min, online)    free of charge

private counseling session (60 min)               € 90

no-show                                                               € 60

 

  • There is a special rate for students.
  • I also offer free EFT sessions to 2 clients per month, on condition that I can audio/video record our sessions. The recordings will only be used for the purposes of supervision and study. More information available in Thai here. Dutch and international people are also fully welcome. 
  •  I can give you sessions via a Basis GGZ I’m working with if your symptoms are strong enough to get a DSM diagnosis. You need a referral letter from your GP. Via this route, you can get reimbursement from your Dutch insurer. 
  • If you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment, please let me know at least 24 hours in advance to avoid a fee. 
  • Please feel free to contact me for more information.

L A N G U A G E

Thai, English and Dutch

L O C A T I O N

  • online, on a secured platform with end-to-end encryption
  • Blijdorp, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    • The practice is situated in a peaceful neighborhood surrounded by greenery. It is easily accessible via public transportation. 
    • A short walking distance from
      • Bus Stop Diergaarde Blijdorp (2 minutes)
      • Metro Station Blijdorp (8 minutes)
      • Rotterdam Central Train Station (20 minutes)
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C O M P L A I N T

I welcome all complaints about our work together. If you are not happy with our journey together, please feel free to let me know and discuss that with me first. If we cannot find a solution together, you can file an official complaint with the Centraal Bureau Klachtenmanagement in de Zorg via klachten@cbkz.nl. The complaint form is available for download here. 

C O N T A C T

E: apiradee@littleandbigsteps.com

T: +31 6 26625655

Please get in touch by email or the contact form below. During our first meeting, we will explore your concerns together. You will see how I work and whether that is right for you. I will see whether I’m able to offer what you are looking for. After this meeting, we can arrange our first session if we both are happy to continue working together.