My name is Erna van der Werff. When I was born in 1960, my father was a
psychologist and managing director at a home for disturbed children. As
a family, we lived on the grounds of this home. When one has been raised
in a therapeutic setting like this, it might be a given to go into psychology
as well. However, I resisted for a long time. The labelling of people as is
customary in regular psychology did not appeal to me and I studied
English instead. The remark of my tutor when she had read my final
paper was: ‘This is more a psychological thesis than a literary one. Why
didn’t you study psychology instead?’ And yes, that is where my interest
and passion lies.
In 1992, after the birth of my youngest daughter, I followed a
hypnotherapy education at the ATMA-institute in Amersfoort. The
alternative therapy is less inclined to think in clearly defined ideas and
sees every human as being unique. That suits me more.
From 1995 onwards I have my own practice and followed many other
courses and trainings, among which: Reiki (I, II and III), Dreamworkshops,
Transactional Analysis, Family constellation, Grief counselling for
adolescents, Mindfulness, Trance Dance, Biodanza, Yoga, Aurareading
and healing, and the last and most spectacular addition: PSYCH-K
®
.
Therapist
© 2024 - Erna van der Werff
My vision on therapy is that recurring problems are often caused by
blocked energy and learned patterns. Usually this happens on a
subconscious level and can lead to attracting similar situations again and
again. Blocked energy can cause emotional and/or physical complaints,
until you will gain insight in the effects and possibilities of your own
behaviour. The therapeutic session is a safe environment to work on your
unsolved issues resulting in energy release and an overall relaxation of
body and mind. Step by step you will find new, and natural ways to deal
with the world around you and all that you encounter on your path;
authentically and constructively.
My vision on therapy
The goal of therapy is based on the basic assumption that every human
being is able to heal him/herself. The healing power is present in all of us,
but most people have not been taught how to awaken this power. The
various therapeutic methods that I work with will activate your own
healing power and I will teach you to use it autonomously.
The goal of therapy
My
name
is
Erna
van
der
Werff.
When
I
was
born
in
1960,
my
father
was
a
psychologist
and
managing
director
at
a
home
for
disturbed
children.
As
a
family,
we
lived
on
the
grounds
of
this
home.
When
one
has
been
raised
in
a
therapeutic
setting
like
this,
it
might
be
a
given
to
go
into
psychology
as
well.
However,
I
resisted
for
a
long
time.
The
labelling
of
people
as
is
customary
in
regular
psychology
did
not
appeal
to
me
and
I
studied
English
instead.
The
remark
of
my
tutor
when
she
had
read
my
final
paper
was:
‘This
is
more
a
psychological
thesis
than
a
literary
one.
Why
didn’t
you
study
psychology
instead?’
And yes, that is where my interest and passion lies.
In
1992,
after
the
birth
of
my
youngest
daughter,
I
followed
a
hypnotherapy
education
at
the
ATMA-institute
in
Amersfoort.
The
alternative
therapy
is
less
inclined
to
think
in
clearly
defined
ideas
and
sees
every
human
as
being unique. That suits me more.
From
1995
onwards
I
have
my
own
practice
and
followed
many
other
courses
and
trainings,
among
which:
Reiki
(I,
II
and
III),
Dreamworkshops,
Transactional
Analysis,
Family
constellation,
Grief
counselling
for
adolescents,
Mindfulness,
Trance
Dance,
Biodanza,
Yoga,
Aurareading
and
healing,
and
the
last
and
most
spectacular
addition:
PSYCH-K
®
.
Therapist
© 2024 - Erna van der Werff
My
vision
on
therapy
is
that
recurring
problems
are
often
caused
by
blocked
energy
and
learned
patterns.
Usually
this
happens
on
a
subconscious
level
and
can
lead
to
attracting
similar
situations
again
and
again.
Blocked
energy
can
cause
emotional
and/or
physical
complaints,
until
you
will
gain
insight
in
the
effects
and
possibilities
of
your
own
behaviour.
The
therapeutic
session
is
a
safe
environment
to
work
on
your
unsolved
issues
resulting
in
energy
release
and
an
overall
relaxation
of
body
and
mind.
Step
by
step
you
will
find
new,
and
natural
ways
to
deal
with
the
world
around
you
and
all
that
you
encounter on your path; authentically and constructively.
My vision on therapy
The
goal
of
therapy
is
based
on
the
basic
assumption
that
every
human
being
is
able
to
heal
him/herself.
The
healing
power
is
present
in
all
of
us,
but
most
people
have
not
been
taught
how
to
awaken
this
power.
The
various
therapeutic
methods
that
I
work
with
will
activate
your
own
healing
power
and
I
will
teach
you
to
use it autonomously.
The goal of therapy
My
name
is
Erna
van
der
Werff.
When
I
was
born
in
1960,
my
father
was
a
psychologist
and
managing
director
at
a
home
for
disturbed
children.
As
a
family,
we
lived
on
the
grounds
of
this
home.
When
one
has
been
raised
in
a
therapeutic
setting
like
this,
it
might
be
a
given
to
go
into
psychology
as
well.
However,
I
resisted
for
a
long
time.
The
labelling
of
people
as
is
customary
in
regular
psychology
did
not
appeal
to
me
and
I
studied
English
instead.
The
remark
of
my
tutor
when
she
had
read
my
final
paper
was:
‘This
is
more
a
psychological
thesis
than
a
literary
one.
Why
didn’t
you
study
psychology
instead?’
And
yes,
that
is
where
my
interest
and passion lies.
In
1992,
after
the
birth
of
my
youngest
daughter,
I
followed
a
hypnotherapy
education
at
the
ATMA-institute
in
Amersfoort.
The
alternative
therapy
is
less
inclined
to
think
in
clearly
defined
ideas
and
sees
every
human
as
being
unique.
That
suits me more.
From
1995
onwards
I
have
my
own
practice
and
followed
many
other
courses
and
trainings,
among
which:
Reiki
(I,
II
and
III),
Dreamworkshops,
Transactional
Analysis,
Family
constellation,
Grief
counselling
for
adolescents,
Mindfulness,
Trance
Dance,
Biodanza,
Yoga,
Aurareading
and
healing,
and
the
last
and
most
spectacular
addition:
PSYCH-K
®
.
Therapist
My
vision
on
therapy
is
that
recurring
problems
are
often
caused
by
blocked
energy
and
learned
patterns.
Usually
this
happens
on
a
subconscious
level
and
can
lead
to
attracting
similar
situations
again
and
again.
Blocked
energy
can
cause
emotional
and/or
physical
complaints,
until
you
will
gain
insight
in
the
effects
and
possibilities
of
your
own
behaviour.
The
therapeutic
session
is
a
safe
environment
to
work
on
your
unsolved
issues
resulting
in
energy
release
and
an
overall
relaxation
of
body
and
mind.
Step
by
step
you
will
find
new,
and
natural
ways
to
deal
with
the
world
around
you
and
all
that
you
encounter
on
your
path;
authentically and constructively.
My vision on therapy
The
goal
of
therapy
is
based
on
the
basic
assumption
that
every
human
being
is
able
to
heal
him/herself.
The
healing
power
is
present
in
all
of
us,
but
most
people
have
not
been
taught
how
to
awaken
this
power.
The
various
therapeutic
methods
that
I
work
with
will
activate
your
own
healing
power
and I will teach you to use it autonomously.
The goal of therapy
