Therapeutic session

A therapeutic session at Heelde offers a space to pause and listen to what is moving inside you. Old pain, suppressed emotions or recurring patterns may surface—often at the very moments when you long for freedom and flow. Within a safe and clear setting, we explore what is holding you back and what is ready to be seen or released. It is not an escape from daily life, but a grounded and compassionate doorway to healing, clarity and a stronger sense of presence within yourself.

 

If it is not yet clear which form of therapy suits you best, a reading can be a meaningful first step. In a reading, the needs of your soul become visible, showing which layer is calling for attention right now. From there, a therapeutic session can follow as a deepening step, creating space for healing and transformation. 



Different types of sessions

Holistic EMDR
A gentle yet profound method for processing trauma and releasing stored emotions. It works not only on the mind, but throughout your entire system.

 

Soul Retrieval
When part of your life force has withdrawn, soul retrieval helps to bring it back. It restores a sense of wholeness and of coming home to yourself.

 

Power Extraction
Energies that do not belong to you can weigh heavily. Power extraction clears your field, allowing you to feel lighter and more free within yourself.

 

System Constellation
Unconscious family or soul connections can hold you back. A constellation makes these dynamics visible and guides you back to your own rightful place.

 

Inner Child Therapy
Old child parts often still influence your life. By meeting them with compassion, peace and softening arise, creating more space for your adult self.

 

Emotion Coaching
Emotions are signals of your inner truth. Emotion coaching helps you to clearly recognize them and use them as a compass.

 


Holistic EMDR

Holistic EMDR supports the processing of trauma, painful memories and stuck emotions in a way that is gentle for your system while reaching deep levels of healing. Where classical EMDR focuses mainly on the mental aspect, this approach works with the whole of your being: body, emotions, energy and soul.

 

During the session, you are gradually invited to feel what was once too overwhelming to carry. Through bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or gentle tapping, the brain’s natural capacity to process experiences is activated. At the same time, space is given to signals from your body and subconscious, so that the healing does not happen only in the mind.

 

The effect is that old pain and tension begin to move and release, helping you to feel more grounded in yourself. Feelings of fear, guilt, rejection or abandonment can find their place without overwhelming you. You do not need to retell or relive the story; the focus is on allowing your system to experience that the past is over and that you are safe now.

 

Holistic EMDR can be especially valuable if you notice that, despite earlier inner work, something remains unconsciously stuck. It can also be a powerful pathway when physical tension, restlessness or old shock responses keep returning, opening the way to more calm, clarity and trust.



Soul Retrieval

A soul retrieval is a shamanic session in which separated soul parts are brought back home. In times of overwhelming experiences, part of your life force may have split off to protect you. In spiritual traditions this is called soul loss, which can later be felt as emptiness, a sense of absence, or a feeling of incompleteness.

 

During the session, through journeying and attunement, we connect with these fragments. They rarely show themselves through thinking, but rather through memories, images, emotions, or physical sensations. Sometimes they stem from experiences in this life, but they may also come from other lifetimes or realities. Whatever arises is welcomed with care and gently returned to your system.

 

The return of a soul part feels like a profound homecoming. It can bring clarity, strength, and vitality that had long been hidden. This is not a magical fix, but a process of restoration and reunion, often accompanied by deep emotion and insight into who you truly are.

 

As these soul parts return, balance and energy naturally increase. Feelings of emptiness, fatigue, or recurring patterns may shift—not because they are “solved,” but because you are once again fully present within yourself.



Power Extraction

Sometimes you may sense that something is present in your energy field that does not belong to you. It can make you feel tired, heavy, tense, or strangely restless, as if you are not fully anchored in yourself.

 

This may be residual energy from past relationships or situations, beliefs that are not your own, or influences you have picked up along the way. Power extraction is a shamanic method to carefully and compassionately remove these energies, so that you can once again inhabit your own space and power.

 

During the session, we attune to your energy field and bring into awareness what has become stuck. The space that opens is then filled with light and life force, allowing your system to feel whole again.

 

Afterward, many people experience a sense of calm, clarity, and vitality, as though a veil has been lifted. You feel more grounded in yourself and freer to make choices that are truly your own.



System Constellation

Sometimes you find yourself stuck in ways you cannot explain. You may feel emotions or blocks that seem larger than yourself, repeat patterns that keep returning, or carry burdens that don’t quite belong to your own life story. Often this points to unconscious bonds within your family system or soul system.

 

A system constellation makes these hidden entanglements visible—and that is where healing begins. In an individual session, I work with floor markers such as stones, mirrors, or objects that draw your attention. Through them, your system reveals what is happening beneath the surface: unconscious loyalties, family secrets, ancestral pain, karmic ties, or soul contracts. You don’t need to know this beforehand; it naturally shows itself.

 

We go to the origin of what holds you back, not just the surface expression. Sometimes this reaches back through generations, sometimes to an early experience in your own life. During a constellation, a separated soul part may appear—then soul retrieval becomes part of the process. Or a foreign energy may surface that you have taken on—then power extraction can take place. At times, an inner child part shows itself still caught in an old situation, and we gently create space for it.

 

System constellations are supportive when you struggle with recurring patterns in relationships or work, entanglements in parent–child dynamics, feelings of exclusion, or carrying burdens that are not yours. They can also open new space when dealing with energetic heaviness, guilt, or deep questions of identity and belonging.



Inner Child Therapy

Within every person live younger parts that once developed as survival strategies. They stayed quiet, grew up too quickly, learned to please, or withdrew. These child parts still react from old experiences and continue to shape the way you enter relationships, make choices, and set boundaries.

 

Inner child therapy helps you meet and understand these parts. It may be a fearful, angry, or wounded part, or one that protects and tries to keep everything under control. Alongside their pain, child parts often hold valuable qualities such as playfulness, intuition, creativity, and life force. By acknowledging both the vulnerability and the protective mechanisms, space and healing can emerge.

 

In the session, you build a safe bridge from your adult awareness to the part that is showing itself. The process unfolds gently and attuned, without forcing anything. Sometimes grounding or energetic clearing is needed first, and a soul retrieval or system constellation may naturally become part of the work.

 

The result is greater inner peace, self-love, and resilience. You begin to release old survival patterns and live from your adult self—with clarity and safety, as well as renewed playfulness and strength.



EmotionCoaching

EmotionCoaching is a direct and practical way to relearn the language of your emotions. It is not about controlling or pushing them away, but about recognizing them as pure signals of your inner truth. This method, developed by Vera Helleman and supported by the Emotion Expertise Centre, restores emotions to their natural place—not as obstacles, but as guides.

 

In our society, we have often become disconnected from our emotional intelligence. We are taught to suppress, analyze, or avoid emotions, while in reality emotions are not a disturbance in the system—they are the system. Every emotion that arises shows you that something is out of alignment with your essence. Not with what is expected of you from the outside, but with what is true for you.

 

In a session, we explore together what is truly being felt. We distinguish between the trigger, the interpretation, the actual emotion, and the conditioning in between. This brings clarity and helps you step out of the story, back into the direct experience of the present moment. From there, space, calm, and self-understanding naturally arise.



Therapeutic Session

The courage to look within

A therapeutic session is not a moment of relaxation or a casual talk. It is a place where real work takes place. Careful, compassionate, and attuned—but always with honesty and commitment. The process does not avoid the pain but gently moves toward it, step by step. At times it may feel confronting, and long-avoided parts of yourself may surface. Yet precisely there lies the doorway to release and transformation. The guidance is soft yet clear, while the true movement arises from within.

Starting with a reading

If it is not yet clear which form of session is most fitting, a reading can be a valuable first step. In a reading, the themes and blockages that play a role become visible, as well as what your soul most needs right now. Often, even a single session brings clarity and new space. From there, the next step can be chosen together.

Practical Information 

  • Duration: each session lasts 90 minutes.

  • Cost: €180 per session.

  • Location: sessions take place online via Zoom or live in The Hague. Holistic EMDR and system constellations are only available live.

  • Recording: sessions may be recorded for later listening.

  • Report: after the session you receive a written report with exercises and reflection questions.

  • Booking: sessions are booked directly through the online calendar on the website.

  • Preparation: come with a clear personal question and the willingness to engage in your own inner work.

Who is it for?

These sessions are for those willing to look within. For those who feel the time has come to move forward, even if the path is not yet clear. For those who want to be touched, and who are ready to take responsibility for their inner world. No plan is required—only the willingness to be present with whatever shows itself.



Feel welcome to create space for calm, clarity, and living from your core—at your own pace and with whatever is present.

A Therapeutic Session as a Path to Real Change
At Heelde, a therapeutic session is not just a conversation, but a grounded process of healing and transformation. Within a safe and compassionate space, you are invited to meet the parts of yourself that carry pain, confusion, or old patterns. This work does not bypass what is difficult—it gently moves toward it, creating the possibility of release, insight, and lasting change.

 

Different approaches are available: Holistic EMDR for trauma release, Soul Retrieval for restoring wholeness, Power Extraction to clear heavy energies, System Constellations to reveal hidden bonds, Inner Child Therapy to meet younger parts with compassion, and Emotion Coaching to rediscover emotions as guides rather than obstacles. Each session is carefully attuned to your personal themes and what your soul needs most in the moment.

 

Whether you feel stuck in recurring patterns, carry old pain, or long for more freedom and presence in your daily life, a therapeutic session helps you move forward with clarity and resilience. The result is not only understanding, but a felt shift in your energy, relationships, and inner balance. Every step is taken at your own pace. The invitation is simple yet profound: to create space for calm, clarity, and living from your true core.

“A therapeutic session at Heelde invites you to face what is ready to be healed, so you can move forward with more clarity, freedom, and strength in your daily life.”