Born in the Flemish part of Belgium (1962)
Medical Doctor (VUB – Brussels University – 1988)
Psychiatrist (Free State University, Bloemfontein, South Africa – January 1995)
Training, practice and certificates in:
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy (1988-1991)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (Free State University – 1991-1995)
- Constructional behavioral therapy (1998-2005) (Dr. Beata Bakker)
- EMDR (Peter Balde – basic and advanced course 2005-2006)
- Mindfulness (MBCT – 2002-2014)
- EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) (Gary Craig, G. Rutten – 2002-2014)
- WHEE (Wholistic hybrid of EMDR and EFT) (Dr. Daniel Benor – 2009)
- HRV-biofeedback training (2013 – Kees Blase)
- Ericksonian hypnotherapy certificate (Dan Jones – 2022)
- certified RRT specialist (2021-2023)
Spiritual/Philosophical inspiration
- Vipassana meditation (10 days intensive – 2002)
- Ho’oponopono (Gerda van der Linden, basic and advanced course, 2015-2017),
- Direct Path Non-dual understanding (Francis Lucille and Rupert Spira, 2017-2023),
- Analytical idealism (Bernardo Kastrup – basic course 2020)