Froukje Wallendal
Space for what lives inside you. Looking together at what is going on within — calm, personal and without judgement. Psychodynamic therapy from a therapist in training, at a student rate.
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Froukje Wallendal
Psychodynamic therapist in training
About me
I am Froukje Wallendal, a psychodynamic therapist in training. I am in the four-year professional programme in Psychodynamic Therapy at PsychoDynamica, and working with clients is a core part of that training: I guide you under supervision, at a student rate. That makes the step into therapy a smaller one — in time, in tone and in price.
Before I took this path, I spent more than ten years in fashion: as a buyer and supply chain specialist, and as co-owner of the slow fashion label Floria Collective. What drove me there still drives me as a therapist: genuine attention to people, and the belief that how we appear and how we feel are deeply connected. From how you show yourself, to how you actually feel.
In the sessions I bring a down-to-earth, practical outlook, combined with warmth and intuition. We look not only at what you think, but above all at what you feel, what your body is telling you and which patterns you carry with you. At a calm pace, without judgement, and always together — you decide what comes up.
My approach
Psychodynamic therapy starts from the idea that much of what we feel and do is steered by patterns that took shape earlier in our lives. Those patterns often made sense once and protected us, but now they get in your way — in your relationships, your work, or the way you relate to yourself. In the sessions we make those patterns visible and tangible, so that you have a real choice where things used to happen on autopilot. We work at a calm pace and in a way that suits you. Sometimes that is mainly through conversation, sometimes through the body: pausing at what you actually feel, rather than what you think about it. There is no pressure and nothing you need to be ready for — curiosity about yourself is enough. Sessions last sixty minutes and take place online. As a therapist in training I work according to the PsychoDynamica curriculum and under supervision; what we do in the sessions follows what I have learned in my training. That way you get careful guidance, and it keeps me sharp.
Talking therapy
In conversation we explore what is going on — with attention for whatever is playing out beneath the surface.
Inner child work
We look at patterns that formed early in life and at how they still shape things for you today.
Body-oriented work
Your body joins the conversation: through body awareness we sense what words sometimes cannot say.
Training & Background
Psychodynamic Therapist HBO (in training)
PsychoDynamica
Four-year professional training programme at Dutch HBO (bachelor) level, SNRO-accredited, covering counselling skills, inner child work, body awareness and systemic work. Supervised work with clients from the first year.
Guest Lecturer Slow Fashion
Amsterdam Fashion Academy · 2023
Industry project with Foundation students on product development, buying and building a sustainable fashion brand.
Who is it for
You do not have to be stuck to want to explore something in yourself. Perhaps you notice that you spend a lot of time in your head, that the same patterns keep coming back, or that you are standing at a crossroads — in your work, your relationship or a new phase of life. Perhaps there is stress that no longer settles by itself, or simply a sense that there is more in you than you are living right now. Precisely because I am still in training, the first step is an easy one to take. The rate is a student rate, the sessions are online, and we always start with a free introduction — so you can quietly sense whether this suits you before you begin anything. Therapy does not have to be a big project; it can also just be a first step. To be honest: for an acute crisis or serious psychological difficulties, specialised care is a better fit. In that case I am glad to think along with you and refer you to someone better placed to help.
What to expect
Free introduction
30 minutes, online and without obligation. Your question comes first, and we see whether it feels right.
Intake
In the first full session we map out your background and your question, and make practical arrangements.
Sessions
Sessions of 60 minutes, weekly or every other week. We work with conversation, feeling and body awareness.
Evaluation
We pause together regularly: what is working, what has changed and how we carry on from here.
Book an introduction or session
Free introduction (30 min) or individual session (60 min, €30) — online
Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance · Froukje is a therapist in training and works under supervision
Frequently asked questions
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Contact
Do you have a question, or would you first like to get a feel for whether this is something for you? Feel free to send a message — you do not have to decide anything yet. You can also book a free introduction straight away through the calendar on this page. The sessions take place online, so you are welcome from anywhere in the Netherlands and beyond. Conversations can be in Dutch or in English. I schedule sessions in the evenings and on Saturday mornings.
Location
Amsterdam, Nederland