Mission
The organisation came into being after a visit in 2018 to two refugee camps on Lesbos. The reason for setting it up was to see the very distressing psychological distress and inadequate help on the ground.
The aim of WereldPsychologen is to provide psychosocial help to refugees and their aid workers in emergency situations, where there is no such structural help.
We see psychosocial assistance as being just as important as food, water, shelter and security. It is not a bonus, but should become a standard part of humanitarian emergency aid. WereldPsychologen aims to make a substantial contribution to this.
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The Board
Gea Dunnik
Co-founder World Psychologists Psychotherapist, working at GGZ-Centraal, department of personality problems.
Also working since 2014 in own Practice for Psychotherapy in Oosterbeek.
Has given trauma workshops to various NGOs, including Syrious Mission (Jordan) and Movement on the Ground (Lesvos).Â
Wendy Weijts
Clinical psychologist & psychotherapist working at GGZ-nhn and own practice de Amsterdamse. Also lecturer at RINO and psychotrauma therapist.
Wendy has been involved for 15 years in mental health projects of among others NGO FGIP (Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and Bosnia Herzegovina).
Involved with WereldPsychologen since 2020.
Jeanette Jaspers
Co-founder World Psychologists
GZ-psychologist, working at Fier as a GZ-psychologist asylum seekers and status holders. We recently moved to a farm in Overijssel where we are starting up horse coaching and a care farm. I would like to use my knowledge to help refugees!Â
Volunteers
Dafna Zwarts
Clinical psychologist, EMDR practitioner & supervisor (K&J and adults), online
and live in their own practice Zwarts and Hylkema.
Elma Black
Janine ter Windt
Psychotherapist, working with
psychoanalysis, family and
System therapy, hypnotherapy,
Gestalt Therapy, PVO supervisor.Â
Child and adolescent psychologist, using ACT, CBT, descriptive, and solution-focused therapy.
Marja Beers
Olivia Roggeband
Joan Sträter
GZ-psychologist, system therapist,
Certified sensori-motor therapist,
Works trauma-focused with EMDR and BEPP.
Psychologist, with particular affinity for trauma treatment.
Orthopedagogue, GZ-psychologist,
intercultural psychologist and
family practitioner. Uses
CBT, EMDR and NET.
Rob Hendrikse
Treasurer