Mission
Our mission is that all children and adults can remain as comfortable as possible during medical procedures (like getting a vaccine) by using simple techniques such as distraction, guided imagery and hypnosis. We teach other health care professionals how to apply these techniques. Besides teaching, we use these techniques in our work in the hospital and private practice to help patients suffering from chronic pain, feelings of anxiety or depression, stress-related problems and coping with disease.
Carla Frankenhuis, medical (hypno)therapist / Nurse
Practice for medical hypnosis in Amsterdam.
Carla has a practice in Amsterdam in medical hypnosis and mindfulness for children and adults. She also teaches medical hypnosis, relaxation and distraction techniques in hospitals.
Together with Professor Marc Benninga and Dr. Arine Vlieger she has researched the effectiveness of hypnosis in children with abdominal pain and complaints of nausea of unknown origin.
In 2005 she founded with Dr. Arine Vlieger a teaching program:
a 3-day basic and 3-day advanced course in the use of hypnosis with children in a medical setting.
Arine Vlieger, pediatrician
St Antonius hospital in Nieuwegein
Arine was the first pediatrician in the Netherlands to use guided imagery, hypnosis, and suggestive language to reduce anxiety and pain in children and improve their comfort.
Arine has a PhD in the use of hypnosis for chronic abdominal pain and has been involved in many scientific studies on chronic pain and the use of hypnosis.
Together with Carla Frankenhuis, she founded the Dutch Hypnosis for Children Foundation, owner of websites like hypnosis4abdominalpain.com.
Linda Kersten, psychologist
Maasziekenhuis Pantein in Beugen.
Linda specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy and hypnotherapy. She works with children and young people (and their care givers) at the Medical Psychology department.
Linda teaches a 3-day basic and 3-day advanced course in the use of hypnosis with children in a medical setting with Carla Frankenhuis and Arine Vlieger.
She teaches medical hypnosis and focus language (positive and suggestive language) in hospitals.
Eveline Terwindt, emergency physician
Spaarne gasthuishuis Haarlem/Hoofddorp
Eveline is an expert in the use of positive language communication and distraction techniques to reduce anxiety and pain during medical procedures in for instance the emergency room and operating theater.
She teaches these techniques in hospitals throughout the country.
Elroly Groeneveld, pediatric nurse/ medical (hypno)therapist
UMCG University Medical Center in Groningen
Beatrix Children’s Hospital in Groningen
Elroly works at the children’s outpatient clinic of the UMCG hospital as a medical hypnosis therapist.
She teaches medical hypnosis and focus language (positive and suggestive language) in hospitals.