{"id":127,"date":"2023-09-20T13:08:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T13:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.praktijkonderons.be\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T12:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:46:35","slug":"over-mij","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.praktijkonderons.be\/en\/over-mij\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ann Lambert<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Clinical psychologist, contextual behavioural therapist & Focusing trainer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I truly want to meet you, just as you are now<\/p>

Whatever you struggle with,<\/p>

whatever you've been through,<\/p>

with sides of yourself that you may not like to see or show so much,<\/p>

with a lot of feeling or just a little,<\/p>

all of you is welcome here.<\/p>

You, just as you are now.<\/p>

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I look forward to meeting you here.<\/p>

You and me, between us.<\/p>

Being together,<\/p>

from person to person,<\/p>

in all honesty and vulnerability.<\/p>

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As a clinical psychologist, I think it is important to offer you a warm place where you can be yourself and where you can feel safe and at ease. I think it is important to be present in a real and authentic way. I am human, just like you, with my own sides and struggles.<\/p>

I am curious to get to know and discover you. I want to know what it's like to be in your shoes or what you're up against. I am also curious about how your behaviour is colored by your circumstances or your past. At the same time, I would like to discover what makes you happy and how you can choose more for yourself.<\/p>

I like to go deep. That means I'm not the right person for quick tips and tricks that may help in the short term but bring no real change in the long term. Nothing needs to be fixed. Above all, I want to help you reconnect with yourself and gain insight into what drives you, so that from that deep self-knowledge you can choose a life that you find valuable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I remain fascinated by developments in the field and enjoy deepening my knowledge by reading widely, taking further training and consulting with colleagues in intervision and supervision.<\/p>

Today my interest lies mainly in how body and mind work together. I am exploring Focusing, and how words, images and movement can give language to what lives within.<\/p>

Stress is a theme I love working with: how it settles in your body, and how you can find calm and space again. Loss and life-changing experiences also have a place in my work. I then look at what your body has been carrying all this time, and how, step by step, movement can return.<\/p>

During my therapy training I also trained in trauma therapy. I deepened this further through workshops with the NICABM network on trauma and body-oriented work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cFeel welcome and at home at Praktijk Onder Ons, where you can safely be yourself.\u201d<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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My expertise in clinical psychology <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Becoming a mom inspired me to study again. What a journey of discovery, watching a child grow up. My interest and desire for more knowledge about child development was born. I started studying clinical psychology.<\/p>

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2014 \u2013 2016<\/p><\/td>

Open University of the Netherlands (Antwerp Study Centre)<\/p>

Master in Psychology<\/strong><\/p>

Specialisation in Clinical Psychology<\/p>

Thesis: \u201cFear of the dark in children: the effect of a cognitive prevention training\u201d<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2008 \u2013 2013<\/p>

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Open University of the Netherlands (Antwerp Study Centre)<\/p>

Bachelor in Psychology<\/strong><\/p>

Thesis: \u201cThe relationship between dyslexia and self-esteem in primary school children\u201d<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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My expertise in contextual behaviour therapy <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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ACT behavioural therapist<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy is a third-wave behavioural therapy from the same family as traditional Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). It starts from the idea that suffering is part of life. The aim of ACT is to help people live a meaningful life again.<\/p>

This means that in situations you dare to choose things that are important to you (= commitment) while allowing difficult thoughts and feelings that go with it, without trying to change them (=acceptance). In my first years as a therapist, I mainly worked with ACT therapy for children and young people.<\/p>

I attended several ACT training courses at home and abroad at the ACT Academy, Allegre Institute, Dr. Russ Harris and other trainers associated with ACBS<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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With the years and experience, the need for deepening also grew. I followed a therapy course, the four-year postgraduate contextual behavioural therapy at Vives University of Applied Sciences. In this course, I gained that depth in ACT therapy and the contextual behavioural framework that underpins ACT.<\/p>

I became acquainted with:<\/p>