About Me
Hi, I’m Marc and I assist individuals and businesses with “Simplifying Life”.
We talk through and find solutions for issues that affect your or your staff’s mental health, and influence both their personal and professional lives.
I have decades of professional experience in dealing with symptoms of anxiety, stress, trauma, depression and burnout, as well as other mental health issues people may experience. I work globally -online and offline- by conducting seminars, presentations, trainings, and workshops for individuals and corporate clients.
I also see clients in one-on-one sessions, and can provide businesses with Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support, critical incident debriefing, and urgent on-site support for their staff. With a special interest in mindfulness-based approaches such as ACT, MiCBT and EMDR,
I can help clients understand what “makes them tick”, so they can lead an effective AND happy life.
Call today for a 15-minute, no-risk- no-cost first consultation.
About My Business
Simplifying Life – How?
I have made it my personal mission since starting as a mental health professional back in 2005 to help my clients manage and/or remove symptoms of anxiety, depression, mental ill health and stress, so they can find balance in their personal and professional lives.
Initially I had forged a career as barrister/solicitor in my former home country, the Netherlands. In 2000, I quit full-time Law practice, and in 2003, I quit Law altogether and moved to Australia with my family.
My main focus is on ‘simplifying life’. I use mindfulness-based approaches both formally (through inner exercises and meditation) and informally (by learning to live “mindfully”). Solution Focused and Cognitive Behavioural approaches, combined with Acceptance and Commitment and other mindfulness-based tools are my preferred agents for change. Research is very clear about their effectiveness -if clients are willing to do the work! I also blend together eastern philosophies and western evidence-based modalities to hand over powerful change tools to my clientele.
I am absolutely fascinated by the science and application of neuro-plasticity and mindfulness. We can actually train our brains to become less reactive, and better able to deal with life’s hardships. Imagine being able to prime the brain in such a way, that clients are able to weather any storm, and come out “ok”. That’s the hope and expectation that these new neuro-science techniques provide to the mental health field. They can learn to become virtually immune to “problems”. Whether clients are “worried well” or suffering from symptoms of mental illness, I am convinced a positive difference will be made once they start applying the tools I can provide them with.
I work in my private practice, and am an experienced EAP (Employee Assistance Program) counsellor for a number of leading Australian EAP providers, such as: Converge International, Acacia Connection, Drake Wellbeing, TELUS Health, AccessEAP and Wisdom Wellbeing. In my practice, I have worked with a host of mental health concerns, among which: anxiety, depression, panic, stress, PTSD workplace conflict relationship issues, parenting issues, addictions (alcohol & other drugs, gambling, etc), work-life balance, entrepreneurial stress, career and life transitions, financial problems, etc.
Each year, approximately one in every five Australians will experience a mental illness. Mental illnesses are the third leading cause of disability burden in Australia, accounting for an estimated 27% of the total years lost due to disability (Source: Mindframe). These statistics do not even include the “worried well”, people who do not have a mental illness, but are still suffering from mental ill-health. People like you and I. The statistics are staggering. Australians are suffering from mental health concerns in ever-increasing and alarming numbers.
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If you’re serious about improving and maintaining mental health for yourself and your people, prevention is always better than cure. No matter at what level clients are, I CAN help.
Ring me for a confidential, no-obligation 15-minute conversation. I will be happy to assist, and let you know what we can achieve together, for yourself or your staff.
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