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I am Emma Hafkamp

I am the exclusive psychotherapist and coach for top entrepreneurs and leaders in the Netherlands. When you work with me in the LUX Year Program, I will expose you to a unique mix of psychotherapy and bodywork. Suitable for you. As a leader. As an entrepreneur with a successful business of your own. Or for you as an enterprising person with a high leading position in the corporate world.

How did I get here?

Raised in Friesland, worked as an au pair in London and studied in Amsterdam (healthcare psychology and cultural anthropology) – places where I was inspired by all the possibilities and diversity of people. And at the same time a phase in my life where I lost myself. Doubts about my origins and value as a child of a donor and struggles with loneliness led to an extreme perseverance and a performance-oriented attitude. Of course this brought me a lot. But it was not healthy, not fulfilling, not really living.

My look at life

I have turned myself inside out in many different ways. Each time a layer deeper, each time a bit closer to the core. A great journey of discovery into who I am and who I want to be.
A journey that still continues.

In addition, previous work experience in mental health care and hospitals has had a huge influence on how I approach life and how I look at others. Good health is essential for experiencing a happy and meaningful life. Making conscious choices for yourself while reflecting on your values, goals and desires are prerequisites for leading a beautiful, meaningful, lighter and brighter life.

Keeping my own life light is sometimes also a challenge. In addition to yoga, exercise helps me in this, especially in the outdoors, such as racing cycling, running and skiing. I enjoy family and friends, music (jazz, soul and hip-hop), Thai cuisine, being on the water, a good book and certainly a good conversation.

I always make sure that I’m being coached myself in different ways. Because I find the growth that comes from this very attractive and I am always looking for how I can carry out my work as qualitatively as possible. My work gives me an important sense of meaning in life. Because I can guide people in their process of organizing their lives in such a way that they can get the best out of themselves and others. In this way we transform ourselves, leaving the world a better and healthier place.

Education

I strive to continually improve myself and have deepened my knowledge about the body and mind on all kinds of levels through the following courses:

● Healthcare Psychology
● BIG training to become a clinical psychologist (in Dutch: GZ-psycholoog)
● EMDR basic training
● Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
● Schema therapy basic training
● Postmaster Medical Psychology
● Training in psychotherapy Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM)
● Yoga teacher training