For those who struggle with a personality disorder or problem, feel free to contact me for more information.
10/01/2024
Our brain's 3 Emotion Regulation Systems. Written by Dr. Andreas Omninos.
Learn about your Brain's 3 emotion regulation systems. Deactivate your Threat system to soothe, comfort & support yourself, here...
10/01/2024
How is your "Soothing System"?
Clinical Psychologist Dr. Andreas Comninos wrote a very powerful article (and self-help tool) about our brain's "3 Emotion Regulation Systems" (Drive, Soothing and Threat). He states that most of our psychological difficulties are caused by an overuse of the Threat and the Drive system and an underuse of the Soothing system. The good news: Soothing skills can be learned!
Learn more about Polyvagal Theory and its many applications, the work of Stephen Porges, nervous system regulation, coregulation, neuroception, the vagus ner...
16/01/2023
(Video in Dutch)
ADHD in the brain - explained by Dutch Psychologist. Marije Kuin
In deze video wordt op een begrijpelijke manier uitgelegd hoe ADHD in het brein er ongeveer uit ziet: wat gebeurt er allemaal, waar kun je last van hebben en...
09/09/2022
"How to make stress your friend". TEDtalk by Kelly McGonigal, health psychologist:
"When your body releases adrenaline when stressed, it also releases Oxytocin ("the cuddle hormone " - see earlier blog post : https://coppetcoachingcounseling.com/blog/our-bodys-own-anti-dote-to-stress/). Oxytocin makes you crave for social support and connection. So our stress response has a build-in mechanism for stress resilience (human connection). "
"When you start viewing your stress response as helpful, you create the biology of courage. And when you chose to connect with others under stress, you can create resilience".
Worried that your child will become a "difficult teenager"? That they will suffer from depression, anxiety, eating disorders or behavioral problems?
Emotional problems (emotional regulation disorders) play a role in the development of psychopathologies and here is the good news: they can be prevented!
Emotional regulation techniques can be learned from an early age, either through preventive or positive (strengthening competences) intervention.
Some examples of possible interventive techniques:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (changing dysfunctional thought patterns)
- Emotional-Focused CBT
- "Coping Power" (for children/adolescents with agression problems)
- "mindfulness" (learning how to accept their emotions, consciously, present)
- "expressive writing" (learning how to express and process their emotions)
- "positive youth development" (learning how to be grateful for what they have and focus on how to be happy)
Encouraging note: most adolescents go through their teenage years without too much emotional disturbance. But, if you detect emotional problems early on, you can change their (teenage) life by helping them learn emotional regulation skills early on.
18/05/2022
To all adolescents (or adults) who have questions about s*x:
Go to www.sense.info and you can search for all information about s*x, relationships, protection, pregnancy or a negative s*xual experience.
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12/05/2022
To all parents of adolescents (10-22yo):
If you are worried about your children for one of the following reasons:
- they show signs of depression, anxiety or posttraumatic stress disorder (internal disorders)
- they show signs of behavioral problems (I.e. anti-social , conduct disorder, defiant, substance abuse)
- they show signs of eating disorders
- they show signs of autism spectrum disorder
- or: anything else that you believe requires professional intervention
..But you don't know how to find them what they need, this is an excellent website to start: https://www.nji.nl/interventies.
It is a databank, you can simply search "autisme" or "control" or "depression" (any word that you believe represents the problem or need of your child and you will find a variety of solution- and competence focused intervention options.
(It is a Dutch one, contact me for an equivalent for your country)
Feel free to contact me for any question about what type of intervention would suit your family's needs: www.coppetcoaching.com
Lassen Sie sich von uns eine E-Mail senden und seien Sie der erste der Neuigkeiten und Aktionen von Coppet Coaching & Counseling erfährt. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wird nicht für andere Zwecke verwendet und Sie können sich jederzeit abmelden.
Renate Wassenberg, ICF certified Associate Coach (ACC) and Social Psychologist (MSc). I am a multilingual (French, English, Dutch) Personal/Life Coach, Career Consultant and Social Psychologist and manager of my own company “Coppet Coaching”, www.coppetcoaching.com
My aim is to help individuals unlock their full Personal and/or Professional potential and increase their satisfaction in life and overall happiness.
Here are some of the reasons why people have come to me for Coaching:
Relationship coaching: communication & intimacy issues
Professional coaching: feelings of dissatisfaction ('this can't be it for me'), career changes & a-z guidance for job-seekers (See below for more information on Career Consulting)
Performance coaching: internal or external blockages for reaching ultimate performance potential
Health coaching: finding out the reasons behind being overweight and working on a health plan
Personal coaching: not knowing who they are, feeling depressed, no confidence, anxious
Coaching through specific rough life-event: divorce, loss of loved-one
Parenthood coaching: overcoming challenges of family-life
Expat coaching: lack of grounding, feeling lost and lonely
Coaching for growth: wanting to change and grow as an individual, make better decisions
Adolescent coaching: guidance for 13-19 year old's, who are facing challenges while transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Confusion about identity, s*xuality, bullying, lack of confidence, shyness.
For more information on my background and/or credentials, please visit my website www.coppetcoaching.com or contact me for a FREE introduction Call to find out if Coaching is what you need.
