Dina Kostan
Psychologist
“I am a dedicated psychologist passionate about helping adults who have grown up with emotionally unavailable parents. With extensive experience and a compassionate heart, I am here to guide you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery.”
About Me
Approach
Rooted in safety and acceptance, my practice provides a space where individuals can dive into their histories, relationships, and feelings without fear of judgment. I firmly believe that every person’s unique journey holds lessons and insights that are key to their growth.
A Safe and Supportive Environment
I prioritize creating a nurturing and non-judgmental environment. This foundation of safety and acceptance allows clients to explore their past experiences, emotions, and relationships deeply and authentically.
Genuine Engagement and Commitment
Engaging with genuine interest and commitment, I work side-by-side with clients to truly hear their stories. By attentively listening and understanding their unique narratives, I help identify the internal dynamics and patterns influencing their current mindset.
Addressing Core Emotional Needs
Using Schema Therapy, I focus on addressing the core emotional needs that were unmet during childhood. This therapeutic approach involves:
1. Identifying and Understanding Schemas: Uncovering the deeply held beliefs and patterns formed in response to early life experiences.
2. Meeting Core Emotional Needs: Working to fulfill essential emotional needs such as safety, stability, and nurturance that were neglected in childhood.
3. Developing Healthier Coping Mechanisms: Replacing unhealthy coping strategies, such as people-pleasing, avoidance, and emotional suppression, with more adaptive and constructive behaviors.
Tackling Emotional Challenges
Together, we tackle feelings like anxiety and overwhelm, aiming to find tangible ways to ease these challenges. Through a combination of experiential techniques, cognitive restructuring, and behavioral interventions, we work on:
• Enhancing Self-Awareness: Helping clients gain a deeper understanding of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
• Addressing Internal Conflicts: Resolving inner conflicts that contribute to emotional distress and relational difficulties.
• Building Resilience and Self-Esteem: Empowering clients to develop a stronger sense of self-worth and resilience.
Fostering Lasting Growth and Healing
My approach is dedicated to laying the foundation for lasting growth and healing. By focusing on creating a balanced self and fostering healthy relationships, clients can achieve a more fulfilling and emotionally stable life. This journey involves:
• Empowering Clients: Equipping clients with the tools and insights needed to navigate life's challenges and build a more resilient self.
• Promoting Healthy Relationships: Helping clients understand their attachment patterns and develop healthier, more balanced relationships.
By combining these elements, I strive to support clients in overcoming the impact of emotionally unavailable parents and achieving meaningful and lasting personal growth.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Services
I offer specialised therapy services to help adult children of emotionally unavailable parents navigate their unique challenges and foster personal growth. My approach is grounded in Schema Therapy, which is tailored to address the deep-rooted issues stemming from childhood and to meet core emotional needs.
Individual Therapy Sessions
I provide one-on-one therapy sessions focused on helping you understand and overcome the impact of growing up with emotionally unavailable parents. Each session is designed to address your specific concerns and goals, providing you with personalized support and strategies for healing and growth.
• Session Duration: 50 minutes
• Session Fee: 120 euros
Understanding the Challenges
Adult children of emotionally unavailable parents often face a variety of challenges, including:
• Difficulty Forming and Maintaining Relationships: Struggles with intimacy, trust, and setting boundaries.
• Low Self-Esteem and Self-Worth: Persistent feelings of inadequacy or unworthiness.
• Emotional Dysregulation: Difficulty managing emotions, leading to anxiety, depression, or mood swings.
• Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms: These may include people-pleasing, avoidance, perfectionism, self-sabotage, emotional suppression, addictive behaviors, codependency, overachievement, negative self-talk, isolation, excessive caregiving, compulsive spending, and chronic anxiety or depression.
• People-Pleasing Behaviors: Overwhelming need for approval and fear of rejection.
• Identity Confusion: Struggling to understand one's own desires, goals, and values.
• Chronic Guilt and Shame: Persistent feelings of guilt or shame, often stemming from unmet parental expectations.
How Schema Therapy Can Help
Schema Therapy is uniquely suited to address these deep-rooted issues by:
1. Identifying and Understanding Schemas: Together, we will uncover the maladaptive schemas—deeply held beliefs about yourself and the world—that developed as a result of your upbringing.
2. Meeting Core Emotional Needs: We will work on fulfilling the core emotional needs that were neglected in your childhood, such as safety, stability, and nurturance.
3. Developing Healthier Coping Mechanisms: Through experiential techniques, cognitive restructuring, and behavioral pattern-breaking, we will replace unhealthy coping mechanisms with more adaptive strategies.
4. Building Resilience and Self-Esteem: We will focus on empowering you to build a stronger sense of self-worth and resilience.
5. Fostering Healthy Relationships: By understanding your attachment patterns and learning to set boundaries, you can create more fulfilling and balanced relationships.
Take the first step towards healing and self-discovery. Contact me today to schedule an appointment and learn how Schema Therapy can help you overcome the challenges of growing up with emotionally unavailable parents. Each session is an investment in your emotional well-being and a move towards a healthier, more fulfilling life.
Services Offered:
- •Individual Therapy
- •Schema Therapy
Works With:
- •Adults
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Relationship Issues
- •Abuse
- •Anxiety
- •Cross-Cultural
- •Mood Disorder
- •Self-Esteem
- •Relocation / Expat
Professional Title:
- •Psychologist
Qualifications
Erasmus University Rotterdam
University of Groningen
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Registrations
Netherlands Instituut van Psychologen (NIP)
Psychologist
Service Area
Compassionate Therapist
Noord Nolland
Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Netherlands
