Amsterdam Counseling Service Psychology Counseling Services Amsterdam

Amsterdam Counseling Service ACS is a Primary Care Psychological therapy service so called first line (‘eerste lijn’) that works closely with GP’s (‘huisartsen’) and healthcare center (gezondheidscentra) in Amsterdam and the wider Amsterdam area. Amsterdam Counselling Service offers advice, information and brief psychological talking therapies for children and people aged 16 and over, feeling anxious, low in mood or depressed, or struggling with other psychological difficulties affecting them.Read more about Amsterdam Counseling Service

Amsterdam Counselling Service is part of SVPA, a network of Primary Care Psychology services in the wider Amsterdam area  striving for the highest level of client care through knowledge accessibility and dissemination, clinical governance and quality improvement across the different services within the network.

How do I know if Amsterdam Counseling Service is right for me?

Can you identify with the following thoughts or feelings, persistently over the last two weeks?

  • Feeling low and unhappy for much of the time.
  • Unable to control feelings of anxiety or panic.
  • Feeling stressed in general and not sure how to cope.
  • Worried about changes in your thoughts and behaviour.

If so, our service may be able to help.

How we can help

We provide high quality care through:

  • Extended working hours: all our psychologists provide appointments in the evening
  • A safe, transparent, age inclusive service
  • Well trained, evidence based practitioners
  • The first consultation is used to assess the nature of your difficulties; if needed psychodiagnostic questionnaires are used. During the second session a treatment proposal is drawn up and agreed by client and psychologist.
  • Close collaboration between client and psychologist throughout the treatment process
  • Continuous evaluation of the treatment process
  • Facilitating GP referral to other mental health professionals if needed
  • Most of our psychologists work at two locations; both in our practice at the Van Baerlestraat 13, and at one of the SAG GP practices throughout the city. This way you will never have to travel far to meet with your psychologist.

 

How do I access the service?

You can access the service by clicking the following link  

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Alternatively, you can refer yourself by calling our service on 020 618 4243

We will be able to answer your call between 9.00am and 3.00pm, Monday to Friday.  If you are being referred to our answer phone, please leave us a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

Alternatively, your GP can refer you to us by sending us your details and you can ask your GP to notify us of any special requirements in accessing our service, for example if English is not your first language and you require an interpreter.

 

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