Welcome to a safe place

Searching for a mental support in Amsterdam felt like facing a mountain which I was unprepared to climb.

I am not only talking about finding someone to speak with. 

It was not only about finding someone to talk to; it was the endless quest for the right help. That search nearly broke me. But I am still here.

I am still here here, we are still here to say: it will be better, but the only way is through.

Not today, not tomorrow, but it will.

Because in life, every second matters. Seconds become minutes. Minutes become hours. Hours unfold into days, weeks, months, and years—and each of them is worth living.

We walk this shore called life together. 

And sometimes, when you look back and see only one set of footprints in the sand, that is not proof of abandonment. It is the quiet testimony that you were being carried.

My own path was an emotional campaign of peaks and valleys, of brief hope and long frustration.

I waited months for help. Those months were excruciating.

Each day I fought simply to be myself. I woke to a stranger in the mirror, with no reason to rise, feeling unseen, unheard, and utterly alone.

If I had not been blessed with a network of people who held me up, I might not be writing these words.

These words leave me exposed, depleted, fragile. But even then, in ways I did not yet understand, something was shifting. Something had to change.

That is the promise behind the single trail of footprints: in the desert of waiting, in the storm of despair, you are not left behind. You are being carried toward a future where strength returns, step by step.

I am resilient, I am strong and I am here to tell you that you are not alone in this.

Let's see what we can do together.

The official target times, known as Treeknorms, set by the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) indicate that the maximum acceptable waiting time for intake is 4 weeks for either Basis or Specialist GGZ (mental health providers in the Netherlands, Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg). 

However, in practice, these times are often exceeded. On average, patients wait around 10 to 15 weeks for an intake across both types of GGZ, though this can vary based on location and the specific provider. 

Our website provide you tools with which you can easily reduce your waiting time to align with the standard practice, which should be 2 weeks maximum.

We can help you with efficiently speak to your General Practitioner (GP) and providing you a list of tailored health care provider (GGZ) which have the shorter waiting time.

Find a step by step guide here.

Do you have more questions? Please feel free to reach out by using the contact form. We can provide you with a tailored support based on your own experience and complaints.