Our teachers

Coriene Ten Kate is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and hypnotherapist working at GGZ Rivierduinen MBT and complex trauma department. She is a supervisor for MBT Netherlands, NVP, FOT- FOP and VPeP, has been teaching MBT for over twenty years, and is a trainer in Focusing. She is a tutor at Training Centre Hecht for "Embodied mentalizing: non-verbal techniques in working with adolescents and young adults with attachment trauma" and "Bodily Focussed Psychotherapy.

Anja Tavenier is a psychotherapist, systems therapist with specialization in EFT, among others, and is a highly experienced trauma therapist. She is also a supervisor and learning therapist for the NVP, VPEP, FOT-FPO, ISEFT. She works as a psychotrauma therapist at PsQ Psychotrauma in Rotterdam. Anja is involved in the course "Bodily Focussed Psychotherapy" as a tutor at Training Centre Hecht.

Berrith Augustus is Certified Advanced Practitioner Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, hypnotherapist, haptotherapist and works in her own practice and at GGZ Rivierduinen MBT and complex trauma department. She assists in the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy training (all three levels). Berrith is involved in the course 'Embodied mentalizing: non-verbal techniques in working with adolescents and young adults with attachment trauma' as a tutor at Training Centre Hecht.

Bruno Hillewaere is a familytherapist, psychotherapist, NVRG supervisor and leading trainer in familytherapy. He works at Euthopia and is affiliated with Rapunzel in Belgium. Bruno is involved as tutor at Training Centre Hecht in the course 'Mentalization Based Treatment for Families, the basic course' and ‘the MBT-F specialist course'.

Claudine Dietz is a clinical psychologist , Infant Mental Health Specialist DAIMH and PhD on early features of autism. She is one of the main trainers of the Infant Mental Health Consultant and Specialist training and the FloorPlay training at Rino Amsterdam. Claudine works in Amsterdam at the OuderKindLijn. She is also active in the Autism Young Child network and is a board member of the FloorPlay Foundation. Claudine is involved in the course 'MBT with parents' as a tutor at Training Centre Hecht.

Emma Morris is a clinical psychologist working at Anna Freud in London. She works in the specialized department for trauma and abuse and head of the MBT-C and parents in conflict divorce. She also specializes in expert reporting in family law cases in court. In addition to her clinical work, she is a trainer and supervisor of MBT-C and MBT-F in the UK and abroad. Emma is involved in the course 'MBT-F for parents in conflict divorce' as a tutor at Training Centre Hecht.

Saara Salo is a psychotherapist and family therapist specializing in parent-child psychotherapy, Theraplay-Trainer/Supervisor, MBT-F Trainer and works in her own private practice 'The Pilke Clinic' in Helsinki, Finland. She is also a scientific collaborator and researcher at the University of Helsinki and participates in several studies on the development of the attachment relationship between parents and children. Saara teaches two days in our MBT-F specialist course and will teach a master class in MBT-F and play in the fall of 2024.

Linda de Haan-Toet is a management assistant for Training Centre Hecht. She handles many administrative tasks and secretarial support and also works as a secretary at CAHMS Youz in The Hague.

Hanneke van Aalst is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and special education generalist, working at De Viersprong as therapist and coordinator of the MBT-C team and co-owner of Training Centre Hecht. She is MBT-C supervisor recognized by Anna Freud in London and MBT supervisor and trainer for MBT Netherlands. Hanneke is involved as a tutor for the MBT-C basic course and the MBT-C and trauma course.