psyche & coaching

Perspective Advice provides psychological support & coaching regarding the desire to have children, pregnancy, sexual health, postpartum period, and the establishment of a new life phase. Maryleen Sorée, Meike van der Velde, and Emile Metselaar guide you or you all in Mama-Fit or Papa-Fit! towards a pleasant balance.

When pink clouds are not pink clouds

Desire to have children, fertility, pregnancy, and beyond. Each period comes with specific questions and feelings, ranging from uncertainty, disappointment, and sadness to joy, and everything in between.

The Pink Cloud? It comes and goes, or...doesn't exist at all.

Then everything changed

Your life changes

The birth of a child brings significant changes to your (family) life. Sometimes things turn out differently than you expected, the delivery went differently, or the "pink cloud" turns out not to exist at all!

We support you and your partner when you are dealing with:

A traumatic delivery
Adjustment issues (getting used to the new situation)
Single parenthood
Fear
Work-life balance
Intimacy and sexuality
Excessive worries
Relationship problems
Sadness and depression
Processing premature birth or pregnancy termination

Lack of sleep

A newborn baby takes a toll on your sleep and/or mood. Research shows that mothers who have just given birth sleep an average of 4 hours per night. This lack of sleep puts a strain on relationships and leads to poorer functioning both at home and at work. It results in absenteeism for a third of mothers, with even higher rates for mothers over 32 years old.

Mama-Fit & Papa-Fit

Read more here about how we can support you in preparing for parenthood or during motherhood. For dads and partners you can read more info here meer info.

Our approach

Three dedicated experienced therapists

We work briefly and preventively using the contextual, solution-focused, and integrative approach. Each of us has a slightly different background.
Sometimes just a few sessions are enough. If more is needed, we will explore further together with you. We avoid waiting lists and start working as soon as you are ready. We are a practice with rich expertise and years of experience. We work with individuals, couples, on-site, and via video calls. Every Friday morning, you can find Maryleen at amstermam on Westerdok. She and her team are at Bickerswerf on other days.

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How others experience the guidance of Mama-Fit! and Papa-Fit!

Sander and Shame

We're very grateful that we could get an appointment quickly! We were helped in finding a new balance in our relationship after the uncertain and turbulent times of pregnancy and postpartum.

Lotte V.

Maryleen asks me questions that are helpful, she assists in creating calm and order amidst chaos in thoughts/emotions, provides useful exercises, and helps recognize your own behavior/patterns. She doesn't deceive you, and I trusted her quickly as a result.

Milena S.