Dr.
Wendy
Cain
About Me
Growing up and training as a clinical psychologist in South Africa - a country rich with vibrant cultures, diversity and complexity - has given me an appreciation of the multifaceted and complicated lives we lead. Living and working as an ex-pat in the Netherlands has added to my appreciation of how we are all trying to find and lead rich and meaningful lives, but this is a difficult task. In this journey, it can be helpful to have another mind to explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences with you so that you have a clearer sense of why you do what you do, and why you are who you are. This type of insight deepens meaning and informs ongoing transformation in a lasting way.
Alongside working as a psychologist, I am also psychoanalytic researcher, and have published in the area of intersection between technology, selfhood and psychodynamics.
I hold a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology, as well as a Doctorate in Psychology, both attained through the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
I work in-person in Amsterdam and Zaandam, as well as online.
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Treatment Approaches
I am a trained clinical psychologist from South Africa, now living and working in the Netherlands. I work psychoanalytically in my practice, an approach that prefaces understanding the present in the light of the past, and heralds self-understanding as the key to cultivating a more satisfying life. Working with me is often a medium to longer-term process (months to years), which allows for a gentle natural unfolding of the work.
Psychodynamic therapy
Recommended for those looking to explore their emotions deeply and understand how past experiences shape their present.
Psychotherapy
Recommended for those who want to work through emotional or mental health challenges by talking with a trained psychotherapist.
Trauma Informed Care
Recommended for those who have experienced trauma and need a safe, supportive space to heal at their own pace.
Specialisations
Depression
Trauma
PTSD
Anxiety
Therapist Supervisor
"I work psychoanalytically to support people in their desire to deepen meaning and a sense of living, despite the vagaries of life and suffering. I work in English with adults, in-person and online."
Experience
Education
PhD in Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
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Registered with Health Professions Council of South Africa as a clinical psychologist.
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Member of Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen (NIP) as a psycholoog NIP.
I have extensive experience consulting in the following areas: psychoanalytic qualitative research, working in psychiatric settings, lecturing, involvement in various writing projects, assessing entrepreneurs for entrepreneurial incubation, and in the assessment of psychological consequences following road accidents and other traumas.
Individual Session€133 • 50 min • Online & In-person
Insurances Private Pay
+31(0)682948955
Herengracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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