A few years ago I came in contact with the Davis Method when I was looking for help for my severely dyslexic, gifted daughter. She had already received ‘regular’ dyslexia support. But this did not produce lasting results. As soon as the support stopped, the results stopped too. I was looking for something different, something she could continue to use throughout her life, not only for language (in primary school), but also for her foreign languages and other subjects in secondary school.
I wanted a different result, so I had to do something different.
That is how I came to Davis: a method that gives you techniques you can use anytime and anywhere. I saw my daughter grow. Within a very short time (within 2 days), she started reading noticeably better and more fluently, her self-image and self-confidence grew enormously, and she became increasingly better at setting her boundaries.
In short, she took her life back into her own hands.
This result and the enjoyable, playful, and creative way of working inspired me to train as a Davis counsellor.
My passion in life is to help people in a way that suits them. To be able to make a difference for them in this way.
In the past, after graduating as an economist and marketer, I held various positions in the business world (in the Netherlands and the US). But I continued to feel that something was missing.
After that, I completed teacher training and taught for three years in secondary and vocational education (MBO), but even there I could not fully express myself.
Now, as a Davis counsellor, my work and the way I can help my clients make me happy every day.
Relevant Qualifications
- Certified Davis counsellor – for the following programmes: dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, autism spectrum.
- Teacher training, qualified secondary school teacher
- Business Economics (University of Amsterdam, drs.)
- Various masterclasses at Novilo
- NLP communication training