Maddie Burggraaf

Welcome, I’m glad you are here.

I am a trauma-trained EMDR and Clinical EFT practitioner, supporting women as they navigate overwhelming emotions and complex life experiences.

Many of my clients are women living internationally who are facing repeated life transitions, lack of stable support systems, and the practical challenges that can come with relocating.

This resonates with my own experience, as I have lived in multiple countries throughout my life and understand what it is like to constantly adapt, rebuild yourself, and manage the realities of ongoing change.

Outside of work, I'm a proud mom to a wonderful 10-year-old son, a third culture kid (TCK) who spent his early childhood between Asia and Europe.

I have found EFT and EMDR to be a helpful bridge between talk-based therapy and somatic techniques that support the movement of trauma and emotion through the body.

  • Emotional overwhelm and difficulties with emotion regulation

  • Social anxiety, avoidance, and panic attacks

  • Effects of difficult life experiences, including early, relational, or complex trauma

  • Chronic stress, anxiety, and persistent worry

  • Low or fragile self-esteem

Specialisations:

Credentials:

MSc, Psychotraumatology MA, Ethnic Relations and Migration Thesis on Third Culture Kids (TCKs) BA, Sociology EFT Tapping Training for Trauma Therapists Complex Trauma Training EFT Level 1&2 Training Crisis Intervention Training EMDR Level 1&2&3 Training Somatic Experiencing Intro | Kavi Gemin Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes | Maggie Klein Psychological First Aid

  • Trauma is not what happens to you, it is what happens inside of you as a result of what happens to you.

    - Gabor Maté

  • Trauma fundamentally means a disconnection from self. When you disconnect from yourself, you no longer have yourself.

    - Gabor Maté

  • Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.

    - Bessel van der Kolk

  • Being validated by feeling heard and seen is a precondition for feeling safe, which is critical when we explore the dangerous territory of trauma and abandonment.

    - Bessel van der Kolk