Psychologists
It’s quite normal to see a psychologist
You can definitely tackle procrastination
You don't have to be ashamed to ask for help
What can you expect from a student psychologist?
Besides courses and workshops, TU Delft psychologists also offer short-term, individual counselling. In principle, short-term counselling consists of a maximum of three sessions. During the intake we look at what the student or PhD is struggling with, how this came about and what he or she wants to work on. Then, together with the PhD or student, a plan is drawn up for the follow-up sessions. Sometimes it turns out during the intake that the student or PhD needs long-term guidance or a different specialisation than we can offer at the student psychologists. Then we refer the PhD or student to the general practitioner for a referral to a psychologist outside the TU Delft.
Students and PhDs often hope for a quick solution to their problem. Although we would like to achieve this, this is generally not a realistic expectation. Discussions can increase understanding and start a development process.
Everyone is different and has different needs. Should it turn out after 1 or 2 sessions that the student does not experience a good click with the psychologist in question, this can be indicated and we will see whether it is possible to continue the counselling with another psychologist.
We expect PhDs and students to take responsibility for filling in the application form on our website completely and truthfully.
If you have confirmed an appointment but cannot attend due to illness or other circumstances, please let us know 24 hours in advance. The sooner we know that you cannot attend the session, the more likely we are to be able to help another student during that time. If you do not cancel in time or do not show up, we will charge €10 as a no-show fee.
Mijntje Boon
Mijntje graduated in 2018, she acquired her Msc. in Clinical Psychology at Utrecht University. Following her graduation, Mijntje worked as a psychologist at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. At the beginning of 2019, she started working as a psychologist at TU Delft. Mijntje works according to the principles of cognitive and behavioural therapy.
Sanne Dammers
Licensed Psychologist
Sanne has been working as a student psychologist at TU Delft since January 2021. She studied orthopedagogy at Utrecht University where she graduated in 2013. After graduating, she started working in child and adolescent psychiatry (GGZ). In 2020 she completed the postmaster education as a GZ-psychologist at a location where she worked with young adults. Sanne has treated various problems in mental health care (including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, anxiety disorders and depression). Sanne uses cognitive behavioural therapy as a basis in her work, supplemented with techniques from other treatment methods.
As student psychologists we also offer Outdoor Psychology. If you want, you can have conversations outside while walking with Sanne.
Janne de Kan
Janne de Kan works in our team of psychologists as a Prevention Psychologist. In this position she is going to develop and implement prevention activities to support students and their mental well-being. Janne studied Health Psychology at the University of Twente in Enschede and she has gained experience both in a commercial setting and in an educational setting. In the team of psychologists she gives different kinds of workshops, among which ‘Mindful coping with stress’. She does also 1-on-1 consultation and is one of the counsellors of BOOST/X. She uses techniques of Mindfulness and Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
Michelle Massink
Michelle Massink graduated in 2019. She acquired her MSc. in Clinical Psychology at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and she has also been trained as a psychological-trainer. Michelle worked as a psychologist at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and in February 2020 she started working as a psychologist at TU Delft. Michelle works according to the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Rational-Emotive Therapy.
Zoë Maurits
Zoë has started as a student psychologist at the TU Delft in 2017. She studied Clinical Psychology at the University Leiden. In conversations with students and PhD’s increasing insight is one of the main goals. What exactly causes stress and why? What makes you, for example, procrastinate? When you have more insight into yourself and your behaviour, you can usually behave in a more constructive way. Zoë uses techniques from Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. She has also worked as a student psychologist at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
As student psychologists we also offer Outdoor Psychology. If you want, you can have conversations outside while walking with Zoë.
Sietske Sibie
Sietske Sibie studied clinical psychology in Amsterdam and holds the registration Cognitive behavioral therapist. After graduation Sietske worked in the mental health care industry for 5 years. She gave both individual and group cognitive behavioural therapy sessions to clients with depression, burn out and anxiety. Later she accepted a position as academic counsellor at TUDelft. Where she coached students with stress related symptoms, anxiety, burn out and physical illnesses as well as ADHD and Autism. Since September 2019 Sietske joined the counselling team where she works as a student psychologist. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral; acceptance and commitment and compassion focussed therapy. As well as EMDR for trauma therapy.
As student psychologists we also offer Outdoor Psychology. If you want, you can have conversations outside while walking with Sietske.
Dorrit van Someren
Dorrit started as a prevention psychologist in the team of psychologists in October 2021. She studied clinical psychology with a focus on prevention at Radboud University in Nijmegen. Since then she worked in different positions at the development, setup and implementation of programmes and projects with a preventative approach. During that period she gained a lot of experience in guiding groups as well. As a prevention psychologist she focuses on the wellbeing of students at TU Delft utilizing preventive interventions and activities, with a focus on a faculty-oriented approach.
Iliana Yocheva
Educated to MSc in Biology, in 2005 I obtained a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (accredited by the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body, United Kingdom) and I am also a Registercounsellor ABvC® in The Netherlands. In addition to general psychosocial support, I work with a broad spectrum of challenges such as stress and burnout, learning difficulties, loss and grief, challenges with adaptation. My approach as a counsellor is to focus on the client’s experiences and support the client to look at them from different angles and find their own resources to move forward.
I use techniques from the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Therapy (RET), Solution Focused approach and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Laura Noordermeer
Laura Noordermeer has been working at the TU Delft as a student psychologist since Februari 2024. In 2012 she acquired her MSc. in Health Psychology and Social and Organisational Psychology at the University of Leiden. After her graduation she has worked in different settings, amongst others in Mental Health Care and a Rehabilitation Center. Laura uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR and Body-Oriented Psychology.
Jolien van der Haar
Jolien has been working as a student psychologist at TU Delft since 2023. She studied Clinical Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where she graduated in 2014. Before she started working at TU Delft, she worked as a psychologist in mental health care, where she gave short-term treatments to people with various problems (including anxiety disorders and mood disorders). Jolien uses techniques from ACT and CBT in her work. As well as EMDR for trauma therapy.
Mathieu van Rossen
Mathieu van Rossen has been working at TU Delft as a student psychologist since September 2023. He graduated from Leiden University in 2016 with a degree in Social and Organizational Psychology. After graduating, he worked for the Municipality of The Hague for the sustainable employability of employees, and then worked as a psychologist in Mental Health Care for three years. Mathieu prefers to work with techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), but, where necessary, also supplements this with techniques from other treatment methods.
Linus Neumann
Promoting and maintaining the mental health of all students - that is what Linus and his colleagues from the team of preventative psychologists are dedicated to in the context of health promotion.
Linus holds the degree B.Sc. in Psychology and the degree M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology. At TU Delft, he develops and implements various prevention activities, often under the umbrella of the Study Climate programme. These activities are designed to promote resilience.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 12:45 and 13:45 o’clock at Education and Student Affairs (Building 30a). You are welcome to come and meet one of the psychologists for a short meeting of about 10 minutes. You can go to the frontdesk and receive a form to fill in. You can take place in the waiting room and one of the psychologists will pick you up there.
Address: Jaffalaan 9a, gebouw 30a
Do you prefer to have a short talk to the psychologist online? Please send an e-mail to: psychologen@tudelft.nl. State your name, student number (for PhDs employee number), date of birth and telephone number in the e-mail and add this consent form.
On Tuesday night you can also go to one of the psychologists at X between 17:30 and 19:00. You can make an appointment on this website.
Do you have a question that is not covered by one of our workshops, or that needs more time than is available during a walk-in hour? For individual guidance or treatment for personal issues you can register via this page. On this page, you can also find the information about the current waiting time for the psychologists. If you feel you cannot wait that long for an appointment, we strongly advise you to contact your general practitioner (GP or family doctor). Your general practitioner can refer you to a psychologist outside of the university. While you are waiting for an appointment you can also attend one (or more) of the workshops from our range on offer or you can get started with e-tool Gezondeboel. For questions about making an appointment you can send an email to psychologen@tudelft.nl.
Workshops
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The workshops for students are free unless stated otherwise in the description in the training portal. If you do have to cancel unexpectedly, pay close attention to the cancellation deadline listed for each activity and read the cancellation policy. An early cancellation allows other students access to the very popular activities.
Referring a student or doctoral candidate?
Are you an academic counsellor, teaching staff, thesis, PDEng and PhD supervisor, student doctor, general practitioner or other aid workers (within or outside the TU Delft) who wants to refer a student/PhD/PDEng candidate? You can assist the student/doctoral candidate with making an appointment by filling in the application form together. If in doubt, consult us by mail psychologen@tudelft.nl or by phone 015-2788004.
Please note! Only students and PhD candidates who are registered at TU Delft can sign up for and make use of the services of the student psychologists. Individual counselling sessions have to be completed within 90 days after deregistration.