Free from stress, anxiety and trauma.
Studio Vrij
Living life free from fear and stress. Regaining self-confidence.
Studio Vrij provides guidance to adults, adolescents, and children to help them take the next step toward a life free of stress, anxiety, and trauma. Studio Vrij specializes in addressing deeper emotional blockages, with the goal of empowering you.
Do you recognize this?
- You are motivated, but you are unable to resolve emotional blocks.
- You know you have potential, but fear and stress hinder your growth process.
- You want to master your emotions, but you have no idea where the origin of the emotion lies.
- You've tried everything, but you keep falling back.
Free again through life
"I'm Nancy van Helvoirt, a psychologist and hypnotherapist. Since 2006, I've been helping adults, adolescents, and children with anxiety and stress.
I am happy to help you regain your balance in an effective, friendly and safe way!

Breaking through trauma and blockages for inner peace
You may be experiencing stress, anxiety, trauma, or unexplained physical symptoms. These can often be treated effectively, especially when we combine techniques that go beyond the basic methods of conventional healthcare.
As a psychologist and hypnotherapist, I work with scientifically proven methods such as EMDR, hypnotherapy, and other effective trauma processing techniques. We focus on the subconscious, where deep-seated emotional blockages lie hidden. Although we think we understand the origins of a problem on a rational level, sessions reveal time and again that the true core often lies at a deeper level.
Once we uncover this core, trapped emotions can easily be neutralized. Clients often experience a sense of relief, inner peace, and increased energy as a result.
Experience peace and energy with a combination of psychotherapy, EMDR, or hypnotherapy.
Click on the complaint for detailed information:
Angst
Phobias
Trauma
Burn-out / stress / spanning
Coping with grief
Panic attacks
Relationship problems
Depressive feelings
PTSD
Sleep problems
Concentration problems
Nervousness
Sexual problems
Self-acceptance
Insecurity
Fear of failure
fits of rage
Treatable complaints with medical hypnosis:
Chronic pain
Hernia
Tinnitus / ringing in the ears
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Crohn's disease
Intestinal complaints, abdominal pain
Headache / migraine / cluster headache
Fibromyalgia
Back and neck pain
Teeth grinding (bruxism)
Jaw pain
Neuropathic pain (nerve pain)
Phantom pain after amputation
Hyperventilation
Asthma
Allergies
Hay fever
High blood pressure
Palpitations (without medical cause)
Shortness of breath (without medical cause)
Eczema and psoriasis (stress-related)
Autoimmune diseases
morning sickness
Stress and grief
Method: hypnotherapy
Man:
Sometimes your subconscious needs a nudge in the right direction to get your thoughts and feelings in order. You know you can take care of yourself, but with all the misery we experience, we forget that for a while.
Nancy and I worked together to activate my subconscious, which is how it feels to me now after a conversation and a hypnotherapy session. After the death of my best friend, I was filled with anger, sadness, and incomprehension, which caused me to become stuck in my daily life. I'm quite skeptical myself, but Nancy convinced me to undergo hypnotherapy anyway. The session itself felt wonderful, warm, and safe; I look back on it with a truly positive feeling. After a few weeks, I felt significantly better; the anger, sadness, and incomprehension gave way to energy and a much less oppressive feeling. Now, weeks later, I can honestly say that the conversation with Nancy and the hypnotherapy session with her have helped me move forward and help me get back to my old self.
Feeling unseen and unsafe
Method: Hypnotherapy and Havening Touch
Woman:
After dozens of forms of therapy, I came into contact with hypnotherapy online. I quickly noticed that this form really appealed to me, that I could relax very deeply with this method. Because I still had a lot to process surrounding the death of my daughter, and a number of unpleasant themes such as feeling unseen and insecure kept cropping up, I started searching online for a hypnotherapist. That took quite some time until I got the feeling on Nancy's website: that's where I want to go. I sent her a detailed email and quickly received an equally detailed reply. I then made an appointment with her for an intake interview. I was able to see her very quickly; no waiting times were great. There was an immediate click, I felt very comfortable with her. A nice bonus is that she practices in a beautiful location surrounded by stunning nature. My first hypnosis session soon followed, which showed that Nancy is an excellent listener. She guided me so skillfully through the session, knew exactly where my pain points were and what I needed. Everything, always in a very safe and respectful way. Two weeks later, I had another hypnosis session with her. In between, she checks in on you and there's plenty of opportunity to ask questions. Finally, two weeks later, I had another Havening Touch session, where we addressed some rough edges. This method was explained in detail (both verbally and in writing) so I can work with it at home. A lot happened in a relatively short time. It's great that it wasn't a lengthy process. That was exactly what I was looking for: persevering... tidying up! It's still too recently to know what it will bring me in the long run. I do feel clearly that there has been some clearing, that shifts are taking place. Deeper layers of my brain have been touched. As if I've taken off a coat. The process may continue from here... I have faith. Thank you, Nancy, for being so loving by my side.
Trauma processing
Method: Hypnotherapy and Havening Touch
Man:
After years of struggling with a difficult past, I finally ended up at Nancy's practice, after many therapeutic detours. We clicked immediately during our first appointment. Nancy exudes confidence and kindness. Because of this, I felt no block to sharing my whole story with her. Her genuine empathy certainly contributed to that.
After the intake and the initial introduction to self-hypnosis, those around me noticed I had already become somewhat calmer. The next session was entirely devoted to hypnotherapy. Important, emotional, and especially negative events from my life were relived and safely stored away, so they no longer bother me. This felt very positive. Conversations with my loved ones were less stressful, I spoke more calmly, and showed more understanding. I also stopped being so trapped by my past.
Nancy checked in with me during the session to see how I was doing. After discussing this, we decided to spend another session on the Havening Touch method. I really enjoyed it. I received clear instructions for applying this method at home. I now do it daily, and it helps me feel calmer and more balanced. Nancy, thank you so much!!!