Schooling
- High School, Assen, The Netherlands, 1964-1967
- University Entrance, 1967
Stichting Yoga and Vedanta, Haarlem, The Netherlands 1975-1979
- Experiential training course, in yoga, mindfulness and meditation.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Center, Virginia, USA
- Qualified workshop staff member training completed 1988-1989
- Training in loss, grief and trauma facilitation
- Workshop leader training completed 1991
- Training in leading loss, grief and trauma workshops
Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland
- Counsellor education programme, 1997
- Advanced supervision course
- Follow-up advanced supervision course, 2007
Memberships of Professional Societies
- New Zealand Association of Counsellors (full member)
- National Association for Loss and Grief New Zealand
- Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network
- International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
Languages
Dutch: fluent
Friesian: fluent
English: fluent
German: good
French: basic