Primary mental healthcare
Treatment of mental health issues — directly, without a waiting list
The curative side of MentalCareDirect™ is called YourWorkplacePsychologist. Our licensed psychologist and Lead Clinician Nicki Mano, together with her team of psychologists, offers full primary mental healthcare treatment for employees: depression, anxiety disorders, grief, trauma, burnout and more, human and direct. With the Family package, treatments for partners and minor children are provided until regular care takes over: we bridge the waiting-list gap. Because we have no waiting times, we often prevent symptoms from worsening unnecessarily, so treatment can often be completed before regular care can take over.
Quick answer
Which conditions does MentalCareDirect™ treat, and how fast?
We treat primary mental healthcare conditions: depression, anxiety disorders, panic, grief, trauma and PTSD, burnout, sleep problems, work-related stress and OCD. There is no waiting list — the intake follows within a few working days.
- Evidence-based methods: CBT, EMDR, behavioural activation and CBT-i.
- Treatment by a licensed psychologist under a Lead Clinician.
- Contra-indications: addiction, psychosis and suicidality — we refer these to specialist care.
- In a crisis: call 112 or 113 (113.nl) in the Netherlands.
- Treatment continues until regular care takes over; we bridge waiting lists.
What you can come to us for
Areas of treatment
Click a complaint for more on our approach.
Depression & low mood
Persistent low mood, loss of pleasure, low energy or motivation.
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Depression & low mood
Persistent low mood, loss of pleasure, low energy or motivation.
For depressive symptoms we use proven methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and behavioural activation. Goal: break patterns, experience meaning and pleasure again, and prevent relapse. For severer symptoms we recommend collaboration with GP or specialist mental healthcare.
Anxiety disorders & panic
Worrying, avoidance, panic attacks, social anxiety or specific phobias.
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Anxiety disorders & panic
Worrying, avoidance, panic attacks, social anxiety or specific phobias.
Anxiety is treated with CBT, exposure and where appropriate EMDR. We work towards facing situations again without overwhelming fear and reclaiming freedom in daily life.
Grief
Grief after loss of a loved one, relationship, health or work.
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Grief
Grief after loss of a loved one, relationship, health or work.
Grief has no time limit. When it gets stuck we offer grief therapy: space for the loss, meaning-making and gradually giving direction to life again.
Trauma & PTSD
Distressing memories, flashbacks, hyper-vigilance or nightmares after impactful events.
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Trauma & PTSD
Distressing memories, flashbacks, hyper-vigilance or nightmares after impactful events.
For trauma and PTSD we use EMDR and trauma-focused CBT — evidence-based methods that help process the emotional charge of memories so you regain grip on the present.
Burnout & adjustment disorders
Exhaustion, cynicism, reduced functioning at work and at home.
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Burnout & adjustment disorders
Exhaustion, cynicism, reduced functioning at work and at home.
For burnout and adjustment disorders we combine psychological treatment with the preventive HRV and recovery approach of our YourOptimalYou™ programme. That way we work on mental recovery and rebuilding physical resilience at the same time.
Sleep problems
Difficulty falling asleep, frequent waking, not feeling rested.
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Sleep problems
Difficulty falling asleep, frequent waking, not feeling rested.
Sleep is the basis of recovery. We combine CBT for insomnia (CBT-i) with insights from HRV and sleep data from our ECG measurements to structurally improve sleep patterns.
Work-related stress
Ongoing pressure, conflict, changing roles, difficulty setting limits.
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Work-related stress
Ongoing pressure, conflict, changing roles, difficulty setting limits.
For work-related issues we combine individual coaching with, where useful, anonymised feedback to the employer. That way we work on both personal resilience and a healthier work context.
Relationship & family issues
Communication issues, tension at home, parenting questions.
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Relationship & family issues
Communication issues, tension at home, parenting questions.
When stress starts or spills over at home, we look beyond the individual to the system. Systemic conversations help break patterns and strengthen the resilience of the whole household.
Indications
Which primary diagnoses do we treat?
Clients with the following primary diagnoses can come to our practice for primary mental healthcare:
- Anxiety disorders
- Depressive mood disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
- Personality disorders
- Somatic symptom and related disorders
- Trauma- and stress-related disorders
- Burnout and adjustment disorders
Contraindications
In the following cases we refer on:
The following fall outside our scope. In those cases we refer to specialist care:
- Alcohol or drug dependence
- Psychotic disorders
- Severe suicidality and crisis-prone conditions
Our approach
How a treatment journey works
Privacy and trust
What you discuss with the psychologist stays with the psychologist
The content of treatment sessions is strictly confidential. Employers receive no personal information about employees or their treatment — only anonymised group-level patterns.
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