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My time with Hanne I experienced as very pleasant to great. Before I came to Hanne, I had already had several therapists with whom I did not feel (completely) safe and who weren’t able to (fully) help me. I told Hanne things that I hadn't ever told any other therapist before. Where other therapists showed me the door, Hanne gave me guidance and attention'.

'I practiced dramatherapy by Hanne, but she also used other media, such as creative arts, music and writing. She looked at which medium would suit me best and often left the choice by me. By working non- verbal with my hands and body, and not with my head, I was able to look at my problems from a greater distance. This is a method that still helps me a lot'.

‘Hanne's creativity allowed her to effortlessly use different exercises, methods and resources. She brought sparkle and fun to the sessions. Hanne listened and watched clients. Focused on the strengths of clients and ensured that clients were empowered'.

'I owe a part of my current stability and happiness to Hanne. She helped me tremendously; she taught me tools and she gave me self-confidence to be able to do it myself from now on. I was safe with Hanne and I have complete confidence in her. I would recommend her to anyone!'

'In my very first session with Hanne, she asked me to tell something about myself. I started to speak about the things I struggled with, to which she responded that she wanted to know who I was and what I loved. This alone was a very different and nice approach to what I ever had encountered before. Hanne looked at me; she did not focus on my complaints and she didn't put a label on me. Instead she looked at who I was and what would suit me’.

With Hanne's help, I finally dared to face my feelings. For years I was overly rational out of self-protection, but this made me more and more distant from myself. This went on to the point that I felt like I didn't know how to feel anymore. Because of Hanne and her approach, I took steps that have made me feel like a new person, I feel more like myself. Hanne is inspiring and motivating and just what I needed to get the best out of myself. Thank you Hanne, because of you I know who I am again'.

'I have experienced the treatment as very pleasant. Already during the intake, Hanne had a good sense, this gave me new insights and confidence. The treatment itself was far out of my comfort zone, so we had to search for a suitable method. We found it. In the end, I was able to draw an important conclusion from the therapy that I could continue to work on. Thank you for your professional help!'. '

'In Hanne, I found a therapist who gave me the feeling that I was allowed and able to be myself, I was understood. I have been given tools that have made me aware of my own value, with which I can move forward for a lifetime. Hanne's humor and sharp eye helped me through my search. I am very grateful to her for that!'.

'Hanne took all my problems and questions at heart, which made me feel taken serious. I experienced that people were talking to or about me instead if with me. I had the feeling that I could always go to her. I would never bother her, or come up with 'problems'. She took her time and looked at what I needed help with at my pace. This made me feel safe with her’.

'The therapy ensured that I could feel what was happening to me at that moment. I discovered through play what my way of reacting and surviving was and what my fear looked like. After the deepest sting was taken out of Hanne, other fears could also come out. At Hanne, you are in a good place to face your own piece, and explore the things that suit you'

'I notice that I have changed a lot because of the therapy. Together with Hanne, I have tried to understand and recognize my patterns and I have learned how to break through them. This has ensured that my situation has improved as a whole, I have not only improved myself, but also my relationships with others have improved. During the therapy, Hanne was very creative in her ways to challenge me, so she knew how to cleverly deal with my resistance to drama, while still respecting my boundaries. All in all, I liked the therapy, even though it was sometimes hard and challenging, I learned a lot from it and I always felt comfortable with Hanne'.

'This kind of therapy has helped me a lot. I was challenged again and again and in different ways. I gained more insight into what was going on and how it could be solved. I noticed a big difference in a relatively short time'.

''I thought I would learn from Hanne how I could deal perfectly with my mental obstacles. Instead, I learned that I can be there for myself, that I can trust myself, even though I am human and I sometimes make mistakes. By visualizing my thoughts in play and drawings, everything became clear and my thoughts and feelings came into balance'.

'Delicate and dynamic balancing, a supervisor who facilitates a free space. A space in which one can talk without feeling fear or embarrassment about possible negative feedback. You help to create a pleasant, relaxed and airy atmosphere, a free breathing space. Where you can regain your story. To be alive is to live in interactions, that generates creativity and something new/different can come. Characteristic of your own approach as a supervisor, committed, courageous and inquisitive, you facilitate supervision learning'.

'"Thank you for supervising. For your wisdom, inspiration, patience (!), warmth, individuality, humor, conversations, working methods, online connections, peace and safety!! Kind regards Louelle'.

'Hanne was a guide for me. One time she gave me a 'road map', the other time she pointed me to an 'extra side road'. And then she 'walked with me again' or slowed me down for a while so that I could find my way better. She also taught me that there was no wrong way and...... that I can always 'ask for directions'. A great process in which I learned a lot. Thank you Hanne ! '.

'Talking to the group after Hanne had left it became apparent that they valued her approach and found the exercises she introduced to be 'interesting', 'challenging' and 'enjoyable'. She managed to make the group feel secure and offered ample oppurtunity for the group to use drama and discussion as means of exploration. Overall I found Hanne to be an exceptionally thoughtful and professional student. She engaged fully in her task and set about achieving aims and objectives that she had highlighted. I do think Hanne will make a very good dramatherapist as she has a natural inclination to be compassionate as well as challenging and engaging'.

'I followed therapy with Hanne for 2.5 years. Hanne has a warm and pleasant personality, she thinks along with you and suggests alternatives if necessary. All this in consultation with the client'.

'The therapy has made me more self-aware, I have started to think more consciously about my actions. I have found a small piece of myself again. I started thinking about the part 'who am I, what do I want to do with my life, how am I going to fill that in and what do I want to change? '.

'I followed therapy with Hanne for 2.5 years. Hanne has a warm and pleasant personality, thinks along with you and suggests alternatives if necessary. All this in agreement with the client'.

‘It was amazing to me how much was covered of such complexity and then how skilled the chunking up into different ways of experiencing and hearing. This was one of the best trainings I have attended from the Badth and I am grateful'.

'Thanks for well planned workshop and run training. Great mix of theory and experiential'.