{"id":540,"date":"2026-07-22T11:29:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/?page_id=540"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:58:40","slug":"rolam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/en\/rolam\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT ME"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"540\" class=\"elementor elementor-540\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847d5c4 animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"847d5c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6d21a e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c6d21a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70da7ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70da7ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf2e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbf2e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT ME<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb3e33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dfb3e33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c27671f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c27671f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523f104 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"523f104\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e178e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21e178e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As a contextual therapist, I support individuals, couples, and families in navigating personal, relational, and family-related challenges. I work primarily with Hungarians living abroad, as well as with international clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.\n<br><br>\n\nHaving relocated to Amsterdam myself, I have experienced first-hand the many challenges of adapting to a new cultural environment, - from changes in identity and relationships to rebuilding everyday life in an unfamiliar setting. This personal experience enriches my professional work and allows me to connect with my clients' experiences with greater understanding and sensitivity.\n<br><br>\n\nMy professional interests focus on interpersonal relationships, the complex process of migration, sociocultural adaptation, and mental well-being. My doctoral dissertation was conducted within the field of acculturation psychology and explored how the adaptation strategies and social networks of people living abroad change across different life situations.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838ffbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"838ffbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c63629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c63629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-762x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-762x1024.png 762w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-768x1032.png 768w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3.png 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2de64b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2de64b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042691b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"042691b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff511f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff511f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8192ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8192ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Throughout my researches and therapeutic work, I have worked with a wide range of migrant groups, including international students, economic migrants, expatriates, people relocating for love or family reasons, and refugees. The stories and life journeys I have encountered have been deeply moving, reflecting both the diversity and the emotional richness of migration experiences.\n<br><br>\nAlthough living abroad can be challenging, lonely, and at times painful, it also offers remarkable opportunities for personal growth, self-discovery, healing past experiences, and recognising and transforming long-standing relational and coping patterns.\n<br><br>\nIn my therapeutic work, I place particular emphasis on relationships, family and interpersonal dynamics, and the broader cultural context in which people's lives unfold.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb8f5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bb8f5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f00ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f00ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DORA-BOELENS-2-776x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-569\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DORA-BOELENS-2-776x1024.png 776w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DORA-BOELENS-2-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DORA-BOELENS-2-768x1013.png 768w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DORA-BOELENS-2-1164x1536.png 1164w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DORA-BOELENS-2-1552x2048.png 1552w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DORA-BOELENS-2.png 1819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df09166 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df09166\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea851f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ea851f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811af90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"811af90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59351f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59351f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default translation-block\">I believe that many emotional difficulties can only be fully understood within the context of our relationships and life circumstances. My aim is to offer a safe, accepting, and collaborative therapeutic environment where clients can gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationships, and their own resources.\n<br><br>\nContinuous professional development and ongoing self-reflection are fundamental to my work. Alongside my professional training, I have engaged in long-term personal therapy from a psychoanalytic perspective and participated in various self-awareness groups. I work in private practice while receiving regular professional supervision to ensure high-quality and ethically grounded therapeutic care.\n<br><br>\nMy goal is to support clients in finding greater inner stability and relational balance during times of change, and in discovering pathways that feel authentic and sustainable\u2014whether they are navigating a new stage of life or adapting to a different cultural environment.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d40af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57d40af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9aaed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f9aaed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0-891x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-789\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0-891x1024.png 891w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0-768x883.png 768w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0-1337x1536.png 1337w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0-1782x2048.png 1782w, https:\/\/doraboelens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0.png 1958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R\u00f3lam Kontextu\u00e1lis szeml\u00e9let\u0171 terapeutak\u00e9nt egy\u00e9ni, p\u00e1rkapcsolati \u00e9s csal\u00e1di neh\u00e9zs\u00e9gek megold\u00e1s\u00e1ban t\u00e1mogatom a hozz\u00e1m fordul\u00f3kat. 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