Trained as psychologist, I currently combine clinical care as healthcare psychologist within Levvel and research as senior researcher within the Amsterdam UMC. In my work I focus on youths with OCD, anxiety, tic disorders, selective mutisme and misophonia and their families, for which I also coordinate the center of expertise within Levvel. In collaboration with prof. dr. Ramón Lindauer, prof. dr. Jeroen Legerstee and dr. Chaim Huijser, I’m working on several research projects to improve mental health care for these youths. My main focus is on family accommodation in psychopathology and family-based treatment for anxiety and OCD. I’m involved in the Dutch Kenniscentrum SPACE-NL (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), that aims to disseminate this method in the Netherlands. In 2025, I will become both provider and trainer for SPACE.