Hi. My name is Tamara.

There lives in me a deep longing to see the unseen. The patterns of the unconscious, the thoughts beneath other thoughts, and the places not yet seen or explored intrigue me.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve noticed an inner world of contradictions: opposing thoughts, feelings, and desires continually meeting and bouncing off one another. My desire to understand these connections has grown from experiencing them within myself. Over time, these questions became part of my education and my work with others.

My background

I spent 18 years as a competitive swimmer and studied psychology in the United States. Over time, I broadened my learning through different approaches to working with the body and mind.

Today, I live in the Netherlands, where I’m studying for a master’s in developmental psychology. I’m also midway through a four-year programme in Human Functioning and Systemic Integration.

These studies deepen my exploration of the questions that have long interested me: how we develop, how we experience ourselves, and how our lives take shape in relation to others.

How I approach the work

To the work, I bring who I am, alongside what I have learned.

I draw on psychological development, movement, breath, touch, and awareness of the body. The approach used depends on the person, what they are experiencing, and what they are looking for.

I offer individual Spinal Attunement and Gua Sha sessions. I teach classes, create and facilitate workshops, and teach at festivals. I also give lectures for schools, businesses, and conferences. My classes, workshops, and lectures take place both in person and online.

I respect that another person’s inner experience is theirs to be lived, felt, and perceived. It deserves to be heard and acknowledged, including when it is difficult to understand it or put it into words.

What I share is closely connected to how I live. My studies, relationships, and experiences continue to shape my understanding. Sometimes they ask me to reconsider it deeply.

If you, too, are curious about how we relate to life, ourselves, and others, I’d love to hear from you. Perhaps we’re drawn to the same questions, each seeing something the other has yet to discover.