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Looking for psychological help?

We'll show you the way.

From ‘where do I start?’ to your first email or phone call in the Dutch system. And support while you wait.

While you wait

Where are you now?

Just need a moment of calm? To the exercises

Updated every week

Who's taking new clients right now?

Every week we read the websites of all 1054 places on our map. What they write about their waiting time or an intake stop, we put together for you. So you can see at a glance where you can go, in their own words.

See the waiting times
  • 99 places give a wait under 3 months
  • 151 places give 3 months or more
  • 125 places aren't taking anyone new

According to their own website, this week. Always ask.

Help near you

Mental health institutions, practices and walk-in places near you. Walk-in places often need no referral. Every address checked on their own website.

Open the map

The contact kit

Contacting a practice is often the hardest step. With the contact kit you have a polite email and a call script ready in a few minutes, in English or Dutch.

  • Email

    A polite email with your question, ready to go. You change what you like and copy it in one click.

  • Phone

    A call script with the questions you can ask. Plus a voicemail text and tips if calling feels hard.

Open the contact kit

Finding help

From your first question to your first phone call.

While you wait

Something to fall back on, whenever you need it.

Good to know about the Dutch system

  • It starts with your GP

    Psychological help covered by Dutch basic health insurance almost always starts with a GP (huisarts), who can refer you. Make sure you're registered with one.

  • There is a maximum waiting time

    Under the Treeknorm, you should wait at most 4 weeks for an intake, and then at most 10 weeks for treatment.

  • Your insurer has to help

    Waiting too long? Your health insurer can help you find a place sooner. This is called waiting-list mediation (wachtlijstbemiddeling), and it's free.

  • Your GP costs you nothing extra

    Visits to your GP or their mental health nurse (POH-GGZ) don't count towards your deductible (eigen risico).

All about your rights

Take the first step

A few short questions, and you get a plan with your next steps. You can skip anything, and your answers stay on your own device.