Miss Effy Malfa

Licensed Psychologist

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“I’m an empathetic expat psychologist in The Hague, offering online therapy in English and Greek. Using evidence-based approaches like CBT and Schema Therapy, I provide a supportive space for you to explore your story, navigate challenges, and foster healing and personal growth.”

About Me

I am a Licensed Psychologist (Psychologist NIP) in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland. I treat anxiety, relationship problems, stress and burnout, mood disorders, and identity issues using CBT and schema therapy. I offer online therapy for flexible, confidential sessions.

Approach

I blend structured thinking with gentle curiosity to help you spot long-standing patterns and test new ways of responding. Sessions are collaborative and paced to your rhythm—whether we meet online or from my Den Haag practice, in English or Greek—and we move between focused skill-building, gentle schema exploration and real-life experiments. Between sessions you may try short, practical tasks to shift worries, relationships or energy levels while we review progress together. This approach often suits adolescents and adults looking for clear, compassionate change.

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Basic Information

Den Haag, Netherlands

In-person & Online

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Services

Services Offered:

CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.
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Stress Management
Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.
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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Schema Therapy
A therapy that identifies deep, long-standing emotional patterns (schemas) formed in childhood and works to change the ones that cause recurring problems.
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Works With:

Adolescents
Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Behaviour or Conduct Issues
Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.
Stress / Burnout
The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).
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Mood Disorder
A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.
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Identity Issues
A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.
Self-Esteem
A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.
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