COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGIST

ESMARILDA
DANKAERT

If you plan on being anything less than what you were truly meant to be, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life. Your meaningful life awaits.

Welcome, I’m glad you are here!

I’m Esmarilda Dankaert, Counselling Psychologist, Motivational Futurist and Imperfection Activist, and I help people, like you, defeat the personal challenges that are preventing you from living your best life, whether this presents as depression, anxiety, burnout, career dissatisfaction, addictive behaviours, interpersonal difficulties, perfectionism, body dissatisfaction, eating disorder, or self-harm. I believe we all do the best we can with what we have, even if it is not always for our betterment. As such, I help people to develop the self-insight and tools they need to heal themselves and get out of their own way. I just need an unyielding willingness to try! Your most meaningful life is waiting – why wait?

Psychological Services

Adult
Psychotherapy

I offer in-person or online psychotherapy to adults. Click below to read more on my areas of specialty.

Business
Consulting

I consult with businesses on how to improve their workforce and in turn, improve the business using psychological research, interventions, and insights.

Adolescent
Psychotherapy

I offer in-person or online psychotherapy to adolescents. Click below to read more on my areas of speciality.

I’m-perfect
Program

As an academic and creative, I develop content to educate the world at large in an easy-to-understand and informative way.

Personal
Development

I help people ignite their full potential by helping them remove their own psychological barriers.

Talks and
Workshops

In need of an educational talk or workshop?

Blog

Digital Psychology

Hidden Function of Procrastination: When We Fail To Process

“If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.” — Victor Frankl One of the strongest predictors of happiness in

Dr Esmarilda Dankaert July 9, 2024

Perfectionism

Why Self-Compassion Is Your Most Valuable Skill for a Successful Life

“You have been critising yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” – Louise Hay As a practicing psychologist, I keep

Dr Esmarilda Dankaert May 28, 2024

Personal Development

Snowflake Syndrome: The Cost of Avoiding Difficulty

“Easy way feels good but fails to elevate you. Difficult way is overwhelming but guarantees to rise you.” – Hiral Nagda In an era where facing a

Dr Esmarilda Dankaert May 14, 2024

AI Ethics

Hidden Truths: Why You Always Feel Unmotivated, Unfocused, and Exhausted

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you” – Anne Lamott Do you feel that despite your best efforts, it

Dr Esmarilda Dankaert April 30, 2024

Perfectionism

Behind the Mask: The Truth on Perfectionism

“When you accept yourself, the whole world accepts you” – Unknown With a graceful touch, I guide the crayon along the edge of the black border, ensuring

Dr Esmarilda Dankaert April 23, 2024

Psychotherapy

Therapy secrets revealed: What clients wonder and therapists don’t say

“What is most personal, is most universal” – Carl Rogers As a practicing psychotherapist, I’ve spent years delving into the depths of the human psyche, offering a

Dr Esmarilda Dankaert April 16, 2024

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