Lineke Sassen

Lineke Sassen is a Dutch psychologist trained in the Netherlands. She holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical and Cross-Cultural Psychology, as well as a Masters in Humanitarian Assistance. Lineke specializes in issues of trauma, rape, crisis intervention, cross cultural adaptation difficulties, families overseas, parenting, and third culture kids. She has extensive experience working within the humanitarian aid sector and within challenging settings. She has worked with clients across all age ranges, specializing in trauma care, recovery and resilience, both in Europe, the Middle East and in Africa. She has led critical incident responses in various locations including South Sudan, Guinea, Eritrea, Pakistan, Kenya and Central African Republic. She has experience training groups on various topics including, Stress Management and Resilience, Trauma and Psychological First Aid (PFA), general Staff Care for HR managers, Communication skills and Responding to Sexual Assault for field managers, among others. She is currently practicing in Kenya (Nairobi) providing EMDR, CBT and a general holistic approach to mental health and resilience.