About Marlies Drees

Illness has always been more than a physical experience for me — it has been a profound teacher throughout my life. Growing up, chronic and later on life-threatening disease was a constant presence in my family. From an early age, I witnessed how emotional pain, unprocessed experiences, and family dynamics could deeply affect the body. These early impressions sparked my lifelong interest in the mind-body connection and the psychological roots of illness.

Over the past two decades, I have devoted my professional path to understanding and supporting this connection. My background includes a university degree and advanced training in systemic therapy, trauma integration, body-oriented psychotherapy, and solution-focused approaches. 

Since 2009, I have been working independently, helping people uncover and release the emotional patterns and past experiences that keep them trapped in cycles of illness, exhaustion, or emotional imbalance.

Even with this knowledge and experience, my own health journey deepened everything I had learned. For three years, I lived with severe exhaustion and physical challenges that demanded patience and trust. During this time, the very methods I had practiced for years became my lifeline — guiding me through emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and deep self-connection. Step by step, I uncovered and released hidden emotional layers that had silently influenced my well-being.

Through this process, my body regained strength and my vitality returned. I not only recovered physically, but also rediscovered a renewed sense of purpose, clarity, and inner peace. These experiences reinforced what I have always believed: true healing is a shift in our energetical system, experienced both psychological and physical — it happens when the heart, mind, and body begin to move in harmony again.

Today, in my work as a holistic psychotherapist and trauma-informed practitioner, I combine professional expertise with lived experience. My approach integrates systemic understanding, body-oriented awareness, and compassionate presence to guide others toward psychosomatic healing, emotional freedom, and nervous system balance.

My passion is to help people listen to the messages behind their symptoms, release what the body still holds, and reconnect with their own inner wisdom — so that health, vitality, and joy can naturally re-emerge.

Are you ready to explore the emotional roots of your symptoms and reconnect with your inner strength?
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