Is Your Child at Risk of Suicide? Do you lie awake at night, overwhelmed with fear and helplessness? Do you feel like you’re constantly walking on eggshells, unsure what might trigger a crisis?

Haim Omer is the founder of NVR. Some years before he developed the approach, he learned through his own experiences the power of parental presence. In his work with families in the 1990s he found that when he told parents about this presence and what it means, they became more present right there and then in the room. Listen to this trailer of Haim explaining this experience.

Integrates NVR with Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for adolescents at high suicide risk. Her methods have led to more strength, hope and connection and understanding and often a significant reduction in self-harm and suicide attempts. She works as a systemic therapist and trainer at Ursula Rivierduinen, a national centre of excellence for eating disorders. There, she supports families of adolescents with severe eating problems, helping parents to lovingly resist the eating disorder while remaining emotionally connected to their child. She also collaborates with the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) in research on the integration of NVR and DBT in suicide prevention. Her work shows that healing is possible—not just for the child, but for the entire family.