Stress & overwhelm
When responsibilities keep accumulating, your mind rarely switches off or you feel as though you are constantly operating at maximum capacity.
English-speaking mental health support - Spain & online
Support when life feels difficult to carry on your own.
Professional, personal support for adults experiencing stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm or major changes in life. A calm place to talk, understand what is happening and find practical ways to keep moving forward.
A place to talk
Sometimes you need support before you need treatment.
Not every difficult period requires psychological treatment. But that does not mean you simply have to cope with it alone.
There are moments when worries keep circling, emotions become harder to manage or everyday responsibilities begin to feel heavier than usual. You may be waiting to see a psychologist, going through an important transition or simply need somewhere to organise what is happening in your head.
Mental health support provides space to talk about those experiences, better understand your reactions and identify practical ways of taking care of yourself while deciding what you need next.
Personal
Support shaped around what is happening in your life.
Professional
Grounded in university-level mental health and psychological knowledge.
Transparent
Clear about where support ends and psychological treatment begins.
Ways I can support you
Support for the things that can make everyday life feel heavier.
You do not need a diagnosis or even a perfectly clear explanation of what is wrong. Often the first step is simply understanding what has been building up.
Anxiety & worry
Support with persistent worries, uncertainty and thought patterns that make it increasingly difficult to relax or stay present.
Life transitions
Relocation, parenthood, changes in relationships, work, family circumstances or other periods in which your old sense of stability has shifted.
Identity & self-confidence
Making sense of self-doubt, perfectionism, changing roles and the feeling that somewhere along the way you have lost touch with what you need yourself.
Relationships & boundaries
Exploring difficult relationship patterns, communicating needs and finding a healthier balance between caring for others and taking care of yourself.
Living abroad
International life can add another layer to almost every challenge: distance from family, cultural differences, language, loneliness or rebuilding a sense of home.
Mental Health Support Practitioner
A supportive role between coping alone and psychological treatment.
Mental health support is about making sure you have appropriate support when life becomes difficult, without turning every difficult experience into a clinical problem.
During our conversations, we can slow things down, explore what is currently taking up so much emotional space and look at the everyday patterns, circumstances and pressures that may be contributing to how you feel.
We can also focus on practical ways to maintain structure, recognise what helps and what makes things worse, communicate needs and create more room for recovery.
My role is not to replace a psychologist. It is to offer informed, human support when you need someone alongside you.
Support can include:
A regular place to talk and organise your thoughts
Emotional support during difficult periods
Understanding stress and emotional responses
Practical coping and self-care strategies
Creating structure when life feels overwhelming
Recognising when additional professional help is appropriate
Support while waiting to start psychological treatment
How it works
A clear, supportive process.
We start with what is happening now and keep the focus practical, transparent and appropriate to your needs.
1
Connect
We explore what is going on, what feels difficult and what kind of support you are looking for.
2
Understand
We identify pressures, patterns, practical challenges and the things that are already helping.
3
Find a way forward
We focus on realistic steps that can create more structure, clarity and breathing space.
4
Support
We keep evaluating what you need and recognise when another professional should become involved.
While you wait
A waiting list should not have to mean waiting without support.
If you are waiting to start with a registered psychologist, interim mental health support can help you maintain contact, structure and stability during that period. It is supportive care, not psychological treatment.
Susan Vink, MSc
Mental Health Support Practitioner
About Susan
An academic background in mental health and psychology.
Professional knowledge, with a personal and down-to-earth approach.
My interest in mental health started long before Steady Mind. I studied Health Sciences at Maastricht University, where I specialised in Mental Health, followed by a university Master's degree in Work and Organizational Psychology.
This combination has given me a broad academic understanding of psychological wellbeing: from mental health and behaviour to the influence of work, stress, relationships, our environment and major life changes.
My work focuses on non-clinical mental health support: helping people understand what they are experiencing, regain structure and navigate difficult periods with informed, practical support.
Where psychological assessment, diagnosis or treatment is needed, I believe in working alongside appropriately qualified psychologists and other healthcare professionals.
BSc Health Sciences
Mental Health specialisation - Maastricht University
MSc Work & Organizational Psychology
Maastricht University
English-speaking mental health support
For adults living in Spain and internationally
For psychologists & practices
Mental health support can complement the work of psychologists.
Steady Mind can provide a supportive role around formal psychological care. This can be particularly useful for practices with English-speaking clients who are waiting for an appointment with a registered psychologist.
Psychological assessment, diagnosis and treatment remain with appropriately qualified professionals. Support sessions serve a different purpose: maintaining contact, offering emotional support and helping clients manage everyday challenges while they wait.
Interim support for waiting-list clients
I am open to collaborations in which the supportive role, referral criteria, responsibilities and escalation procedures are clearly defined together.
✓English-speaking supportive conversations
✓Clear distinction from psychological treatment
✓Defined escalation and referral agreements
✓Continuity while a client is waiting
English-speaking support
Support in your language, wherever you are.
For many international residents, finding support in a language in which they can comfortably express emotions can be surprisingly difficult.
Sessions are available in English. You do not need to come to Steady Mind specifically because you are an expat: stress, anxiety, relationships, work pressure, self-confidence and family concerns are human experiences rather than expat problems.
At the same time, living outside your country of origin can influence those experiences. Distance from family, language, cultural differences, a smaller social network or rebuilding your identity in another country can all matter.
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English-speaking
A place where you can express yourself without having to translate what you feel.
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International perspective
Living abroad can be part of your story without having to define the whole story.
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Online support
Support can remain accessible even when location or practical circumstances change.
Clear professional boundaries
The right support also means knowing when another professional is needed.
Mental health support can be valuable during many everyday emotional and psychological challenges. When your situation requires formal psychological assessment, diagnosis or treatment, an appropriately qualified psychologist or healthcare professional is the right next step.
Steady Mind is designed to support, complement and bridge care rather than replace regulated psychological treatment.
Professional scope
Steady Mind provides non-clinical mental health support. Services do not include psychological diagnosis or clinical psychological treatment.
Get in touch
You do not have to figure everything out before asking for support.
If you are going through a difficult period, waiting for psychological care or simply feel that talking things through would help, you are welcome to get in touch.