Have you tried meditation? Breathing techniques? Ice buckets or sour candy during a panic attack? And your anxiety is still there?
Don’t worry, I’m not here to sell you another miracle fix. I’m here to help you stop the tug-of-war with anxiety, so anxiety stops running the show, and you can put your energy back into the life you actually want.
I’m Szofi Németh, a NIP Psychologist® working in English and Hungarian, in Amsterdam and online.
Your mind races, your chest tightens, and you often feel on edge even when nothing “bad” is happening. You try to calm down or reason your way out of it, but it rarely lasts. You're tired of anxiety calling the shots and want to find a way to live beyond the noise in your head.
Your heart suddenly races, you feel dizzy or short of breath, and it feels like something is terribly wrong. Now you're on alert for the next wave, avoiding places, plans or even exercise just in case. Slowly, your world gets smaller.
Every ache or symptom sends you spiraling. You’ve Googled everything, double-checked, and maybe even visited doctors, but your mind still clings to the worst-case scenario. You know it’s exhausting you, but you don’t know how to break the cycle without ignoring your body completely.
Life feels like a constant to-do list, and even rest doesn’t feel restful anymore. You’re moving through the days on autopilot, stretched thin, and it’s hard to feel present. You want to feel more connected to yourself, to others, to what actually matters, but everything feels a bit too much.
I support people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety or weighed down by self-doubt, and who are ready to shift from avoidance to action, even when things feel hard.
For me, real (mental) health isn’t about doing things perfectly. It’s about making space for the messy stuff and learning to move forward with what really matters. I work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), in Amsterdam and online. Together, we’ll work on relating differently to anxious thoughts, showing up with more self-compassion, and no longer putting your life on hold until anxiety goes away.
I am a member of the Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen – NIP and The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science as well as a proud user of the PsychFlex application.
Imagine feeling more like yourself again. More grounded, more present, more connected to what actually matters to you. Where habits feel aligned with your values, not forced. And where anxious thoughts, stress, or self-doubt no longer stop you from showing up for your life.
You’ll learn how to show up for what matters, even on hard days.
You stop waiting to “feel better” in order to live better.
People usually reach out when anxiety has started to take up too much space. Maybe it’s constant worry and overthinking, health anxiety that keeps you checking and Googling, panic attacks that make you avoid things you used to enjoy, or specific fears that are holding you back. Others come when stress, overwhelm or early signs of burnout make everything feel like too much. Whatever brought you here, we’ll work on what matters to you, at your pace, in English or Hungarian, in Amsterdam or online.
First of all, yes… I know this title is a bit cheesy, but I couldn’t help myself. Secondly, welcome to my first blog post! I have to admit, I am a bit nervous because I haven’t done this before, but I really want to share how ACTualize came to be,
According to the Cleveland Clinic: “Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a type of mental health therapy that helps you acknowledge your relationship with your thoughts and feelings. You learn to understand your feelings instead of changing them. You’ll work on reframing your values and adjusting your behaviors to better