Merel Lagerweij

Merel Lagerweij is a skilled Beeldend therapeut currently employed at Merem Medische Revalidatie since December 2021 and has extensive experience in the field, including a role as Muziekale begeleiding at Time to sing (koor) since September 2013. Previous experience includes serving as a bestuurslid projectorganisatie for the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Beeldende Therapie from September 2021 to November 2022, and completing an intensive internship at Altrecht as a beeldend therapeut in opleiding in early 2021, which involved practical research on the integration of beeldende therapie with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for young adults facing depression, earning a top score of 9.8. Lagerweij holds a bachelor's degree in vaktherapie with a specialization in Beeldend therapeut from Hogeschool Utrecht (2017-2021) and completed an international minor in Social Work and Neuroscience at Universidad de Huelva (2020-2021), complemented by various internships and design positions from 2015 to 2019.