My story

I'm Tonya, the woman behind The Mental Alchemist. Growing up in Amsterdam, a city where cultures and stories constantly intersect, I developed a deep fascination with the human mind and the power of transformation.

My background in psychology showed me how profoundly the mind can shape our lives. In the different settings where I worked in healthcare, I witnessed how people can become trapped in pain or old patterns. Yet I also saw how that same pain can turn into a source of strength when viewed through a different lens. Just as alchemy seeks to transform lead into gold, I believe our inner world can be transformed: fear into courage, doubt into clarity, hatred into strength.

These experiences led me to create something different. Not a clinical environment, but a space where psychology and transformation meet. A place where people feel seen, where old burdens can be released, and new insights are free to emerge.

What drives me is the conviction that every person carries an inner alchemist, waiting to be awakened. Sometimes all it takes is a single moment: a journey, a conversation, an unexpected silence. That spark can be enough to set transformation in motion and change everything.