Biography
Ever wondered why some individuals are more profoundly affected by trauma than others? Or why certain types of trauma seem to impact us differently? Or why sharing struggles openly benefits some but not others, while keeping secrets seems to work best for some? These questions are at the heart of my work as a dedicated researcher and clinical psychologist.
As an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. I seek to understand why some individuals thrive despite significant adversities while others struggle. I am particularly intrigued by how individuals cope with "hidden" trauma or loss – the experiences often left unspoken – and how these experiences shape our psychological well-being. In addition to my research endeavors, I coordinate and teach the "Personality Disorders" course within our Clinical Psychology master's program, and I provide guidance and supervision to students during their research and practical internships. As a Clinical Psychologist/Psychotherapist, I specialize in conducting one-on-one sessions using psychodynamic psychotherapeutic techniques.
I am enthusiastic about opportunities for collaboration and remain open to invitations from the media. Feel free to reach out for potential partnerships, discussions, or lecture invites.
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Associate professor | Clinical Psychology
- vanderhallen@essb.eur.nl
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Work
- Ruth Van der Hallen, Joran Jongerling & Brian Godor (2020) - Coping and resilience in adults: a cross-sectional network analysis - Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 33 (5), 479-496 - doi: 10.1080/10615806.2020.1772969 - [link]
- Ruth Van der Hallen & Brian P Godor (2024) - Exploring the role of coping strategies on the impact of client suicide: A structural equation modeling approach - Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 89 (1), 347-361 - doi: 10.1177/00302228211073213 - [link]
- Ruth Van der Hallen & Brian P. Godor (2022) - COVID-19 pandemic-related posttraumatic growth in a small cohort of university students: A 1-year longitudinal study - Psychiatry Research, 312 - doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114541 - [link]
- Ruth Van der Hallen, Sarah S W De Pauw & Peter Prinzie (2023) - Coping, (mal)adaptive personality and identity in young adults: A network analysis - Development and Psychopathology, 36 (2), 1-14 - doi: 10.1017/s0954579423000020
- Naz Kapoğlu, Dalila Ruiz Y Kärkkäinen, Laura Tapio, Sam B. ter Haar, Marianne den Hertog, Rowan Huijgen, Anita Harrewijn, Brian Godor & Ruth Van der Hallen (2023) - What tools are in your coping toolbox? - Frontiers for Young Minds - doi: 10.3389/frym.2023.974011 - [link]
- Ruth Van der Hallen (11 December 2023) - NRC Opgevoed. Buikpijn van de appjes van oma. [When grandma’s texts give you a stomachache]
- Ruth Van der Hallen (16 October 2023) - NRC Opgevoed. Hoe motiveer ik een sombere 18-jarige? [How do I motivate a melancholic 18-year-old?]
- Ruth Van der Hallen (3 October 2022) - Televisieseries over moordenaars: voor de een genieten, voor de ander een hel.
- Linda Dekker, Femke Truijens, Susan van Rijen & Ruth Van der Hallen (25 August 2022) - Impact van COVID-19 op gezinnen met kinderen met ASS: De impact op ouders & blik op de toekomst. [Webinar]
- Ruth Van der Hallen (30 March 2022) - Psyche and popcorn: a reflective movie night
- LP (Linda) Dekker, FL (Femke) Truijens, L.W.E. (Linde) Hooijman & RER (Ruth) Van der Hallen (10 December 2021) - The impact of COVID-19 on families with children with ASD – Implications for (mental) health care and educational professionals. (WEBINAR)
- Ruth Van der Hallen (31 October 2021) - Arachnaphobia online
- Linda Dekker & Ruth Van der Hallen (24 September 2021) - Voorlopige bevindingen – zorg en informatiebehoeften van gezinnen met kinderen met ASS. Science Hotel – Nacht van de onderzoeker.
- RER (Ruth) Van der Hallen (18 August 2021) - Peuters in tijden van corona. Mondkap af, knuffelen maar.
- RER (Ruth) Van der Hallen (8 July 2021) - Ruth Van der Hallen learned that it’s OK to make mistakes in therapy when she read De naakte therapeut
- RER (Ruth) Van der Hallen (24 March 2021) - Ruth Van der Hallen on how her citizen science project helps children become more resilient
- Ruth Van der Hallen (2023) - Nederlandstalige Vereniging voor Psychotrauma (External organisation) (Member)
Activity: Membership of committee › Academic - Linda Dekker, Linde Hooijman, Ruth Van der Hallen, Anneke Louwerse, K (Kirsten) Visser, Dennis Bastiaansen, L ten Hoopen, Pieter de Nijs, Gwen Dieleman, WA (Wietske) Ester, Susan van Rijen & Femke Truijens (2022) - Care and informational needs of parents of children with ASD during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation › Academic - Ruth Van der Hallen (2021) - Attitudes Toward Suicide Predict Impact of Client Suicide: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation › Academic - Ruth Van der Hallen & Brian Godor (2021) - Exploring the Role of Coping Strategies on the Impact of Client Suicide: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation › Academic - Ruth Van der Hallen, Linde Hooijman, Anneke Louwerse, K (Kirsten) Visser, Dennis Bastiaansen, L ten Hoopen, Pieter de Nijs, Gwen Dieleman, WA (Wietske) Ester, Susan van Rijen, Femke Truijens & Linda Dekker (2020) - The impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and their families (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation › Academic - RER (Ruth) Van der Hallen (2020) - Commissie Testaangelegenheden Nederland (COTAN) (External organisation) (Member)
Activity: Membership of committee › Academic - Vebjorn Ekroll, Ruth Van der Hallen, B Sayim & Johan Wagemans (2015) - The shrunken finger illusion: Amodal volume completion can make your finger feel shorter. (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation › Academic - Johan Wagemans, Ruth Van der Hallen, Rebecca Chamberlain, Sander Van de Cruys & Lee de Wit (2014) - (in)Validating measures of local and global processing. (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation › Academic - Kris Evers, Ruth Van der Hallen, Bart Boets, Birgit Haesen, Lien Van Eylen & Johan Wagemans (2014) - Components of visual perceptual organization in ASD: An overview of behavioral and fMRI evidence using Gabor patterns (Speaker)
Activity: Oral presentation › Academic
- Ruth Van der Hallen & Yuhan Hu (2022) - Social and emotional well-being of student in school context: a cross-cultural perspective
- Matthias Wieser, Marta Andreatta, Ruth Van der Hallen, Yvonne van Everdingen, Janna Papma, Anita Jamshidnejad, Bart De Schutter, Rafael Bidarra & Michael Weinmann (2021) - The use of state-of-the-art VR technologies for diagnosis and treatment of socio-affective cognition deficits in mental disorders – From bench to bedside
- Ruth Van der Hallen & Novika Purnama Sari (2021) - The use of state-of-the-art VR technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
- Linda Dekker, Ruth Van der Hallen, Susan van Rijen & Femke Truijens (2021) - Closing webinar on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on families with children with autism spectrum disorder
- LP (Linda) Dekker, RER (Ruth) Van der Hallen, EHM (Susan) van Rijen, FL (Femke) Truijens, K (Kirsten) Visser, S.C. (Anneke) Louwerse & D Bastiaansen (2020) - ZonMW – COVID-19 second wave focus area 2 – Bottom up
- Ruth Van der Hallen (2019) - Drones interacting with children with autism via dance-movement therapy.
Zelfstandige in bijberoep
- Start date approval
- July 2022
- End date approval
- July 2025
- Place
- THERAPIECENTRUM ZANDHOVE
- Description
- Klinische psychotherapie
