Emotional Intelligence International

For Children (ages 4-21)

Children who develop emotional intelligence skills are able to tolerate frustration, reduce their impulses and express their emotions in socially acceptable ways. Find out how EI can help your child in our Student Central Package.

Student Central

For Parents

How parents were parented emotionally and how they want to show up for their own family can impact their parenting journey. Having the tools unlearn and re-parent oneself takes tremendous courage, including breaking intergenerational trauma(s) such as emotional or physical abuse. With the Parents Circle Package you can unpack your past, learn about your emotional triggers and use tools to reclaim your inner calm.

Parents Circle

For Schools

Teachers who are emotionally intelligent can foster warmth, belonging, emotional maturity and self confidence in their students. Curious to learn how? Discover how EII can help your teacher in the classroom with our Teachers Lounge Package.

Teachers Lounge

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Child Therapy

Sometimes our children need more help with their emotions. Therapy is an effective solution.

With 10+ years of working internationally with children from African, Asian and American backgrounds with ADHD and trauma related challenges (i.e. divorce, relocation and war), Drs. van den Brink-El Makkaoui can provide an empathetic listening ear along with effective and fun, holistic body, mind and spirit remedies that uses art, tapping and others, to help children unpack, understand and move forwards with confidence with their challenges.

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What our happy clients are saying...

We started to change the way we react to challenging family situations and feel better equipped
Regular sessions with Drs. van den Brink-El Makkaoui helped us connect with our emotions, recognize it and learn to express it more accurately. Through discussions based on real examples from our family life, we were able to better understand what is going on in our children's mind. We started to change the way we react to challenging family situations and feel better equipped to accompany our children in managing their emotions- Marta* in Senegal, Expat Part-time Working Mom
*client names have been changed for confidentiality purposes
That was really cool!
I really liked what [Drs. van den Brink-El Makkaoui) Amelie did with my head today! It was so cool! I felt these tingles, like little legs walking on my head, it was really cool! It's always fun with her!
-Alex, age 10 (student)
Going back for refreshers and getting more tips to help myself and my children!
As a parent of two children-a 4 year old and a 7 year old- I struggle with my emotions and that of my children on a daily basis. They are very active and can be difficult to handle, especially during bath and feeding time. Since I am a FTM (Full Time Mom) I decided to take an emotional intelligence workshop for myself, the 'Parents Circle' package. Over two weeks I was guided by Amelie to understand emotions, my own emotions and given concrete steps to help me during those difficult times which made the experience more personal. I also learnt about the importance of taking time out for myself. Overall, even though I have much to practice, I feel more confident to handle my children. I will be going back for refreshers and getting more tips to help myself and my children!
-Claudine Johnson, Stay at Home Mom & Entrepreneur
Pleasantly surprised and informed
As someone who just recently launched her own small business I was struggling with building rapport with my team and imposter syndrome. I knew I had to reach out to someone for guidance and create value. When I reached out to Drs. van den Brink-El Makkaoui she right away brainstormed with me to make her workshop tailor fit for my needs. And she delivered! She helped me to strengthen the people-side of performance by integrating emotional intelligence everywhere in my company. Was really pleasantly surprised and informed!
-Aisha McKenzy, Founder
Drs. van den Brink-El Makkaoui understood me faster than I understood myself!
I have been struggling with anger issues all my life. As a child I remember having more tantrums than I can count. And now as an adult doing my Masters in Mass Communications at University here in The Netherlands, I thought it was high time I dealt with my anger. When I took the Individualised Student Central package I wasn't sure what to expect. But the first two weeks were intense where Amelie made me really dig deep to understand my anger emotion, including where it came from, and come up with solutions that would work for me. I felt like she knew me better than I knew myself! It was truly a wonderful experience and I am seeing progress in myself. I highly recommend her openness, quick response to my emails and general optimism! Thank you Drs. van den Brink-El Makkaoui! -Erik Erikson, University Student