Mental health care with a social mission
AndersGGZ exists for people who don't always feel seen by traditional systems of care. For the person behind the symptoms, the file, the referral, the waiting list, the language barrier or the shame.
'Different' is not a problem to be solved
We believe that mental health care shouldn't start with the question of whether someone fits into a system. It should start by making someone feel safe enough to be honest.
Our role is to make care more human, more accessible and more respectful. That means meeting people with openness, without assumptions and without judgement, and understanding that mental health is never separate from someone's story, family, social reality, migration experience, identity or life circumstances.
At AndersGGZ, 'different' is not a problem to be solved. It is a reality to be understood. You don't have to become someone else to be helped here.
From TCP Nederland to AndersGGZ.nl
The start as TCP Nederland
Our organisation arises from one conviction: everyone deserves an equal chance at good mental health care, regardless of origin, migration history or faith. We build transcultural psychiatry with an eye for different worlds.
Growth and depth
We grow to over 700 clients and a multidisciplinary team that treats in many languages. The demand for culturally sensitive care proves great, and our approach works.
Onwards as AndersGGZ.nl
As of 1 January 2026 we continue under the name AndersGGZ.nl. A big step that made us more professional, with a name that better fits our identity, and that makes our organisation future-proof, without letting go of our mission.
Bouchra M'rabet
Founder & nurse specialist
AndersGGZ was founded by Bouchra M'rabet. As a woman with a migration background, she knows both sides of the desk: that of the care provider and that of someone who had to find her way in a system not always designed for her world.
That experience forms the heart of AndersGGZ. Bouchra works tirelessly for the community, far beyond what her role requires: involved, accessible and always with the person first. Her conviction, that good care begins with understanding and equality, has become the standard by which we measure our work.
Pejman Darvish
Care manager · MT
Works boundlessly for the organisation and the people in it, from care process to team.
Rheda el Bekkali
MT member
Helps build an organisation that is professional and human, with an eye for everyone who comes to AndersGGZ.
Diversity calls for different care
Diversity in our society has grown strongly, while the gap between the professional care system and clients' worlds is widening. Too often treatment fails because too little account is taken of different worlds, especially when a 'we-culture' clashes with a care system focused on the individual.
Understand first, then treat
We assume that the meaning of psychological symptoms must first be known in someone's own context. Our practitioners combine professional knowledge with experience in diverse cultures and languages, and guide you through professional interpretation without overlooking your cultural values.
Five pillars, one promise
Human first
The person comes before the label, the referral route or the diagnosis.
Culturally aware
Mental health is shaped by culture, language, identity, migration and your world.
Accessible & understandable
All communication is simple, structured and easy to follow.
Trustworthy & professional
Warmth balanced with structure.
Hopeful & honest
Reassuring, without unrealistic promises.
Five pillars, one promise: the person first.