About Carmen
Rest, attention and recovery
I am Carmen Brussel — energetic therapist, coach and counsellor. From a young age I have sensed what is moving beneath the surface in people. What began with helping family and friends grew into my practice: a place where rest, attention and recovery come together.
I work energetically and intuitively, but always down to earth. Where needed I refer you to regular care — your wellbeing comes first, not the method.
My story
I was born on 4 December 1967 in Ens, in the Noordoostpolder. At a young age I moved to The Hague — not a bad city for someone with an Indies background.
From an early age I have had intuitive gifts, which I developed further later in life. I have long practised photo reading and reading the cards — tarot, in which I also took courses. After first helping family members and later friends and acquaintances, I started working more professionally and on a broader field. It soon became clear to me that intuitive perception can help people on their way, but that many complaints call for more professional guidance. That is why I followed many courses in that field.
In my practice my gifts as a medium come together with therapies such as chakra reading and healing, magnetism, colour therapy, blossom therapy and dowsing, but also marriage therapy. I have been registered as an independent therapist since 2006 — first as Carmen Medium, and since 2009 under the name De Stille Kracht — The Hidden Force. Spiritual, with both feet on the ground.
I also know my limits: if necessary I refer you to regular medicine, a psychologist or another more traditionally working caregiver.
The hidden force
The name De Stille Kracht carries my Indies roots and refers to the novel of the same name that has always inspired me — published in English as The Hidden Force. It is about what you cannot see but do feel — the gentle, hidden force that works beneath everything. That is how I work too: not pushing, but making space so that your own strength can flow again.
