Less conflict around screens. More connection at home.
You have probably tried everything already. Setting boundaries. Punishing. Rewarding. Talking it through. Letting it go for a while. Making new agreements. And still you keep landing in the same argument.
Maybe it feels as if your child is disappearing further and further into their screen world. Maybe you are simply tired of the endless negotiating, the anger and the conflicts. And maybe you are beginning to wonder: how do we find peace again? And how do I stay an involved parent without constantly ending up in the role of police officer?
At screenandself we look beyond screen time alone.
I help children, young people and their parents understand what is going on underneath the behaviour and the conflicts around screens. Together we look at the patterns that have grown within your family and search for ways to change them step by step.
No quick trick or miracle solution. But lasting change from within: more insight, more trust and room again for a different way of being with each other.
So that screens no longer have to be the battleground of your family, and you can build again on more calm, understanding and connection.
Maybe you recognise this…
- Your child really should stop gaming, but every moment you ask them to, it ends in an argument.
- You have made clear agreements, but each time they seem to be up for discussion again.
- You try to stay calm, but after yet another fight you lose your own patience too.
- You have already tried being stricter. Or giving more freedom instead. You have rewarded, punished, talked and tried letting the subject go for a while.
- And still nothing seems to really change.
Maybe by now it isn't even only about screens anymore. It touches trust. Boundaries. Responsibility. How you talk with each other. And maybe you feel that you are finding each other less and less in all of this.
Then it is time to stop looking for yet another rule, and to look together at what is really happening.
What if it isn't about making your child listen more?
A trajectory with screenandself is not about finding the perfect screen rules.
It is about understanding better what happens between you.
Together we pause at questions such as:
- What makes it so hard for your child to stop?
- What happens in you when a boundary is challenged again and again?
- Which patterns have grown within your family?
- When does the fight arise, and what keeps it going without anyone meaning to?
- What is your child trying to make clear through certain behaviour?
- How can you keep setting boundaries without your relationship coming under pressure every time?
By looking at this consciously, space arises to start doing something differently.
Your child will not suddenly always listen or keep every agreement on their own. The goal is not obedience either.
The goal is that you understand each other better.
That you learn to recognise better what may sit behind certain behaviour. That your child experiences again that they can come to you, also when something is difficult. And that you can set boundaries from more trust and calm.
Step by step this grows into a different way of interacting: less conflict, more understanding and room again for connection.
Helping children, teens & families thrive in a digital world
Grow deeply. Live consciously. Connect fully.
For families longing for more connection, mindful use of technology and room to grow together.
I believe that children and young people grow most when they feel safe, seen and connected – with themselves, their family and the world around them.
We live in a time when technology is a natural part of everyday life. It offers wonderful opportunities to learn, create and connect. At the same time, it asks more and more of our attention, our relationships and our wellbeing.
That is why I do not believe the answer lies in more control and stricter rules. Technology is not the enemy. But it does call for more awareness. screenandself helps families not only to handle screens in a healthier way, but above all to make space again for what makes us human: connection, presence and growth.
Because in the end, it is not just about screens. It is about how we want to live, parent and grow together in a digital world.
Challenge for parents of teens - between letting go and holding on
Six days, six small steps. Every few days you receive a short email with a reflection question and a doable exercise to reconnect with your teenager — without discussion about screens.
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Hi, I'm Natalie
For more than fifteen years I have worked as a child and adolescent psychologist, guiding children, teens and families. Behind every behaviour there is a story, and behind every question a longing for connection.
People sometimes think my work is mostly about screens and gaming. But my work is not, first of all, about technology. It goes about people. About how children grow. About how relationships shape us. And about what children need to grow into who they truly are.
Children today grow up in a world no generation before them has known. A world in which technology constantly asks for our attention. As a result, something that once felt self-evident becomes ever more precious: being truly present. With yourself. With one another. In the moment.
The digital world is now inseparable from the lives of children and young people. It shapes how they learn, play, relax, communicate and discover themselves. It offers tremendous possibilities, but also brings new questions and challenges for families.
As a psychologist I often notice that conversations about screen time, gaming or social media are rarely just about screens. They are about connection. About a longing for closeness, calm and understanding one another in a world that seems to spin ever faster.
This theme touches me personally too. Like so many parents and adults, I notice how easily we get pulled into a world that constantly demands our attention.
With screenandself I want to help families make space again for what truly matters: connection. Not out of fear of technology, but out of trust that children and young people flourish most when they feel safe, seen and connected.
Experience
- Guest lecturer, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences — trainings on gaming disorder & youth digital wellbeing, 2019–present
- Webinar lecturer, Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences — sessions on problematic screen use, 2021–present
- Invited speaker for schools (College Heliks, Klein Seminarie) on gaming & screen addiction
- Founder & clinical psychologist, 3house multidisciplinary practice, Antwerp — 2020–present
- Co-founder, Nova Vida Recovery private addiction care centre — 2017–2020
- Clinical psychologist & psychotherapist, Studio O group practice, Antwerp — 2012–2020
- Counsellor/therapist, Solutions Addiction Care clinic — 2013–2015
- Former Vice President, Psychologists Association of Antwerp — 2016–2021
Training & memberships
- Postgraduate ABFT (Attachment Based Family Therapy) — KU Leuven, 2024
- Brainspotting Phase 1 — De Educatieve Academie, 2020
- Postgraduate Integrative Psychotherapy for Youth & Context — University of Antwerp, 2016–2020
- Master in Clinical Psychology — University of Ghent, 2006–2011
- Member of the Belgian Psychologists' Commission, VVKP, PAC and VVCEPC
Certified Clinical Psychologist
- Natalie De Schepper
- Clinical Psychologist — Psychotherapist
- Commission of Psychologists recognition number: 882111447
- Visum number: 265916
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