Yolanda is a mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) professional and specializes in community-based sociotherapy. Since 2003, she has leveraged her experience as a sociotherapist in both traditional and modern psychiatric settings in the Netherlands and abroad to support MHPSS and peacebuilding projects in local communities within in refugee and post conflict environments. As the Training Lead in ICBS, Yolanda designs and coordinates projects. She supports organizations on the ground in setting up CBS projects by contextualizing the CBS approach and providing trainings and supervision at various levels across different countries. Yolanda is one of the co-founders of ICBS.