After graduating with a specialization in Epidemiology in 1998, Leonie pursued a medical degree followed by further training to become a specialist in elderly care (with a subspecialization in training). She now has nearly 20 years of experience in this field. Her main focus is on working with clients with (or without) dementia and unexplained behavior, as well as communication problems in the broadest sense (e.g., in the workplace, within families, care teams, etc.).
Since 2021, she has been working as a freelancer, flexibly serving multiple clients in elderly care, initially on her own and later through GroWe Consultancy. In 2023, she completed a 2-year training program to become a physician in integrative and lifestyle medicine (at the Academy for Integrative Medicine) and also began training to become a PRI therapist (Past Reality Integration). She is currently enthusiastically working on establishing her own practice in Harderwijk.