Our team
Jozef Vervoort
Founder / Chairman
The heart and soul of Atlantis! What once started as a dream to help as many people as possible has today grown into the world's largest Centre in the field of Auditory Brain Stimulation (Tomatis Therapy). Jozef himself has more than 45 years of experience with the method and is present every day at the Centre, to which he gives his whole heart and soul.
Jozef was previously head of four primary schools for 25 years. His educational training as a primary school teacher included a specialization in the integration of children with learning and developmental disabilities.
Together with his team, he has successfully treated more than 30,000 children and 8,000 adults. Jozeph and his daughter give training and lectures worldwide to spread the authentic Tomatis Method.
Astrid Vervoort
Vice-chairman / daily management
Jozef's daughter and right-hand. The method has been part of Astrid's life since before birth, as she was the first fetus worldwide to be treated with the method during her mother's pregnancy. According to her father, this has infused the method "in every cell of her body", which also explains her sunny personality. From an early age, her big dream was to follow in her father's footsteps, so she learned very early all the tricks of the trade. Besides being a Tomatis therapist, Astrid is also a primary school teacher. Together with her father, she takes care of the daily management of the Institute.
Didier Punie
Executive board / MBL
Jozeph's son-in-law and and Astrid's husband. After studying communication sciences and pedagogy, Didier caught the Tomatis 'bug' from his wife. He is in charge of internal accounting at MBL, of the international network, training and conferences, and of the sales of specialized equipment. Didier works mainly at the sister Centre, Mozart-Brain-Lab. However, you will regularly find him at the Atlantis building, where he performs and analyzes children's listening tests and administers therapy to adult clients. He also runs the streaming studio for online training, and oversees conferences and informational sessions.
Jacob Hertigers
Therapist / Consultant
Jacob has been one of our therapists from the very beginning of Atlantis. He discusses the listening tests with parents, then designs individual therapy plans and follows up with children and/or adults.
Dirk De Meulenaere
Therapist / Consultant
Dirk has been one of our therapists from the very beginning of Atlantis. He discusses the listening tests with parents, then designs individual therapy plans and follows up with children and/or adults.
The therapists
The therapists at the Atlantis Center
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Perform Brain Mappings
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Operate the equipment in the children's Centre
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Operate the equipment in the adult Centre
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Perform listening tests
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Work with children in the children's Centre during the active phase,
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which includes:
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Ball-A-Vis X exercises
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Individual exercises such as reading, writing, arithmetic, etc.
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Fine motor skills stimulation
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C-EYE exercises
The staff
are jointly responsible for the daily operations at Atlantis vzw
At the reception desk, you will be warmly welcomed by Stéphanie, Amber, and Vanessa. They can assist you with keys, bookings, linen packages, invoices, and more. In short, they are always there for you! They are multilingual and can assist you in Dutch, French, German, or English.
We recently hired a Parents Assistant; Wendy Gilen supports the management with administration, but also ensures that parents feel at ease, their questions are answered, and that all house rules are clear and followed.
Our interpreter Zaur is responsible for Russian clients. He guides and helps everyone with their questions about therapy, but also takes care of visas and other important documents and support.
Our cleaning staff ensures that all rooms are spotless. They also take care of the therapy rooms down to the last detail.
Our handymen are Jo and Bruno, who ensure that everything in the buildings, rooms, and therapy rooms functions properly. They are also the technical experts!
Jorgen is our all-round employee who, in addition to helping out where needed, also takes care of transportation to and from the airport.