Coaching * Counseling * Psychotherapy (in accordance with the German Heilpraktiker Act).

How can I support you?

Are you seeking personal or social growth? Are you going through a period of change? Are you looking for change in your personal or professional life? Do you need short-term support with a difficult decision? Would you like to resolve an inner conflict? Do you need support during a mental health crisis? Are you struggling with your thoughts, worries, or stress? Do you feel overwhelmed? Are you getting in your own way?

Do you need coaching, counseling, or psychotherapy? 

I would be delighted to support you in reaching your own personal “aha” moments.

Your space for change and inner balance
Systemic Coaching

They exist for all of us: thinking traps, challenges, dilemmas that hinder us to flourish. I would be happy to support you in sorting and organizing your thoughts, your options and your goals.
I offer individual coaching sessions in German and English, both online and in person here in Berlin:  at Sinn & Seele Coaching (Genossenschaftsstraße 70, 12489 Berlin). I provide systemic coaching using also methods and insights from positive psychology.

Consulting vs. Coaching
Coaching is a great tool to get results that are feasible and sustainable. Coaching elicits many possible solutions from you and you decide where the process is headed to. If  you do need consulting and external expertise though, we will adjust the format and determine what is best for you and your specific needs.

Coaching vs. Psychotherapy
As a licensed alternative practitioner of psychotherapy, I am pleased to be able to support you even when your stress levels exceed your ability to cope and mental health disorders arise, because mental health and mental health disorders form a continuum with fluid boundaries, and we will carefully assess which approach is right for you.

For more information about my coaching methods, target audiences, and rates, please click this link


Psychotherapy 

(in accordance with the German Alternative Medicine Act)

As a licensed alternative practitioner specializing in psychotherapy, I am able to offer you my support if your concerns go beyond the scope of coaching, if you feel the pressures you face exceed your ability to cope.
Sometimes in life we reach points where stress becomes overwhelming, thoughts get stuck, or our own ressources are not suffiicient. Psychotherapy offers a safe space to pause, better understand yourself, and develop new ways of dealing with challenges. The focus is on your personal experiences, feelings, and needs. Together, we’ll explore what’s weighing on you, which patterns may be repeating, and what resources you already possess. The goal of therapy isn’t to function “perfectly,” but to find a helpful and authentic way of relating to yourself and your own life.

I can assist you specifically with:

• Stress and feeling overwhelmed
• Anxiety
• Psychological strain and inner turmoil
  
• Sleep disturbances caused exclusively by psychological factors
  
• Self-doubt and self-esteem issues
  
• High sensitivity
  
• Relationship conflicts
  
• Life crises and changes
  

A trusting therapeutic relationship forms the foundation for change. I see building this kind of relationship as one of my strengths. With me, you can count on a supportive and safe environment. Here, new perspectives can emerge, old burdens can be understood, and new ways of coping can develop.

All of my approaches are resource-oriented and resilience-based. Thanks to my trainings, I work from a trauma-informed stance.

The first step doesn't have to be a big one—sometimes all it takes is allowing yourself to ask for help.

More information about my psychotherapy methods

I am enthusiastic about and convinced of the benefits of ACT. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is part of the third wave of cognitive behavioral therapy and is a modern, scientifically grounded, and well-researched approach to psychotherapy.

ACT is based on mindfulness and acceptance and incorporates both behavioral and cognitive approaches; it focuses on how we deal with our own emotions and recognizes the importance of physical sensations and reactions in this process. ACT helps us reflect on what truly matters to us (values) and how we can achieve what matters to us (commitment)—despite internal obstacles—such as thoughts and feelings that stand in our way and sometimes cause us to get stuck. ACT helps us develop a different attitude toward our thoughts and feelings (acceptance) and engage in less avoidance behavior.
When we recognize our thoughts (mindfulness and the observer’s perspective) but do not judge them (acceptance), a kind of neutral detachment (defusion) arises, which paves the way for change.
The six core processes (acceptance, commitment, defusion, mindfulness, observer perspective, and values clarification) support you in achieving greater well-being. This occurs through the fulfillment of meaning that arises when we live in accordance with our values.

All six core principles support and depend on one another to create psychological flexibility, which in turn is crucial for our well-being in a world, where the only certainty is change.
Psychological flexibility enables a shift in perspective, adaptability, emotional regulation, and well-being. It means accepting whatever comes our way, dealing with it without losing sight of what is important to us, and thus responding to change with resilience. Psychological flexibility allows us to balance conflicting needs and areas of life.Through Psychological flexibility and the ACT process, you gain greater clarity about your own values and value-driven behavior despite inner obstacles, leading to greater well-being. When we live in alignment with our values, we experience our lives as meaningful and fulfilling; for example, important decisions come more easily to us and are more fulfilling when we make them in connection with well-understood personal values. Where we experience meaning, we experience motivation for change.

I have been working with ACT in both academic and practical settings in the non-clinical sector since 2017. As a licensed alternative practitioner in psychotherapy, I am pleased to be able to support you even when your stress levels exceed your coping capacity and mental health issues arise, because mental health and mental health disorders form a continuum with fluid boundaries, and we will carefully assess which approach is right for you.

Process and Pricing
Self-Paid
My services are self-paid.
As a licensed alternative practitioner specializing in psychotherapy, I am not able to bill statutory health insurance providers for my services.
If you have private health insurance, please check with your insurance provider to see if they will cover the costs.

The advantages of self-pay services are:
•    Quick appointment scheduling
•    Methodological freedom
•    Flexible session duration and frequency
•    More room for individual topics
•    No  notification of public health insurance needed

Initial consultation 30 minutes

•  During an initial consultation, we’ll work together to determine whether and how I can support you. The initial consultation costs €30 / €25* (online)
  

*If the session extends beyond 30 minutes, the corresponding fees for a 50- or 90-minute session will apply.

• Therapy session 50 minutes

Individual: €85 / €80 (online)
Students and those in vocational training receive a 10% discount
Additional discounts available for everyone booking 5 or more sessions.

• Therapy session 90 minutes

Individual: €120 / €110 (online)
Students and those in vocational training receive a 10% discount
Additional discounts available for everyone booking 5 or more sessions. 

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

My services are strongly influenced by positive psychology, the scientific study of what constitutes a fulfilling life. Positive psychology explores the concepts, traits, and strengths that enable individuals and communities to grow and flourish. Positive psychology focuses on the potential, resources, strengths, and values that every person possesses. Positive psychology assumes that people are fundamentally resourceful and motivated to continue developing. It is important to me to emphasize that this approach encompasses the entire spectrum of pleasant and unpleasant emotions—it is not about excluding “negative” emotions, nor is it about “happiology,” “positive thinking,” or a “dictate of happiness.” Fundamentally, the resource-oriented approaches of Positive Psychology have much to offer and can enrich coaching, counseling, and psychotherapy alike. Here, we look at what is already going well for clients, give space to these positive aspects—the resources and strengths—reinforce them, and build upon them.
You can find more on this in the Dual Continuum Model described here by Professor Corey Keyes.
Learn more about positive psychology here on this website.

Important Information
As a practitioner specializing in psychotherapy, I am not authorized to treat all mental disorders, particularly severe mental illnesses and mental disorders caused by organic diseases.

In an Emergency
If you need urgent help in an emergency, please contact the social psychiatric care system in your region. For Berlin, you can find the most important numbers ↗ here