About me

The questions of how we can become whole and lead a successful life have always occupied me, in therapeutic, philosophical, and spiritual discussions.

In my understanding, the various levels of our experience belong together, and it's important to me to include them all in my work: the body and its traumas, emotions and injuries, thoughts and beliefs, and the spirit with its quest for meaning and wholeness. Somatic Experiencing was particularly helpful for my personal development, and so it became the focus of my work.


It is a pleasure and an honor for me to share my experiences.


Zu meiner Person

Competencies

Mindfulness

The foundation of all my work is a spirit of mindfulness and presence. This, and only this, creates a space in which true encounter and transformation can take place.

Somatic Experiencing

Somatic Experiencing releases traumatic stress in the body through work with the autonomic nervous system and is the focus of my work.

Talk therapy

My work with Somatic Experiencing is based on client-centered talk therapy. Although Somatic Experiencing doesn't require discussion of the content, it is often helpful for gaining clarity in difficult situations and understanding what's at stake.

Neuroaffective personality development

The model developed by Marianne Bentzen gives me a fundamental understanding of how the brain and personality develop, allowing me to identify difficulties on the autonomic, emotional, and mental levels and address them with targeted interventions.

Nonviolent communication

This method, developed by Marstall Rosenberg, helps me understand the feelings and needs that drive our actions. I've adopted her worldview that people always act to fulfill their needs—sometimes using unhelpful strategies that then need to be changed.

Philosophy and Ethics

The approaches of (ancient) philosophy provide a wealth of inspiration on what constitutes a good life (eudaimonia) and how to act appropriately (ethics). For me, philosophy is not empty theory, but rather helps us better master everyday life and understand life through clear thinking.

Professional development

Academic

  • Additional studies in adult education
  • Study of philosophy
  • Studying chemistry

Training

  • Further training with Peter Levine, among others, on depression and aggression, grief and transgenerational trauma
  • Training in NAPD with Marianne Bentzen
  • Training in Somatic Experiencing
  • Introduction to NARM (NeuroAffective Relational Model)
  • Alternative practitioner for psychotherapy
  • Training as a mediator
  • Training in Nonviolent Communication

Professional career

  • Assistant in Somatic Experiencing trainings
  • Alternative practitioner for psychotherapy in private practice
  • Psychosocial counseling
  • Empathisches Coaching
  • Trainer for Nonviolent Communication
  • Leading role in EU projects on the ethics of artificial intelligence and medical ethics and expert in stakeholder engagement

Lectures

  • To come: Lecture on Somatic Experiencing and AI (artificial intelligence) at SE conference in Prague
  • Lectures on trauma
  • Lectures on philosophy

Articles in specialist journals

  • The ethics of COVID-19 tracking apps – challenges and voluntariness
  • To come: Somatic Experiencing and AI

When I'm not working...

  • Conscious dance
  • Hike
  • jump into the lake
  • Zen practice
  • Voluntary board work

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