Psychotherapy is one of my greatest passions. It is a safe space where heart and mind can come together in a healing way. Here, emotions that were previously inaccessible or blocked can have space and flow freely. You can also understand the deeper logic behind your suffering – you don’t suffer because you are “broken” or “sick” or because something is wrong with you.
Whether you are suffering from physical or emotional symptoms, there are good reasons why you have developed the feelings or symptoms you have today. Everything in this world has a deeper order and recognizing this is part of our healing journey.
My psychotherapeutic style is mainly influenced by NARM, a trauma therapy developed by Laurence Heller that focuses on developmental trauma. NARM stands for “Neuro Affective Relational Model.” This rather unpoetic name means that the central aspects of this work are relationships, emotions and the nervous system.
Developmental trauma is the type of trauma most of us experienced during our development – in our first 20 years within our family or other environments where we grew up. The main traumatic experiences here include the recurring non-fulfillment of our needs, harm, violence, shame, neglect and abandonment.
Developmental trauma can feel very dramatic and painful, but it can also be very subtle like growing up in a family where everything seemed calm on the surface, but our feelings and true selves were not acknowledged.
I believe today that almost all patterns of suffering we experience as adults are rooted in developmental trauma: whether it’s anxiety, depression, burnout, a sense of meaninglessness, loneliness or other emotional issues. This also applies to physical symptoms. The model of the 5 Biological Laws offers a wonderful bridge to understand the connection between trauma and physical symptoms.
In my therapeutic work qualities like connection, honesty, and presence are central. To stay present and heartful, I generally see only three clients per day, regularly attend supervision and seek therapeutic support when an issue is pressing for me.
In addition to NARM I have training in Gestalt therapy, depth psychology, existential therapy, person-centered therapy, Radical Honesty, NLP, EFT, and hypnotherapy.