My approach
A clear framework, tailored to you
Every person and every therapy process is different. At the same time, therapy has a clear structure and a supportive framework. On this page, you can get an idea of what the process usually looks like in my practice.
Sessions usually take place once a week at my practice in Friedrichshain and last 50 minutes. Online sessions are also possible when appropriate. Naturally, your personal information and everything we discuss in sessions are treated with strict confidentiality.
At the beginning of therapy, we usually start with a few initial sessions (often around four). These sessions give us the opportunity to get to know each other, talk through your concerns, and understand what you are looking for support with.
Together, we will consider whether cognitive behavioural therapy or coaching is the right approach for your situation and whether working together feels like a good fit for both of us.
Depending on your needs and goals, therapy or coaching may then continue as short-term or longer-term support. The length of the process varies from person to person and depends on your individual situation and what you would like to achieve.
How I work
Therapy is a structured and transparent process, while always being tailored to your individual situation.
We begin by developing a shared understanding of your difficulties: how your symptoms show up, what may contribute to them, what keeps them going, and how your life experiences may have shaped them. We also look at your strengths and existing resources.
From this, we define therapy goals and choose an approach that fits your needs. Depending on your goals, I use different methods from cognitive behavioural therapy, such as working with difficult thoughts, managing emotions, changing patterns of behaviour, and building helpful coping strategies for everyday life. I also use methods that help you access and process deeper emotions, such as experiential techniques like chair dialogues, when these are helpful for your therapeutic process.
When appropriate, trauma-focused methods such as EMDR may also be part of the therapy.
Towards the end of therapy, we review your progress, identify what has helped you, and focus on how you can continue to use these strategies independently in the future.