Berlin-Neukölln

Welcome to my private practice for psychotherapy

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Therapy room with a light armchair, floor lamp and small wooden table

Hold still, to hold what is within.

When children cannot say what is weighing on them

Children and adolescents rarely show emotional distress in words. It shows in a stomachache before school, in withdrawing to their room, in outbursts of anger, in play or in silence. Parents often sense early on that something is wrong, without knowing exactly what.

Psychotherapy creates a space in which this can be understood. Younger children play, draw and tell stories; adolescents find their own language. Together we look at what lies behind a behavior, instead of only judging the behavior.

Childhood and adolescence are phases in which much is still in motion. Support during this time can ease development and open up new paths, for the child and for the whole family.

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Services

My services

For schools, institutions & professionals

Workshops, continuing education and supervision — including on racism, bullying, migration and displacement, and culturally sensitive and trauma-sensitive practice.

For Professionals

Approach

Transcultural and discrimination-sensitive

A particular focus of my work is a transcultural and discrimination-sensitive approach. I am committed to seeing and understanding people in their diversity. I aim to create a space where different lived realities, cultural backgrounds and social experiences have their place and are respectfully taken into account.

Process

How therapy begins

First conversation

To begin, we arrange an appointment for a non-binding first conversation. You have the opportunity to describe your concerns at your own pace and to form a first impression. Together we discuss whether psychotherapeutic support makes sense and what the next steps could look like.
Trial sessions

This is usually followed by five trial sessions (probatorische Sitzungen). They serve to develop a more detailed understanding of your situation, to make a sound diagnostic assessment and to work out suitable therapy goals together.
Application

We then decide together whether short-term therapy with 12 to 24 appointments or long-term therapy with up to 90 sessions makes sense. The scope depends on the nature and severity of the symptoms and is applied for — depending on the respective health insurer.
Therapy

Sessions usually take place once a week and last 50 minutes. The interval can be adjusted if needed. With children and adolescents, regular conversations with the parents are also planned.

As a child and adolescent psychotherapist, I am bound by professional confidentiality (Schweigepflicht) under § 203 StGB and the professional code of conduct (Berufsordnung) from the very first contact.

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