Methods
"A moment can change a day, a day can change a life, and a life can change the world." Buddha
"Life's a journey. Don't take too much baggage." Billy Idol
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." Albert Einstein
"It's not the things themselves that disturb us, but our interpretations of their significance." Epiktet
"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it." Albert Einstein
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon
"Our destiny comes from within us, and therefore there is no such thing as chance in life." Paul Ernst
"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes." Mahatma Gandhi
"Without mistakes, the world would be chaos." Hanns-Dietrich von Seydlitz
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Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is the treatment of mental conditions that cause suffering. It can help open one's perception to the connections between mind and body, and enable better self-recognition. Triggering conflicts, as well as disturbances in thinking, acting, and experiencing, can be identified and processed. Profound changes take time and can sometimes be painful.
In my practice, I primarily offer psychodynamic psychotherapy, and in this process, I take the time to accompany you in understanding yourself, your personal history, and your current situation. Additionally, elements of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), systemic therapy, and humanistic therapy may be incorporated. Group therapy, as well as couples or family sessions, are individually arranged.
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Psychosomatic Medicine
My area of expertise considers the connections within psychosomatics to a special degree, as we humans are psychosomatic beings. In medicine, psychosomatics refers to a holistic perspective. It explores the physical-mental-social interactions between the body, feelings, sensations, thinking, and a person's social environmental influences. Physical illnesses can affect one's mental balance. However, psychological illnesses, conflicts, life crises, or traumatic experiences can also trigger specific physical complaints and diseases, or significantly influence their course. As "relationship medicine," psychosomatic medicine aims to initiate holistic healing processes through individually tailored therapy methods.
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Psychodynamic Psychotherapie
Psychodynamic therapy is a form of treatment derived from psychoanalysis. It views illness symptoms as the result of current conflicts or unresolved relationship experiences and resulting conflicts from earlier life stages. These experiences can shape later life and lead to recurring psychological suffering.
The goal of treatment is to recognize and confront unconscious motives and conflicts. Patients are supported in achieving lasting changes in their experiences or behavior by gaining insights into the connections and causes of their current symptoms. This treatment focuses on processing a specific issue and is therefore time-limited. Other issues, even if they might also be problematic, that do not currently lead to complaints and symptoms are not the focus.
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Diagnostics
The diagnostic process begins with an assessment conducted through initial consultations and testing procedures. This determines the most suitable treatment method. In some cases, this may lead to a referral for cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychoanalysis, (partial) inpatient psychotherapeutic treatment, or other specialized treatment, rather than psychodynamic psychotherapy. In some cases, relaxation methods, self-help groups, or coaching might be beneficial.
Relevant mental and psychosomatic disorders include, among others: Depression, Anxiety disorders, Somatoform disorders, Pain disorders, Sleep disorders, Eating disorders, Sexual disorders, Obsessive-compulsive disorders, Relationship and personality disorders, States of exhaustion and burnout, Work-related difficulties, Challenges with life decisions.
