The chemistry
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We don't get along equally well with everyone in our lives.
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That is completely normal - with some people the so-called chemistry is right and with others less so. Naturally, this also applies to my clients and me.
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And since a certain degree of sympathy is pretty helpful in counseling , I'll tell you a little bit about me here, so that you can get a better picture (in addition to my actual picture above).
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It's no coincidence that the focus in my work is on relationships.
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My path to psychological counseling began several years ago with the end of a ten-year romantic relationship and the crumbling of friendships that had lasted for years. After that I experienced depression, loneliness and complete disorientation since the most important pillars in my life had broken away in a very short time. Besides my job, there was virtually no stability left.
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I didn't manage to do much during that time, but I took one important step: I went and got support. I saw a psychological counselor, who listened to me, who let me feel and cry and doubt, and thereby helped me through the critical first months until I was stable enough to carry on by myself. At the same time, it became clear to me that I would like to be able help other people in this way as well, and so I started the training to become a counselor myself.
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Since then I have grown, learned and certainly changed a lot - in some areas more than others - regardless, what is written on the first page of this website still applies to me too: Sometimes our relationships are quite complicated. So I still have conversations with my inner critic and skeptic, I have regular arguments with my mother, and sometimes I avoid unpleasant conversations even though I know it would be better to have them.
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But I am convinced that this is what is more valuable in counseling than any formal training or what a textbook could teach: knowing what it's like to be human.
With everything that goes with it.
Not perfect either
Inter-personal
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My approach to counseling is a humanistic one. That means that in my role as counselor I am still present as a human being, and not as a distant "expert" who knows it all and will tell you how to live your life.
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The American therapist Irvin D. Yalom refers to himself and the people who come into therapy as "fellow travelers". I believe this is a wonderful image, and I share it in my approach to counseling, because it stands for a personal meeting at eye level, for working together, for going alongside one another - and not for lecturing or talking down from above.
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So, counseling to me is a meeting of human beings, with a lot of empathy, appreciation and authenticity.
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Finally, an overview of my practical experience, and my education and training.
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Self-employed as psychological counselor (since 2020)
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Peer Counselor for people with mental illnesses| pro mente
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Facilitator of a support group for people with depression & anxiety| pro mente
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Partner of the Psychosocial Counseling Service at PH Wien | PH Wien
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Counseling and coaching | opencoach.at​
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Diploma: Psychological Counseling| WIFI Wien
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Psychological First Aid | pro mente
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Course: EFT - Attachment Science in Practice | Dr. Sue Johnson
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Family Constellations - SGF Method | IFGE Wien
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Gender Mainstreaming & Diversity Management | Integrationswerkstatt
Experience
Read enough?
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If you have a good feeling about what you read and would like to schedule a session or get in touch, you can find all my contact information here.