I offer psychodynamic coaching

I work with leaders and international professionals (expats) in a trusting dialogue that supports their professional and personal development. In my work, I combine a strong scientific foundation with psychodynamic depth and many years of leadership experience.

My international background enables me to engage with people from diverse cultural contexts and to understand the particular challenges of leadership in international or transitional situations.

I work with people

who are willing to question assumptions, beliefs, and certainties about life or about themselves—often triggered by a crisis.

who want to shape their personal or professional relationships in a more conscious and constructive way.

who wish to move toward a greater sense of aliveness beyond old patterns of thinking and behavior, constricting fears, and outdated rules.

And with people who are burdened by a difficult past or present and are seeking a more freeing way of relating to it.

Psychodynamic coaching includes the unconscious dimensions of our experience and actions. Through deeper understanding, it opens up new possibilities for action. Within a trusting relationship, we take a compassionate look at the unconscious roots of what is, and uncover the inner forces that enable lasting change. A respectful focus on existing strengths is particularly important to me—because what we look at with appreciation is what grows.

Here you will find a detailed description of my approach.

Coaching or Therapy ?

With me, you don’t have to choose.

There is  a significant  overlap between the two —

so that many people wonder whether they need coaching or therapy.

Scientific studies also suggest that these approaches lie on a continuum rather than representing two strictly separate domains. Coaching can have health-promoting effects when it is appropriately oriented.

As a physician and psychotherapist, I am able to distinguish stress-related psychological symptoms—such as sleep disturbances, anxiety, low mood, or rumination—from mental disorders that require treatment. I can flexibly integrate therapeutic interventions or, if more appropriate, offer psychotherapy.

We set out together and do whatever helps you most.

It is also important to highlight that psychodynamic coaching has a preventive, health-promoting effect. By working through the underlying emotional conflicts that drive crises and stress, we reduce the burden on your mind and body. Chronic stress can otherwise lead to psychological and physical illness (e.g., depression, psychosomatic pain, high blood pressure, immune system dysregulation, etc.).

My coaching training is accredited by the DBVC (German Federal Association for Coaching) and the IOBC (International Organisation for Business Coaching). I completed it at the POP Institute, Düsseldorf (www.pop-psa.de).

I work online and in my practice, in German and English.

Fees for coaching

Private clients: €200 per session (50 minutes)
Corporate clients: €250 per session (50 minutes)

Reduced prices

I offer reduced prices and work free of cost

for volunteers and staff in humanitarian organisations. Please inquire.