Welcome   

As a counselor, I strive to create an environment of safety where my clients can explore the issues that limit the full and satisfying expression of their lives. Working together, we connect bits of the self that have been compartmentalized. This allows processing of incomplete stored memories and growth into a fuller adult self. From this perspective, the client can make choices that lead towards her or his personal goals.

Psychotherapy/Counseling

Psychotherapy is a process of getting in touch with, and healing, those parts of ourselves that we have forgotten, misunderstood, or that have been wounded, so that we feel whole. In wholeness, we have access to all of who we are, to all of our talents and abilities. From this perspective, we see a greater range of choices and have more power to choose which path we will follow.

Therapy can be seen as scary or invasive. Some people don't want to talk to a stranger about their most personal issues. In my practice, the client is in charge of what issues are addressed and how they are addressed. I believe that each client knows what is needed and that, even if the conscious is not aware of what that is, the unconscious is, and it will direct all encounters to serve the greater good of the client. My job is to facilitate understanding of the conscious and unconscious experience so that the client has a clearer understanding of the patterns at work in her or his life.

Counseling in English

As a native English speaker, I provide a broad range of counseling/therapy in English in Berlin, Germany. It is often easier to access and explore material in our native language. Even fluent speakers of German as a second language may find this type of inner exploration easier in their native language.

On the other hand, many people feel freer to discuss difficult issues in a language that is not their native tongue, as cultural taboos and patterns do not interfere with free expression.

Whatever the situation, I am open to working, in English, with anyone who is interested in removing the blocks to full participation in her or his life.