About

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A lot of people associate seeing a psychotherapist with ' going to speak to someone about their issues', who listens compassionately and makes suggestions of what you can do differently in between sessions. .Approaching change and personal growth this way can sometimes barely touch the surface of what's going on and mainly with the instrument of the Mind and the stories it tells about it .. which often don't go to the core and make change this way alone , can indeed ..  take a while.

Working with me is not only centered on ' speaking about' but on working with the fabric of Experience , which allows clients to get a much deeper and embodied sense of the living fabric of the ways experiences , past trauma , as well as resources get felt and through Mindfulness- based Psychotherapy ( Hakomi) , which allows for much deeper embodied experience and to having the Organic Intelligence of out Living organism to serve as one of the most important catalysts for change , which tends to happen much quicker and go deeper, engaging the deeper levels of one's being , than by 'talking about' one's issues alone.

 It's based on five principles: Mindfulness, Nonviolence, Organicity, Unity, Body-mind holism and combines somatic awareness with techniques to promote healing, growth, and transformation. It's based on the idea that humans are organic beings who can heal and self-correct naturally. As a  Hakomi therapists I help clients support their natural healing process. Hakomi therapy helps people change their "core material". including memories, Images, Beliefs, Neural patterns, Emotional dispositions..

As an IFS therapist ( Internal Family Systems) I help clients identify and become aware of the different parts of themselves ( like Inner Critic , Anxiety-driven part , reintegrate Dis-owned parts , who are often Aspects of the inner Child that are still frozen and reacting to trauma from the past and most importantly develop one's awareness of the SELF , the Soul , the ' Me that is not a part' , the Essential Aspect of Consciousness that is loving, compassionate , open , curious and wise. 

In the years I have been practicing IFS I developed a deep respect for the ability of the Self .. to be the inner ' guru', the inner Authority , the I AM Presence , which is the Source of Self love and the foundation of a love with and towards another that doesn't come from the need to ' fill a hole' or to ' get validation'

By using a variety of techniques to bring my clients in touch with and operate from the Self , I keep being amazed how quickly the parts that believe that the way to keep us safe by coming up with a myriad of ' worse- case scenarios , like the Anxiety- driven part , or the Pusher , with its attempts to use pressure in an attempt  to push us to succeed or the Inner Critic , with its attempts to use put-down and judgement to 'get us to behave and perform differently with its tendency to use self- hate in an  to assert or attempt to control the Self through anger , Like the Inner Critic for example. It is beautiful to see how those different parts, once treated with respect and understood in their core intentions  are so willing to .. change they ways they operate  when it comes to surrendering  their previous strategies  to the ways of the Self ,  once being treated with respect and curiosity and shown how it is often the very strategies they are using to avoid, prevent or to manage potential threats that over time lead to bringing the very experiences they are trying to avoid into one's life.

The aliveness , the sense of connection with oneself and with others  , the compassion and the humor and Self- love  that arises when operating from the Self  ..  are Self- reinforcing .. and are a graceful way to change that can't be achieved with willpower or with making behavior changes alone .

Using some of the techniques I learned when studying J. Eismann's ' Re-Creation of the Self' system have been also a beautiful addition to the eclectic way I work with clients.

Being able to relate to a person's Inherent Wholeness.. beyond the tendency a lot of clients have .. to see themselves ' as something broken to be fixed' brings a different energy in the room , which  provides a foundation for Self- growth and development , quite different from ' feeling over- preoccupied with one's issues .. or feeling tired ' talking about one's problems.

I deeply believe that once learning to bring  and allowing  to shine  more of the Light of the Soul / the Inner Self into this world ... and to live from that place  .. IS THE MEDICINE that can make this world a ' better , more connected , loving and fun place' for all .

My interest in Psychology , Consciousness , the the mind and Human RelatingStarted in my teens when I started my Psychology studies at the Vienna University. 

After years of extensive travelling around the world and spending a lot of time in India , where I got to spend quite a bit of time in the Osho Ashram in Poona and sat with a number of different teacher from non-dualistic traditions grew my budding interest in Eastern Thought and explorations in different types of meditation. , Mindfulness and the Mind- Body Connection led me to doing my Masters in Counseling Psychology with focus on Somatics at the California Institute of Integral studies in San Francisco, which I graduated in 2003. 

I got licensed as a Marriage and Family therapist  in 2007 and have been in Private practice since.

As a life- and Relationship Coach I work with clients from all over the world .

Dating Coaching has been another one of the areas I have a lot of experience in and enjoy working with people on.

Some of my favorite areas are also those of Preparation and Integration for people who are doing their own psychedelic medicine journeys  or are going to or returning from Ayahuasca retreats . 

In the last just over a year I have been also learning the practice of QHHT - Quantum Healing Technique , developed by Dolores Cannon , which continues to blow me away by demonstrating the innate ability of the SubConscious to heal emotional as well as physical conditions beyond what western science is yet able to explain.

If you are curious to get a taste of my work and of the connection between us before committing to work together, please reach out to schedule a 15 min free consultation.

Looking forward to getting to know you and exploring how i can assist you in your journey of Transformation and Self- Realization!:)