The initial consultation is our first meeting. You share what's on your mind and what brought you to me. I listen, ask questions, and give you a sense of how I work. At the end we look together at whether we're a good fit and how things might proceed. The initial consultation lasts 50 minutes and takes place at the practice.

The costs of the initial consultation are not covered by statutory health insurance. I ask for a self-contribution of €80 or €100, depending on your own assessment of your financial situation.

After the initial consultation we develop a framework together, tailored to your concerns, your pace, and your goals. The process generally looks like this:

We begin with the initial consultation. For those with statutory health insurance (GKV), this is followed by the application for cost reimbursement. Then come initial consultations and probationary sessions – up to six in total – in which we get to know each other and see whether and how we would like to work together. After that, an application for short-term therapy can be submitted (up to 2×12 hours), and if needed, an application for long-term therapy (also up to 2×12 hours).

What happens in the sessions themselves is as individual as you: sometimes we talk, sometimes we work with the body, with images or creative methods. Everything is guided by what feels right for you.

Short-term therapy comprises 12-24 sessions (approximately 6-12 months including breaks, illness, and holidays). Long-term therapy comprises up to 48 sessions. Some people come with a specific concern and need a few months. Others I accompany through more profound processes of change. We discuss this together and keep adjusting it to what you need.

Generally we meet once a week. Depending on the phase and your needs, the frequency can also be adjusted, less often if you need more space for processing, more intensively if a lot is in motion.

The cost-reimbursement procedure allows people with statutory health insurance to access therapy with approved therapists who do not hold a panel licence, and still have the costs reimbursed by their health insurer. The prerequisite is demonstrating that you were unable to find a therapy place at a panel practice. I will support you in submitting the application and putting together all the necessary documents.

Please note: Barmer and AOK currently reject all cost-reimbursement applications as a blanket policy, these insurers are currently excluded from the procedure.

I do my best to respond promptly and offer a first appointment within the next four weeks. Just write to me, I generally reply within 48 hours.

Life is sometimes unpredictable, I understand that. However, I ask that you cancel appointments at least 48 hours in advance. Appointments cancelled later or not attended will unfortunately have to be invoiced, as I am unable to offer the slot to someone else at short notice.

My work takes place primarily in person. Online sessions are also possible within insurance-funded therapy if needed. For self-paying clients, fully online therapy is also available. Feel free to ask me about this.

Systemic therapy is a scientifically recognised psychotherapy method approved by health insurers. The central idea: no person exists in a vacuum. We are all embedded in relationships, families, histories, and social contexts – and it is precisely these connections that we examine together. Instead of asking "What is wrong with you?" we ask together: "What sense does what you are experiencing make in your context?" This opens up new perspectives and possibilities for action.

Our body carries our history, often more than we are consciously aware of. Body-oriented work means that we don't only work with words, but also with what shows up in the body: tension, exhaustion, a tightness in the chest, or the tingling before a decision. We use this knowledge to understand more deeply what moves you, and to enable new experiences that cannot be reached through the mind alone.

Yes, I offer couples therapy as a self-pay option, for couples in all constellations and relationship forms. It can also sometimes make sense to involve significant others in individual sessions when that supports the therapeutic process. More on this on the Couples Therapy page.

Yes, and not only professionally. Queer life worlds, diverse relationship forms, and transition processes are topics that move and concern me both personally and professionally. I meet you without a template and without assumptions about how your life should look. You don't need to explain or justify anything here.

Yes. Even though I do not hold a panel licence, people with statutory health insurance can come to me via the cost-reimbursement procedure. This involves a little more administrative effort, but I am happy to guide you through it. More information on this in the question about the cost-reimbursement procedure above.