About 50% of Europe’s population experiences mental illness at some point in their lives. If you're feeling emotionally overwhelmed, you're not alone. Common concerns include anxiety disorders, depression and psychosomatic complaints. 
 
How can I help?

People who seek psychotherapy in my practice typically work on issues such as:

• Depressive episodes, anxieties, and compulsions

Depression, lack of motivation, self-doubt, general anxieties, phobias, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, and compulsive behaviours.

• Psychosomatic complaints and illnesses

Physical symptoms or pain influenced by psychological factors or stress. Often, medical causes cannot fully explain these complaints. These symptoms can affect various organs, such as the gastrointestinal or cardiovascular systems, and may include sleep disorders and exhaustion.

• Chronic stress and exhaustion (burnout)

Emotional stress, anxiety, and exhaustion related to professional or personal demands and conflicts.

• Problems with self-esteem

Self-doubt, insecurity, negative self-concept, strong self-criticism, feelings of emptiness or worthlessness, difficulty feeling satisfied, or fluctuating self-esteem.

• Recurring conflicts in relationships

Conflicts at work, in partnerships, or in family life that feel overwhelming and stressful.

• Male identity

Uncertainties regarding male identity, difficulties experiencing and expressing emotions, and questions about relationships or sexuality.

• Crises

Acute crises after loss, illness, or separation, or life transitions such as age-related changes or major shifts in relationships or career.

A first session

Deciding to start psychotherapy can bring mixed feelings. In the first session, we introduce ourselves, and you can learn about me and my approach. After this session, you decide whether you would like to continue with therapy.

The setting for individual therapy
 
A therapy session lasts 50 minutes. Sessions are usually held weekly. However, the duration of therapy varies. During the initial consultation, we'll discuss the most suitable setting for your concerns and current life situation.

My approach
 
I work with Guided Imagery Psychotherapy (GIP). In addition, I use approaches from (hypno)systemic therapy, mentalisation-based therapy (MBT) and body psychotherapy methods. 

A supportive, appreciative and enabling attitude lies at the core of my practice as a psychotherapist. 
 

In my psychotherapeutic work, I am guided by a biopsychosocial understanding of the person. I view symptoms not in isolation, but as arising from the interplay of physical and psychological processes and a person’s social living conditions. Depending on the individual situation, I integrate these different levels in therapy and, when appropriate, collaborate with physicians and other therapeutic professionals.

Guided Imagery Psychotherapy (GIP)

GIP is a psychodynamic psychotherapy developed by the German psychoanalyst Hanscarl Leuner in the 1950s (“Katathyme Bilderleben”). Leuner systematised the therapeutic use of imagery into a psychotherapeutic method.

How does GIP work?

GIP combines imagery with therapeutic conversation.

Imagery includes inner ideas, images, and scenes. In therapy, I suggest motifs and guide you through them. Motifs may include nature-related images (meadow, stream, tree, garden), a place to feel safe, helpful inner figures or animals, night dreams or encounters with attachment figures or “inner parts”.

The specific effects of imagery

The therapeutic relationship, along with activation of your resources and problem-solving skills, plays a key role in GIP’s effectiveness. Imagery offers additional benefits:

• You can strengthen self-esteem and experience yourself positively.
• Bodily relaxation through imagery can reduce anxiety and promote physical relaxation.
• Imagery allows you to experience and resolve inner conflicts that may be difficult to grasp.
• You can have new experiences that were previously impossible or difficult, e.g., feeling safe, protected, or empowered to act for yourself.
• You can experiment with new behaviours, such as practising a challenging upcoming conversation and activating your resources.
• Imagery supports creativity, enabling new approaches and enhancing vitality.
• Through imagery, you can activate multiple dimensions of experience—thinking, feeling, and bodily sensations—helping the therapeutic process move quickly from cognitive insight to deeper emotional and somatic understanding.

If you would like to schedule an initial session or for more details, please call +43 699 172 376 01 or email me.