My background

From ground and movement

I work in very different fields and it is important to me to meet the different requirements of these fields — not so much as a generalist, but specialized in each case.
I believe that this complementary specialization is essential to provide sound guidance to people, teams and organizations. The fact that these fields often remain separate in practice is historically grown, but actually does not make sense: Coaching needs therapeutic knowledge to accompany inner movements well. Team development benefits when the inner worlds of the participants, as well as the cultural and structural aspects of the organization, can emerge. A supervisor benefits from mediation skills when teams come with conflict situations. It’s time to think these disparate threads back together.
This choice for complementary specialization is not one that makes my job easier. But it makes me feel like I’m getting closer to what I want to do: providing accompaniment that remains actionable and effective no matter where we are on the journey. My principles are the same on all playing fields — as is the goal of working close to the heart of the matter, at eye level and with a focus on implementation.

My work formats

Team development and further training since 2005
Organizational development , Business and health coaching since 2010
Supervision since 2015
Psychotherapy (according to HPG) since 2018

I work internationally via Zoom and on-site in German and English.

Education and training

Body-oriented trauma therapy Somatic Experiencing according to Peter Levine Three-year continuing education 2018–2020 including teaching therapy and supervision
Transparent Communication and Process Work Three-year continuing education 2014–2017 with Thomas Hübl and Auke van Nijmegen, Jehudit Sasportas and Diane Musho Hamilton in presence- and mindfulness-based process work for individuals and groups.
Systemic Supervision (Certified by SG) Training at Helm Stierlin Institute Heidelberg 2014–2015 with Andrea Ebbecke-Nohlen and Prof. Elisabeth Nicolai, Prof. Jochen Schweitzer and Tom Levold
Systemic mediation Systemic mediation with Lis Ripke and Joseph Rieforth (half-year curriculum 2015)
Nonviolent Communication according to Marshall Rosenberg Basic course of the certification course with Dr. Irmtraud Kauschat and Nicole Leipert-Knaup (Darmstadt, 2013)
Systemic Counseling and Therapy (Certified by SG and DGSF) Three-year training at the Helm Stierlin Institute Heidelberg 2009–2011 with Prof. Elisabeth Nicolai, Dr. Gunther Schmidt, Mechthild Reinhard, Prof. Jochen Schweitzer and Dr. Carmen Kindl-Beilfuß
Curriculum clinical hypnosis according to the guidelines of the Milton Erickson Institute at the Milton Erickson Institute Heidelberg 2009 with Dr. Gunther Schmidt and Dr. Bernhard Trenkle
Change Essentials 2010 Advanced training for consultants and change managers with Dr. Barbara Heitger, Dr. Wolfgang Looss, Prof. Matthias Varga von Kibéd
Hypnosystemic OE Curriculum by Gunther Schmidt (Certified by DBVC) The curriculum “Systemic and Hypnotherapeutic Concepts for Organizational Consulting, Coaching and Personal Development” at the Milton Erickson Institute Heidelberg 2009 with Dr. Gunther Schmidt and Rolf Krizian

Important stations

Psychotherapy (according to HPG) | since 2018 The psychotherapy license of the city of Cologne as a non-medical practitioner (psychotherapy) opens the space for deeper therapeutic work. I work with the methods of systemic therapy, hypnotherapy and body-oriented trauma therapy according to Peter Levine.
Self-employed organizational development, team development, supervision, training and coaching | since 2013 Work internationally and locally, via Zoom and in presence with organizations, teams and individuals on different playing fields. Customers come from corporate environments and medium-sized businesses, social and municipal sponsors, startups and small businesses.
Consultant in permanent position at Heitger Consulting | 2010 — 2012 Permanent position as an organizational consultant 2010–2012, working in corporate environments, medium-sized businesses and public institutions with a focus on change, leadership and IT. From large change projects to trainings for the professionalization of internal service providers to individual team workshops and coaching.
Seminar assistance with Gunther Schmidt at the Milton Erickson Institute Heidelberg| 2009 A short stopover with the co-founder of systemic consulting turns into many months — and a real reference experience of what good consulting can be. I have been well connected with him and the clinic he founded, the Systelios Acute Clinic in Siedelsbrunn, ever since — among others in the Systelios Transfer Network.
Professionalization Personnel and Organizational Development (POP) | 2004 — 2006 Practical studies at the Universities of Mannheim and Heidelberg with lecturers from Accenture, Daimler, Heidelberger Druck and the Wiesloch Institute for Systemic Consulting, among others
Master’s degree at the Universities of Mannheim and Heidelberg | 2002–2008
Subjects: Sociology, Psychology, Media and Communication Studies, graduated as Magister Artium Soc.

Self-awareness

In addition to continuing education, it is important for me to reflect on and develop my own practice. To this end, I use regular supervision, am closely networked with colleagues from different departments, and use several weeks a year for accompanied development timeouts. A regular meditation and mindfulness practice helps me keep my inner spaces clear and address my own issues .Loosely based on Irvin Yalom: You can accompany people well especially where you yourself have already been.