Frequently asked questions.

As a private practice, I don't have the long waiting times common at insurance-approved practitioners. In most cases we can arrange a first conversation within one to two weeks.

We usually have a brief phone call first to clarify initial questions. The actual first session lasts 30 minutes — this is your space to tell me in your own time what is on your mind. We look together at whether we connect well and how I can best support you. Afterwards, you decide in your own time whether you'd like to continue with me.

I offer counselling and therapy in German, English and Russian. Simply choose the language in which you can best express your feelings — switching at any point is of course always possible.

That is as individual as you are. Sometimes a few sessions are enough for new clarity; sometimes accompaniment over months makes sense. We check in regularly together on where you stand. There is no binding contract with me — you decide on the duration.

Yes, very happily via a secure video link. This is flexible and saves travel time. For couples and families I recommend — where possible — meeting in person, as the dynamic in the room is often more immediately palpable.

While classical behavioural therapy focuses mainly on your own thinking and behaviour, a systemic view looks at you in the context of your surroundings — family, relationship, work, circle of friends. Many topics that feel like a purely personal problem arise from, and are sustained by, recurring patterns of interaction: Who reacts how to whom? Which roles are silently assigned? What might a symptom be expressing that otherwise cannot be said? We make these connections visible and draw deliberately on the resources you and your system already bring with you. From this emerge new perspectives and concrete, workable everyday steps — instead of a technique applied from the outside.

Many private health insurers and supplementary policies reimburse costs in full or in part. If you have questions about coverage — whether privately or statutorily insured — I am happy to advise you.

Your privacy is fully protected: there is no entry in your official health record (important for civil service applications or switching insurer). There is also no application bureaucracy and no prescribed waiting periods.

An appointment is reserved exclusively for you. If something comes up, you can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours beforehand. For shorter notice or no-shows, I invoice the fee — as I usually cannot fill the slot at such short notice.

Absolutely. Everything we discuss stays between us. That is the foundation of our trusting work together. This also applies to conversations with couples and families: information is not passed on to other participants without explicit consent.

As a psychologist, I completed a scientific degree (Master/Diploma). The title of psychotherapist additionally requires a multi-year, state-accredited specialist training. I combine grounded psychological knowledge with my systemic expertise to accompany you in a holistic way.

I hold diplomas in both psychology and social pedagogy — two fields that have interested me together from the start: the individual and their environment. Psychology gave me the foundation to understand how people think, feel and react. Social pedagogy broadened the perspective — towards systems, social realities and people within their life contexts. My systemic therapy training brought both together and gives me a framework in which neither perspective stands alone. Over 25 years of professional experience have turned this into a way of working I can genuinely call my own.

As the mother of an adult son, I know how much relationships can change — and how much strength it sometimes takes not to lose yourself in the process. This experience shapes my work: not as advice, but as a quiet understanding of what parents and children sometimes find hard to say to one another.

On 1 May 1953, Rot-Weiss Essen won the DFB-Pokal with a 2:1 victory over Alemannia Aachen at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf. Two years later, on 26 June 1955, came the pinnacle: 4:3 over 1. FC Kaiserslautern — German Champions. Once. Unforgettable. Nur der RWE!