MY BACKGROUND

I was born and raised in post war Germany. As a child and teenager I had many questions. The answers were dissatisfying and my heart remained hungry for connection, meaning and purpose.

I consider myself very lucky that I met numerous teachers and mentors beginning in my teenage years. Their guidance combined with hundreds of workshop hours and retreats, uncounted self-help books, experiments, extensive traveling, counseling and self-inquiry have led to 2 key realizations:

Only Love heals
Holding space for healing is my favorite pass-time

FORMAL EDUCATION

Observing, noticing and releasing the survival strategies of my own mind has taught me most of what I actually know. I have come to see with clarity - from my own experience:

Besides this experiential learning I also cherish the volume of teachings and tools that have sprung up in the world of mental health in the last 20 years.

My formal education includes two masters degrees:

Master of Social Sciences (Free University of Berlin, Germany in1997).
Master of Social Work (Boise State University in 2011).

I have worked in different mental health settings and private practice as a psychotherapist since 2011.

Healing is remembering our innate goodness and wellbeing.

ABOUT MY CLINICAL LICENSE

I am licensed as a Licenensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of New Mexico. Since moving to Mexico I don't offer therapeutic services under my license anymore. This means in essence:

I do not treat mental illness

I don't diagnose

I don't keep mental health records

I am a Social Worker at heart and continue to adhere

to the code of ethics and professional standards of a licensed clinician.