treatment philosophy

Guiding Principles

In general, I base my work on scientifically grounded methods and professional guidelines.

I aim to embody a form of psychotherapy that is contemporary, humanistic, inclusive, and progressive.

I view the various therapeutic approaches as important and complementary perspectives that together support a holistic understanding of the person. The choice of interventions depends on the specific indication - particularly your consent, the nature of your concerns, professional considerations, as well as my skills and professional convictions.

The therapeutic framework I work within is (cognitive) behavioral therapy. Despite its name, this approach does not focus solely on behavior; rather, it addresses thought processes, emotions, bodily sensations, interpersonal dynamics, and biographical context to the same extent.

Therapeutic Approach

At its core, my work aims to cultivate mindfulness, self-care, and compassion. In addition, I specialize in integrating social identity factors into the therapeutic process (gender, sexuality, race, culture, class, disability).

My therapeutic perspective is shaped by approaches belonging to the so-called “third wave” of behavioral therapy. What these approaches share is an integrative orientation—across diagnoses and therapeutic schools—toward fundamental human processes, as well as a focus on mindfulness, compassion, emotions, and biographically developed interaction patterns. They are well supported by scientific evidence and have proven effective across many areas of application.

Examples of these approaches include:

• ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (focus on mindfulness, acceptance, values, and psychological flexibility)

• CFT: Compassion-Focused Therapy and Mindful Self-Compassion (focus on compassion toward self and others)

• EFT: Emotion-Focused Therapy (focus on emotional processing)

• Schema Therapy (focus on interpersonal behavior and longstanding patterns)

Alongside working with distressing or negative experiences, I find it equally important to turn toward the supportive and positive aspects of life and of oneself. This helps activate “healthy” inner parts and maintain psychological balance. Strengthening resources, needs- and values-orientation, resilience, and coherence (a sense of meaning) is therefore an ongoing part of the therapeutic process.