How do traumas arise?<\/strong><\/h3>\nAssaults, accidents, sexual assaults or (natural) disasters can lead to shock trauma<\/strong> (including post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD).<\/p>\nEmotional neglect, relationship problems or prolonged abuse can cause complex trauma<\/strong> (k-PTSD).<\/p>\nThe events are insufficiently processed mentally, emotionally and physically<\/strong>. The psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk speaks of “embodied” horror, as the body plays an important role in traumatization. Healing is therefore also linked to the wisdom and self-regulation of the body<\/strong>. <\/p>\nMany symptoms initially serve the purpose of survival. The psyche protects us by splitting off unbearable memories and feelings and ensuring survival. The symptoms are varied and individual<\/strong>. It often changes over the years. <\/p>\nThe actual violent or neglectful events do not have to have been severe. An accumulation of “minor traumas”<\/strong> can also trigger symptoms. Very often, clients can no longer remember the triggering moments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\")
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How does the therapy work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n1) Stabilization<\/strong> is about bringing you more into balance and strengthening your resources. This increases your sense of security and stability. Emotional security is an important basis for the healing process. <\/p>\n2) During the trauma work<\/strong>, we process the previous reaction patterns – step by step – with your inner images, body perceptions and feelings, among other things. Your own suffering and behavior, as well as feelings of shame and guilt, become comprehensible. <\/p>\n3) What has been learned is (re-)integrated<\/strong> into everyday life. Individual “relapses” can also be an opportunity: they make it possible to discuss the (old) reaction patterns. In this way, everyday life is used to further reduce moments of shame, fear or panic. <\/p>\nI am certified<\/strong> in the Neuro-Affective Relational Model<\/strong> (Laurence Heller), Somatic Experiencing<\/strong> (Peter Levine) and EMDR <\/strong>(Francine Shapiro).<\/p>\nI also use body psychotherapeutic interventions<\/strong> that I learned from Prof. Geuter (University of Marburg).<\/p>\nI support the Somatic Experiencing training program as part of the assistant program. From May 2026, I will also be taking part in Dr. Heller’s “Master Class” (NARM).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-735","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
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