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ONLINE WORKSHOP: EMOTIONAL PREPARATION FOR CHILDBIRTH

LANGUAGE: English

PRICE: 60 EURO ( around 65 US Dollars or 50 GBP)

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ONLINE WORKSHOP: MENDING OUR CHILDHOOD WOUNDS AND PATTERNS

LANGUAGE: English

PRICE: 60 EURO ( around 65 US Dollars or 50 GBP)

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GRIEF COUNSELING (BERLIN/ONLINE)

If you are looking for English speaking grief counseling in Berlin (or online) you came to the right place. One could say that grief counseling is not the usual form of therapy. How come? Because grief is not a psychological unease, but rather a natural response to loss.

It is an emotional suffering you feel when someone you love is taken away. While grieving you can experience all kinds of difficult and unexpected emotions, from shock or anger to disbelief, guilt, and profound sadness. The pain of grief can also disrupt your physical health, making it difficult to sleep, eat, or even think straight. While very painful, emotionally consuming and stressful, it is a human’s way to deal with the loss. Sometimes we can grieve with help from a family and friends and sometimes we need a guidance and support in our grief process from grief counselor.

In case you are looking for some relieve through reading, here is my list of books about grief.

In case you feel you might need psychological support in the grieving process, feel free to contact me through this form.

There are many models and theories about grief, but in general, all models agree that experiencing grief will take you through some or all of the following emotions:

  • Shock and disbelief, feeling numb, even denial that the loss occurred
  • Sadness, despair, loneliness, feeling empty
  • Guilt, regret, shame
  • Anger, feeling resentful
  • Anxiety, helplessness, insecurity, fear
  • Physical symptoms like fatigue, nausea, sickness, weight loss or gain, aches and pains, night sweats, heart palpitations, feeling faint or lightheaded, insomnia.

With time, it’s normal for feelings of sadness, numbness, or anger to gradually ease. However, if you aren’t feeling better over time, or your grief is getting worse, it may be a sign that your grief has developed into complicated grief.

What is complicated grief?
The sadness of losing someone you love never goes away. However, if the pain of the loss is so constant and severe that it keeps you from resuming your life years after the loved one died, we are talking about complicated grief.

Symptoms of complicated grief include:

  • Intense longing and yearning for your deceased loved one
  • Intrusive thoughts or images of your loved one
  • Denial of the death or sense of disbelief
  • Imagining that your loved one is alive
  • Searching for your deceased loved one in familiar places
  • Avoiding things that remind you of your loved one
  • Extreme anger or bitterness over your loss
  • Feeling that life is empty or meaningless

If your loved one’s death was sudden, violent, or otherwise extremely stressful or disturbing you might not only experience (complicated) grief but also Post-traumatic stress or trauma. One of most common symptoms of PTSD are flashbacks to the event itself, screams, someone breaking the news to you, funeral etc.

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING IN BERLIN

Individual counseling is possible in person (Berlin, Germany) or online in either English or Slovenian language.

Please note that unfortunately I don’t offer coverage through your health insurance (“Versicherung”) for counseling sessions.

To apply for individual counseling, contact me through this contact form.

The way I work in one on one counseling
The introduction session is the first session where we get to know each other better. I will introduce the Counseling Agreement and my way of working, while you will have the opportunity to describe what brought you to counseling. After the initial session, the following 5 sessions are aimed to get to know you better. In this session you will also see if my way of working and in general counseling is a way to go for you. After this, we meet regularly once per week. Having two or more sessions per week is possible upon your request.

A little bit more about Online Counseling
In general, online counseling is suitable for many people. If you have doubts about if it is the right way for your problem, we can determine that in the Introduction meeting. You can read about pros and cons of online counseling and also for who online counseling is for in the tables below.


PROS AND CONS OF ONLINE COUNSELING

Pros Cons
Available for all who have internet (accessible). Especially good for remote locations where qualified professional help is unavailable or limited. No face-to face contact, which some people find important.
You can have session in any location, no matter in which country you are. MORE HERE Counselor can miss some non-verbal communication signals.
No cost and time spend on transportation. Possible technical issues (most therapist have agreement what to do in that case).
Some people feel more comfortable working with a therapist who is not from the same town as they. It is a relatively new and growing area with limited scientific research.
You don’t have to miss your session if you are sick.

FOR WHOM IS ONLINE COUNSELING SUITABLE?

Suitable Not suitable
Anxiety (any type-panic disorder, general anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety) MORE HERE People with severe mental disorder (psychosis, schizophrenia)
Depression (limited) Severe depression with serious suicidal tendencies
Problems in relationships People who are currently addicted
Obsessive compulsive disorder Minors
Eating disorder

If at any time you feel uncomfortable working through Skype, I would encourage you to talk to your therapist about that. You may find that Skype counseling is not for you, which is alright as well. There are many different counseling options that your current counselor can help you find.

How effective is online counseling? MORE HERE.

ARTICLES

CZECHIA – Adéla Ziberi

Posted on Jul 17th, 2024 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY5-Bz8jy78 Therapy approach: Systemic therapy Contact information-Webpage: www.adelaziberi.com/en-email: adela.ziberi@gmail.com-Phone number: +420 721 577 978-Location: Czech Republic, Prague-Online or in-person:…

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Ke Xin Yeo – Singapore

Posted on Jul 17th, 2024 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyYa-rXW9xA Contact information-LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ke-xin-yeo-6804b997/-Location:…

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ZIMBABWE – Shylet Kaseke

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2024 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nQHCgMG5X0 CONTACT INFORMATION-Therapy direction: Social Worker- Psychotherapist-Phone number: +263772461484-Email: skaseke000@gmail.com-Location: Zimbabwe -Online or in-person:…

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MALAWI – LUSUBILO DERBY

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2024 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIYlSDxq_8k Contact information-email: lusubilonderby@gmail.com orLNSJCK@GMAIL.COM-Phone number: +265999956676-country of work (location): LILONGWE, MALAWI-online or in-person: BOTH-Therapy direction:…

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PANAMA – Rodsella Aragundi

Posted on Mar 3rd, 2024 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLJJhk4kRkY Contact informationInstagram @aragundipsicologa Webpage: www.psicologiapty.comEmail: info@psicologiapty.comPhone number: +507 67880289Country of work (location) Panama City, Panama Online or in-person: Online & In Person English and…

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PARAGUAY – Luna Elizabeth C. Sanabria

Posted on Feb 3rd, 2024 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ewll2VHxwE CONTACT INFORMATIONWebpage: https://biolink.info/psicoluna21 Email: lunaelizabethsanabria@gmail.com Phone number: (+595) 982 319 178 County of work: Paraguay Online or in-person:…

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ZAMBIA – Potrine Muzumba

Posted on Feb 3rd, 2024 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5cT1S6U-mU Therapy direction: Depression & alcohol addiction CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: muzumbapotrine98@gmail.comPhone number: +260979657740Country of work (location): ZambiaOnline or in-person: Both Also stop by her Podcast: My paramount mental health…

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ETHIOPIA – Hanna Beyene Mamo

Posted on Feb 3rd, 2024 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJI4YIZKmZA CONTACT INFORMATIONLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/hanna-beyene-2799051b6Email: hannabeyene12721@gmail.com Phone number: +251936992646Country of work: Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Boleonline and in-person:…

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POLAND – Paulina Gołaska-Ciesielska, PhD Therapy

Posted on Feb 3rd, 2024 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXShoG9RBmA Therapy direction: Relational psychotherapy and psychoanalysis CONTACT INFORMATION Webpage: www.wspieranierelacji.pl; Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulinagolaska/ Email: paulina@wspieranierelacji.pl,…

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NEPAL – Dristy Moktan

Posted on Dec 7th, 2023 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMEbjtwWgSs CONTACT INFORMATION Therapy direction: Eclectic approachEmail: dristymoktan@gmail.comPhone: +977 9808512949Country of work: Kathmandu, NepalOnline or in-person:…

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BRAZIL – Maria Gabriella Augusto Anacleto, Mabi

Posted on Dec 7th, 2023 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEKIbpK4j1w Therapy direction: Existential PhenomenologyCONTACT INFORMATIONInstagram: https://instagram.com/mabi_psicologa?igshid=NDg2NDQwOXBqcDQyEmail: clinicadamabi@gmail.comPhone number: +55 11 96784-4086Country of work: Brazil, São Pauloonline and in-person:…

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ARGENTINA – Pilar María Campiglia

Posted on Dec 7th, 2023 - By ebba - 0 Comments

INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaYug4kd0Ew CONTACT INFORMATION-Webpage: https://perfil.psyalive.com/pilar/-email: pilarcampiglia@hotmail.com-Phone number: 005491132041720-country of work (location): Argentina-online or in-person: online and…

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Birth trauma

Posted on May 29th, 2023 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Birth trauma refers to a distressing emotional or physical experience that can occur during childbirth. It is important to note that birth trauma extends beyond the events that occurred during labor and delivery. It also encompasses the feelings and emotions experienced by the mother afterward. Approximately one third of women go through such trauma. It is crucial to recognize that the perception of trauma is subjective and should be defined by the woman who has experienced it. The Roots of…

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SELF-GASLIGHTING

Posted on May 9th, 2023 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Self-gaslighting is a phenomenon in which individuals manipulate their own thoughts and feelings, causing them to doubt their own perception of reality. This internal process leads to a relentless questioning of one's thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and intuition, often resulting in self-doubt and self-criticism. Those who engage in self-gaslighting may heavily rely on external validation or feedback from others to gauge their worth and make decisions. It is important to distinguish…

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ONLINE WORKSHOP: EMOTIONAL PREPARATION FOR CHILDBIRTH

Posted on Mar 11th, 2022 - By ebba - 0 Comments

I prepared this online workshop for pregnant soon to be moms, that want to emotionally prepare for upcoming childbirth in the safety of their own home. In my own birth preparation, I used a lot of different therapeutic tools that I knew from my own work and which I am also sharing in this workshop. HOW IT WORKS? I have written 14 assignments for you, which you will receive periodically on your email over the course of 41 days. In addition to the first and last email, you will receive…

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BOOKS ABOUT GRIEF

Posted on Oct 28th, 2021 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Reading about grief turned out to be the healing practice that helped me with my own sudden loss of my mum. I want to share with my readers the books that find a place on my nightstand. I read everything, from personal experiences, science and spiritual believes around dying and death. Books don't reflect my personal believes but I did include in this articles paragraphs that resonated with me. BOOKS ABOUT: Dying Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence…

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ANGER MANAGEMENT

Posted on Sep 20th, 2021 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Author: Ania Seretny When we think of our anger and aggression, the approach often relies on fixing these states, quietening them down, or getting rid of them completely. This article will explore if these strategies are possible, recap what anger and aggression are, and relate fundamentals of Aggression Replacement Training.  What is anger and aggression?Anger is the adaptive emotion that plays into the vast pallet of our feelings. We need anger as a part of our reactive toolbox. It…

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THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RISKS OF WEALTH

Posted on Feb 4th, 2019 - By ebba - 0 Comments

In this article I want to touch a psychology effect of wealth. Scientists found that children from homes with an annual income of more than £100,000 were suffering anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms twice as often in comparison to their peers. Also children from multi-generational wealth are more at risk for criminal behavior, eating disorders, and addictive disorders. It is important to emphasize that it is not the wealth per se causing the higher risk of mental disorder development but…

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PART II: WHAT HAPPENS WITH CHILDREN WHO WERE RAISED BY A NARCISSIST IN ADULTHOOD?

Posted on Jan 22nd, 2019 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Family system good or bad influences our personality, the way we see the world and feel about ourselves. Unfortunately being raised by the narcissist parent is a tough spot to be in. You are probably dragging with yourself a very negative perception of you which influences a lot of areas in your life. In this article we will take a look on the hardships that comes from being raised by the Narcissist. Pain from upbringing Having to accept that your parent doesn’t love you like other parents…

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PART I: BEING RAISED BY A NARCISSIST

Posted on Jan 22nd, 2019 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Narcissism runs on a spectrum, from healthy narcissism to malignant narcissism, with a lot of gray in between. Narcissistic people suffer tremendously from their childhood trauma and this pain is too much for them to carry, so they pretend it’s not there or they keep lashing out on other people to ease their own pain. Narcissism doesn’t have to be absolute. It can show up in little ways and often under the guise of doing “what’s best” for your children. It tends to play out…

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OVERLOOKED SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY

Posted on Dec 28th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

There is a lot written about anxiety and its symptoms. In my work, I notice few more indicators or symptoms that occurred often together with the anxiety. I decided to list them below. It doesn't mean that you will have all the symptoms but it can help knowing that it's not so uncommon to experience the following: »I will die, go crazy or have heart attack« this is an obsessive thought that is common with anxiety. With time you will realize that nothing serious will happen while having…

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HOW TO TRUST YOUR BODY AFTER (PSYCHOLOGICAL) ILLNESS

Posted on Dec 27th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

In this article I want to write what I experienced through my own personal story and as well through the stories of my clients. The loss of trust in your own body. I want to point out two ways that I notice this can happen. The first one is the loss of trust after psychological disorder, mainly anxiety, because anxiety usually hits our body first. Meaning, we all the sudden feel like we are going to die. I believe all individuals with panic attacks were at some point 100% convinced that there…

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REMEMBERING TRAUMA DURING PREGNANCY AND PARENTHOOD

Posted on Dec 23rd, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Pregnancy is a time when our body and minds go through changes. Most of this changes are out of our control-meaning our stomach and breasts are growing, our hormonal levels are changing and our body will push the baby out whether we like it or not. Body memory can be awaken when a woman’s body starts to change during pregnancy. Transformation to parenthood can evoke feelings and memories that we weren’t ready to deal with in the past or even memories that we didn’t realize that we have.…

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PART IV: INTERACTION BETWEEN BPD MOTHER AND CHILD

Posted on Dec 21st, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

In this article (Part IV) I want to take a deeper look at some of the research that was done regarding relationship between Borderline parent and children in comparison to mothers that don’t suffer from BPD. Infants
 Studies have found that interactions between mothers with BPD and their baby are characterized by insensitivity, high levels of intrusion, and low levels of positive response to infant distress. Mothers with BPD smile less, touch and imitate their infants less, and play fewer…

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PART III: TYPES OF BORDERLINE PARENT

Posted on Dec 20th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Experts wonders whether there are actually distinct types of borderline personalities. The minds are divided but experts still try to distinguish between the different types of BPD in academic literature as well as in popular one. In Part III we will take a look at both of them. Please note that this list of types serves as a guidelines and person who suffers from BPD can have a mix of everything. Popular Literature Dr. Christine Lawson in a book Understanding the Borderline Mother introduces 4…

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PART II: DAMAGES OF GROWING UP IN BORDERLINE FAMILY

Posted on Dec 18th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

In the title of this article I used the word “damage”. This word is a good description of how children that grew up in Borderline Families feel inside - damaged. Let’s go into details, what kind of emotions, feelings and actions are hidden behind this word. Many people in counseling who were raised by a borderline parent end up struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, issues with trust and intimacy and difficulties being vulnerable with others. Mind reader Children of BPD parents…

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PART I: MY PARENT HAS A BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (BPD)

Posted on Dec 17th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

In this series of articles I won’t talk about BPD but I will focus on the dynamic that is created when you are raised by someone who is struggling with BPD. Until now there was a belief that more women than man suffer from BPD. That’s why I will talk about mothers in this articles. But lately there have been studies that have shown misdiagnosis in male population. It is now believed that percentage between man and women with BPD is close to equal. From the birth on, the connection between…

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NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER (NPD)

Posted on Nov 7th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Definition of Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) The term narcissism was first used in relation to human psychology by Sigmund Freud in his essay "On Narcissism" after the figure of Narcissus in Greek mythology (Golomb 2003: 18). The Myth: One day Narcissus was walking in the woods when Echo (mountain nymph) saw him, fell deeply in love, and followed him. Narcissus sensed he was being followed and shouted "Who's there?". Echo repeated "Who's there?" She eventually revealed her identity…

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LOSS IN CHILDHOOD, LOVE RELATIONSHIPS IN ADULTHOOD, part 3

Posted on Jun 13th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

There is not a lot written on how beavered children form romantic relationships as adults. In the final section of the article we will take a look at behaviors in relationships that can occur due to the loss of a parent during childhood. When a child looses his/her parent the connection between love and loss is no longer separated. “Deep down I believed that all man will eventually leave me.” was wrote by forum user who lost her dad. Research showed that many bereaved children are more…

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HOW DEATH OF A PARENT CAN TOUCH US, part 2

Posted on Jun 13th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

In the second article I will explore what an effect can the death of a parent have on our emotional and mental health. Consequences can occur shortly after the death or later in life. It is important to know that psychological effects of a parent's death can occur long after feelings of grief are behind us and we seem to have adjusted to our lives.  Not everything is due to this one event but we can’t neglect the researches that show higher risk factor of developing disorders associated with…

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BEAVERED CHILD AND SURVIVING PARENT, part 1

Posted on Jun 13th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

In this article we will touch very deep loss-the loss of a parent. It is hard to imagine how deep it cuts if you haven’t experienced it on your own skin. The best comparison I found was a comparison with a mountain climbing. Imagine that it is your first serious climb and you are accompanied by the professional climber. You rely on him with everything. He will show you the way, he will make sure that the way is safe, that you stay hydrated. In the middle of the mountain, your company dies.…

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AFTER BIRTH SUPPORT OPTIONS IN BERLIN

Posted on May 11th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

In the spirit of my article Postpartum care and Eastern concept of “doing the month” in this article I am listing different types of care/help you can turn to during the postpartum period. Partner: Talk to him. Let him know what you need from him and were he needs to take over after the baby is born. Friends and family: If possible ask your family or friends to help you with cooking, cleaning and taking care of your older kids. Sometimes family can stress us out. It is important to…

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POSTPARTUM CARE

Posted on May 9th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

After the baby comes, attention shifts from you to your baby. In most cases even mom can only focus of taking care of the baby, but who is now focusing on her? It is very important that after birth you are your own number one advocate and you take good care of yourself. You don’t need anyone’s permission, that is your right. Taking great care after birth helps prevent postpartum depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. Furthermore, it helps your body to heal fully. I heard…

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EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL DIFFICULT PREGNANCY

Posted on May 8th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

This is an article for future moms who struggle with their pregnancy. I wanted to open up about a topic that is both close to my heart, and at the same time seems to be a taboo for pregnant women to talk openly about it. Although I don’t know about your experience, but when I was going through mine, many people “allowed” just one experience of pregnancy – the experience of joy. Every time I went off this script, I could see it in their faces - worry. Looking at me with the thought in…

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DESTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS

Posted on Apr 20th, 2018 - By ebba - 0 Comments

In my office I meet a lot of wonderful people. They often come to me because they are in a destructive relationship they aren’t able to get out of. Although they know pretty well that the relationship is not good for them. The combination of their nonfunctional behavior with partner’s destructive patterns create toxic codependent relationship. Codependency doesn’t only happen in a romantic relationship. It can occur in any type of a relationship, including family, work, friendship,…

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TWO LAYERS OF ANXIETY*

Posted on Jul 13th, 2016 - By ebba - 0 Comments

*the article is based on my private practice observations Anxiety is often a reason why people knock on my door. It is also the subject that I am most drawn to. That’s why I would like to write a short article based on my work experiences about dealing with anxiety. In short, I approached anxiety in two levels: Dealing with symptoms: In the Internet era, people educate themselves about panic attacks and how to ease symptoms. Consequently this level is the most accessible for…

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HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (*HSP)

Posted on Jul 13th, 2016 - By ebba - 0 Comments

In this article I will summarized the work of Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D. book, The Highly Sensitive Person. In her psychotherapy practice she worked with HSP for decays and come to an interesting conclusions. In connection to anxiety: HSP often treats his high arousal as anxiety. He got false messages form the environment that unpleasantness he is experiencing (due to high arousal) is actually fear. Consequently when they get aroused (annoyed, tired…) that automatically triggers fear. Twenty…

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SKYPE THERAPY FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN HIGH STRESS ENVIRONMENT

Posted on Jul 13th, 2016 - By ebba - 0 Comments

People working in busy environment or dynamic cities like London, New York, Singapore, Zurich, Frankfurt, where is no shortage of qualified therapists, often choose online therapy due to its convenience and flexibility. The comfort of having the therapy in your office and not being forced to travel to therapist office often weigh towards online psychotherapy. Skype therapy has also turned out to be a great option for people whose part of their job is to travel. Regular therapy sessions are…

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LIVING ABROAD AND SEARCHING FOR A THERAPIST

Posted on Jul 13th, 2016 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Adjustment to a new environment Cultural shock is a part of experience when you move abroad. Moving can be a stressful. You can never really prepare for the changes that you are going to face. Even if you are moving to a similar cultural background there will be some bumps along the road. If you are new to the language, this can only deepen the feelings of loneliness, isolation and stress. People forced to move when their spouse is transferred to a foreign country, with no job and limited…

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TRAPPED IN MY HOME

Posted on Jul 13th, 2016 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Online psychotherapy is suitable for people who due to temporary or permanent reasons can’t go out of their (safe) environment. Temporary obstacles In this category I am including temporary situations that require people to stay at home. Here we can talk about different kind of physical injuries that needs longer period of time to heal as well as risk pregnancies and Postpartum (postnatal) depression and/or anxiety and/or obsessive compulsive disorder. In the last case, due to a newborn…

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TYPES OF ANXIETY

Posted on Jul 13th, 2016 - By ebba - 0 Comments

Types of anxiety Description Panic disorder Panic attack feels like sudden attacks of terror which normally peaks within 10 minutes, but some symptoms may linger much longer. Attack can occur at stressful times or it isn’t connected to any particular situation. Many people have just one panic attack. In this case we can’t talk about panic disorder. Common symptoms: pounding heart, sweating, weakness, faintness, dizziness, flush or feel chilled, tingle or numb hands, nausea, chest…

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POSTPARTUM ANXIETY

Posted on Jul 13th, 2016 - By ebba - 0 Comments

With a new baby in the house some worries are expected. Especially if it is our first born. But what if worries are persistent and with little base ground? Probably you already heart about postpartum depression, but what about postpartum anxiety? According to Germany University of Heidelberg, 11% of mothers developed postpartum anxiety, while 6% developed postpartum depression. Overall this affects 1 out of every 7 women. Unfortunately, postpartum anxiety and depression often occurs together.…

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CONTACT

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LOCATION IN BERLIN
Raumerstraße, 10437 Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg)

APPLYING FOR COUNSELING SESSION
Please fill out the following form:

NOTICE, last updated on 10.1.2024

Due to full capacity, I am momentarily not taking any new clients.

PRICES

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING (online or Berlin, 50 minutes)
80 EURO

COUPLES COUNSELING (online or Berlin, 60 minutes)
120 EURO

GRIEF COUNSELING (online and Berlin, 50 minutes)
80 EURO

SEX THERAPY (online or Berlin):
-individual 80 EURO (50 minutes)
-couples 120 EURO (60 minutes)

EMDR
-individual 90 EURO (50 minutes)
-group 150 EURO (60 minutes, max 10 people, for the same traumatic event)

ONLINE WORKSHOPS
60 EURO

Please note that unfortunately I don’t offer coverage through your health insurance (“Versicherung”) for counseling sessions.

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COUPLES COUNSELING IN ENGLISH

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I offer couples counseling in English or Slovenian language. For counseling you can come to my office in Berlin, Germany or we can do it online. Couples counseling lasts 12 sessions. After that we can always agree to do another cycle of 12 sessions.

To apply for Couples counseling you can contact me through this application HERE.

Please note that unfortunately I don’t offer coverage through your health insurance (“Versicherung”) for counseling sessions.

How I work with couples?
In my couples work I use Emotional focused therapy and the Gottman method. Both methods are well researched and based on empirical evidences. Gottman’s research has shown that in every couple’s relationship there are some topics that we are always fighting about. How many times have you said or heard: “Why do I have to tell you this again? We have already discussed this so many times”? Usually we use one of the following strategies to fight about our conflicts according to Emotional focus therapy (EFT):

  1. Attack – Attack (“Why am I the only one who takes care of the finances?” – “The only one? Really, I never saw the laziest person. You sure are not taking care of anything!”)
  2. Attack – Withdraw (“Why am I the only one who takes care of the finances?” – Goes quiet, doesn’t respond, move to the other room)
  3. Withdraw – Withdraw (nobody feels like raising disagreement is worth it)

In my couple’s therapy we will look at this pattern and explore what is going on behind it. If we don’t know what our unmet needs are, we often just react to a hurtful situation without thinking, rather than turning inside, checking in and figuring out what the pain is about. The goal of therapy is being able to understand your and your partner’s pain, being able to hear each other and feeling understood by your partner by also learning a new way to communicate with one another.

Please note that when the infidelity is a reason why you choose to come to me, we need to do one additional step first. Infidelity is a very painful betray and complete lost of trust in relationship. During counseling we will first look at all the feelings and thoughts that came with one of the partners having an affair. Once all of us will have a feeling that we have talked things through, we will move towards improving communication and creating a better foundation in your relationship.  Due to complexity counseling can last more than 12 sessions.

Also, you are more than welcome to come in case you are already divorced and want to improve your communication, co-parenting, or you feel the need to get closure in your relationship in order to move on.

I notice couples are frequently coming to counseling late in their relationship struggles. In case you have recognized that it is hard to “get to the bottom of the problems” and you are trying to push you feelings aside, it is a good time to come to therapy. Save

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