Psychotherapist in training under supervision (Psychotherapeutin in Fachausbildung unter Lehrsupervision) · offered as part of my specialist psychotherapy training, under the supervision of experienced training therapists

Thoughts & texts

Insights

Short texts on family, relationships and the transitions of life. A closer look at what moves us.

Mother hugging her child, who is wearing a school backpack

Back to school: when mothers come under pressure

Between signatures, school supplies and appointments, a quiet rollercoaster ride begins for many mothers. Why their own pressure deserves attention and how relief can be found.

Mother staying calm beside her distressed child

When a child's anger becomes too much

The door slams, objects fly, and parents feel helpless. Yet a child's anger is often not an attack but a cry for help. How to offer steadiness in such moments.

Between gratitude and longing: motherhood abroad

From the outside, a life abroad often looks like a privilege. But gratitude does not rule out feeling overwhelmed or longing for what was. On the quiet doubts of many mothers.

Parents lying apart in bed, with the child in the middle

When the relationship suffers under parenthood

Between appointments and sleepless nights, a couple often turns into a team. On quietly drifting apart and how closeness can find room again.

Doubts after giving birth

It is supposed to be the most beautiful time, and yet for many women it feels quite different. On the quiet doubts after giving birth and why no one has to carry them alone.

Teenagers at home: when emotions ride a rollercoaster

Enthusiasm, withdrawal, anger, all in one day. Why a teenager's withdrawal is not a withdrawal of love, and what really gives parents steadiness in this time.

Relationship, attachment and goodbye are inseparable

A separation is rarely a single moment; it is a process. On the pain of letting go and the safe space in which even falling apart is allowed.

Hands holding each other at a hospital bedside

When a loved one falls ill: am I allowed to feel helpless?

A diagnosis affects not only the person who is ill, but also those who love them. On the feelings of relatives and why they need care too.

Man in midlife gazing thoughtfully into the evening light

Starting over at 40: is this really a midlife crisis?

In the middle of life, a quiet restlessness often makes itself felt. Why it does not have to be a crisis, but can be an invitation to come closer to yourself.