About me

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I am a licensed Psychologist (Diploma) and systemic therapist, supervisor, and lecturer, with additional training in clinical hypnotherapy, couples and family therapy, and trauma therapy. After several years of working in a range of therapeutic and psychiatric settings, as well as in teaching and professional training, I opened my own practice for Mental Health in Music & Arts in Berlin in 2018.

Since then, I have combined my knowledge and understanding of the industry — shaped in part by my own musical background and close connections with artists — with my psychological expertise to provide targeted and effective support for the specific challenges of the music and creative industries.

My work focuses on supporting artists, bands, and professionals in the music and creative industries in navigating and sustainably strengthening the sensitive balance between personal, artistic, and professional demands. Through counseling, lectures, workshops, and individual training, I provide tailored support for individuals, groups, and teams.

In addition to psychological counseling, I work with record labels, agencies, universities, and festivals both in Germany and internationally, using workshops and lectures to promote greater awareness of mental health in the music industry.

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THEORY

Degree in Psychology with specializations in Clinical and Rehabilitation Psychology, Intercultural Psychology, and Work and Organizational Psychology (Diploma, University of Bremen)
Study abroad in Norway, with a focus on Scandinavian Anthropology and Norwegian (University of Bergen, Norway)
Three-year training in Systemic Counseling and Therapy (certified by the German Systemic Society for Systemic Therapy, Counseling and Family Therapy – DGSF), INSA Berlin
Two-year training in Clinical Hypnotherapy (in progress, Milton Erickson Institute, Hamburg)
Various seminars and continuing education courses in Clinical Psychology and Counseling, including: Crisis Intervention and Suicidality, Anorexia, Intercultural Couples Therapy, Working with Ambivalence, and Ego State Therapy
Family Reconstruction (based on Virginia Satir)
Hypnotherapy (based on Milton Erickson)
- Hypnotherapeutic Approaches to Depression and Burnout (seminar led by Ortwin Meiss)
- Guilt, Feelings of Guilt, and a Bad Conscience (seminar led by Ortwin Meiss)
Outreach Family Therapy (based on Marie-Luise Conen)
Multifamily Therapy (based on Justine van Lawick)
Psychodrama in Family Reconstruction (seminar led by Gabriele Striegler)
Authorization to practice psychotherapy under the German Heilpraktikergesetz (HPG)

PRACTICE

Licensed Psychologist in Private Practice (since 2015)
Specialist in Music Industry Psychology (since 2018)
Psychological & Conceptual Lead, BRIDGES – prevention program, Universal Music Germany
Psychological & Conceptual Lead, Mental Health Help Desk, Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS), Netherlands
Lecturer, Resilience for Musicians, Institute of Music, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
University Lecturer, Mental Health in Music, including Folkwang University of the Arts, University of Music and Theatre Munich (HMTM), University of Music and Theatre Leipzig (HMT), University of Music and Dance Cologne (HfMT), BIMM University Hamburg, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, and Franz Liszt University of Music Weimar
International University Lecturer, Touring and Mental Health, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain
Workshop Facilitator, Mental Health in the Workplace, including Hamburg Music, FKP Scorpio, Music Women* Germany, Signavio, EREV, and Agethur
Workshop Facilitator, Mental Health for Artists, including MEWEM, MusicChangeGermany, Female Producer Collective, Hamburg Music, Konstnärsnämnden – Swedish Arts Grants Committee, and Music Norway
Speaker, Mental Health in Music, including RBF (Germany), c/o pop (Germany), Pop-Kultur Festival (Germany), Music Ally (UK), ESNS (Netherlands), LUCfest (Taiwan), and MMB (Romania)
Backstage Artist Mental Health Care, Roskilde Festival, Denmark
Continuing Education Lecturer, Systemic Counselling & Therapy, Family Reconstruction, Work-Related Self-Exploration, and Psychosomatic Medicine, INSA – Institute for Systemic Practice
Trainer & Consultant, Team Communication and Team Development, including DCI – Digital Career Institute
Outreach Family Therapist & Couples Therapist, INSA – Institute for Systemic Practice
Trainer, Intercultural Competence and Communication, including International Graduate Center Bremen and the Center for Intercultural Management at Bremen University of Applied Sciences