Psychosomatics

Every symptom has a beginning. It appeared at a particular moment in your life, and almost always something preceded that moment: an event that caught you off guard, was lived through alone, and found no way out.

In psychosomatic work I draw on the German New Medicine (GNM) approach: I look for that conflict shock, explore the biological meaning of the body's reaction, and consider which phase you are in now, the active conflict phase or the healing phase.

What people come with

• skin reactions: eczema, psoriasis, rashes;
• allergies and reactions to "nothing";
• headaches, migraines, back and joint pain;
• stress-related digestive problems;
• poor sleep, chronic fatigue;
• recurring flare-ups that coincide with certain situations.

How the work unfolds

1. Timeline. We carefully reconstruct when the symptom first appeared, when it flared and eased, and what was happening in your life at those times.
2. Finding the conflict. We identify the event that triggered the process and how you experienced it: what you felt, what you thought, who you were left alone with.
3. Biological meaning. We look at what the body is "trying to do" with this reaction. Understanding often removes the fear of the symptom.
4. Triggers ("tracks"). We find the circumstances that bring the conflict back: smells, people, places, phrases.
5. Resolution. We work with the conflict itself using psychological methods, so the body receives the signal that the situation is over.

Important

Psychosomatic work runs alongside medical treatment, never instead of it. I don't diagnose, change a doctor's prescriptions, or advise stopping treatment. Our task is to find and resolve what, on the psychological side, keeps the symptom going.