My Areas of Expertise
& Approaches
My Approach & Training Philosophy
We've already talked about the What?, How? and Why?. But also really important: the Who?, Where? and Where to?, because...
"Your personally best path to your personally best self!"
That's my motto, our goal, and your training!
I view people and their situations as highly unique combinations. Your personality, your values and goals, your existing knowledge and experience, as well as your current situation—all individual, just like the people around you. The mix of everything is absolutely one-of-a-kind, and even that only in the here and now. You know yourself how quickly life moves.
That's why NO one-fits-all program or do-it-THIS-way instruction. What you get from me is real competence to solve your issues yourself, in a way that fits you. For your current topic as well as your next ones—you'll see, 1,000 different problems have very similar approaches at their core. "Self-efficacy" is the keyword.
Think about your toughest life phases—in hindsight, hardly ever a fraction as tragic as initially experienced, right?—"If only I had been at today's level back then..." My clients get the knowledge, the tools, and the competence to walk on visibly achievable paths instead of going through the school of hard knocks. Tackle problems, work out solutions, grow as a person. With joy and a sense of achievement!
"Your personally best path to your personally best self!"
My trainings and programs build on this principle and aim to help you recognize where you currently stand in the forest of self-help, mental training, and development options, and from there, to move you forward as effectively as possible on your personal path and with your current challenges and priorities. I don't just work with my own methods and systems, but equally draw on the hundreds of approaches that already exist worldwide. A supermarket of possibilities in the middle of the forest, if you will!
You're in the right place with me if:
🔸You want to take your life and development into your own hands—or are ready to take that step.
🔸You're looking for solid know-how, self-understanding, and understanding of people to actively tackle life's changing challenges.
🔸You're tired of well-meaning advice and want to build real competence instead.
My Areas of Expertise & Methods:
Mental Training:
A huge field! Here's a small excerpt of topics we'll draw from.
Finding meaning, journey into your inner self, self-awareness, mindfulness, self-worth, self-confidence, identity, personality theory & models, inner child work, (self-)initiation, vision quest, self-discovery through boundary experiences, ...
Life planning, life cycle, comfort zone, goal & decision finding & pursuit, logical steps, motivation, discipline, inner drivers, habits & needs, attachment theory, types of attachment, self-development, learning theory, satisfaction, life happiness, ...
Affirmations, anchoring, breathing techniques & breathwork, quick relaxation techniques, progressive muscle relaxation, our brain & nervous system, ...
Self-sabotage, defense mechanisms, belief work, (re-)framing, positive thinking, dealing with emotions & thoughts, inner team (from "inner opponent" to "inner companion"), bias, recognizing, understanding & resolving blocks/resistances, working with the subconscious, archetypes, power of language, etymology, meta-model, images/symbolism ...
Performance enhancement, action-recovery balance, burnout prevention, resilience, between perfection, efficiency & effectiveness, unfolding maximum capacity, talent/giftedness, flow, learning limits & limit handling, ...
Human Energetics:
From the field and practice of human energetics, I work with and teach you the following content:
Methods and techniques for centering, grounding, balance, muscle testing, body scan
Tapping acupressure & techniques, kinesiological exercises
Physical & energetic balance through selection and targeted use of music, colors, scents & aromatic substances
Communication Training:
Communication, presentation, rhetoric, speech technique, expressive design, body language, mirror law method, resonance, rapport, conversation management, negotiation technique, argumentation training
Nonviolent communication, active listening, "reading between the lines," iceberg model, transactional analysis, 4 sides of a message, power of language, etymology, meta-model, images/symbolism
Coaching as a leadership tool, conflict management, active handling of conflict types, Say-It model, group behavior, profiling,intercultural communication & interaction, intercultural understanding
Dealing with narcissists, people in victim roles, gaslighting
Important Professional Boundaries:
I clearly distinguish my areas of expertise and activities from the field of psychotherapy and the field of life and social counseling. If you're looking for active advice/assistance with specific development/processing of your problem areas and life issues and/or are struggling with psychological problems, these are your primary fields and points of contact. If you're unsure, let's talk about it. Likewise, should topics arise in our work together where you need active help, we'll discuss this. Depending on the topic, I can also gladly connect you with suitable colleagues from my network, while we pause or continue our training alongside. Please never hesitate to bring up overwhelming topics.