"Paradoxically, we only arrive at true wholeness when we accept our fragility, and sometimes even our brokenness."
Jalaja Bonheim: Aphrodite's Daughters
Qualifications and Professional Experience
I believe that we can only truly understand and appreciate the events and developments in our lives when we are willing to engage with them consciously and wholeheartedly. For me, this willingness has been the key to personal growth, self-determination, self-acceptance, and healing.
Over the course of 14 years living and working in various countries across Europe and Latin America, I immersed myself in diverse cultures, customs, and perspectives. Along the way, I developed fluency in English, Spanish, and French, building on my academic background as a certified translator.
Adapting to new environments while reflecting critically and compassionately on my own identity was often challenging. Yet these experiences have given me profound insights and a strong foundation for supporting others on their own journeys.
After completing advanced training in integrative Gestalt therapy, systemic work, and family constellations, I established my private practice in Colombia in 2012. Since 2016, I have been based in Berlin, working as a licensed psychotherapist (Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie). My focus is on body-oriented trauma therapy, which I approach with a holistic and resource-based perspective.
Previously, I spent over a decade in international development cooperation as a consultant and trainer. My work centered on supporting individuals from crisis regions—especially women—who had experienced violence, loss, or trauma. These formative experiences continue to inform and enrich my therapeutic practice, as well as my work as a coach and trainer.
2023: Somatic Experiencing (SE)® Practitioner (European Association For Somatic Experiencing®)
2019: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist (VDH/DGMT)
2018: SAFE® Trainer (Secure Attachment Promotion for Parents) Trained by Dr. Karl Heinz Brisch, Paracelsus Medical University (PMU), Salzburg
2016: Licensed Psychotherapist (German Healing Practitioner Act), Public Health Department, Berlin
2015: Systemic and Family Constellation Therapist (according to Bert Hellinger) (ACTG/ Aula La Montera® – Aula de Gestalt para la Psicoterapia y las Artes Escénicas)
