WelcomeSo happy to have you here!
I am Tessa, Psychologist (M.Sc.) and spiritual coach and I want to share a little bit of my story with you.
You might struggle to connect deeply to yourself, not really knowing what you really want and what your head tells you, trying to make everyone around you happy while you ask yourself, what does actually make me happy? What do I actually want?
I know this so well because I have been there – living most of my life disconnected from my body, emotions and dreams. I just followed what I thought would be the right path, without really allowing myself to question it or discover what my soul was truly longing for.
At a certain point in my life, I felt overwhelmed with fear and panic and I knew, I needed to change. I needed to heal.
I started to meditate without ever doing it before and it allowed me to work with my fears + panic so that it healed within two weeks. Since then I was discovering more of myself, learning to feel instead of suppressing, standing up for myself instead of pleasing everyone while evolving into a confident and courageous version of myself.
During this journey, I broke up with my long-term boyfriend, moved from Germany to Portugal, started my own business, built a community of spiritual humans in Lisbon and online and I am so deeply happy that I took the leap and started creating my OWN life.
I am now living in beautiful Lisbon and I feel deeply blessed to be able to guide others online and offline in finding back to themselves and their own path. In my free time you find me hiking in nature, relaxing at the beach, watching the sunset, travelling or just having a picnic or a coffee with my friends.
My approach
I combine my psychological knowledge, clinical work experiences with meditation, spiritual wisdom and energy work. A holistic approach seeing your mind and body as well as your heart and soul is essential for long-lasting changes.
Qualifications + Education
2018-2021 Master of Science in Clinical Psychology at the Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt | Major: Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic Psychotherapy | Master Thesis on Efficacy of Psychodynamic Interventions in Psychotherapy
2020 6-months training in meditation and energy work | Elevation training by Bahar Yilmaz | certified spiritual coach
2020 Semester abroad at the University of Porto | Focus on Systemic and Constructivistic Psychotherapy
2015-2018 Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Trier | Focus on Applied Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Experience
2021- today self-employed psychologist + coach working with clients individually and in groups
2020 Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy (Heiligenfeld Kliniken, Bad Kissingen) | Co-therapist + crisis intervention | holistic and psychodynamic oriented
2019-2021 Research Assistant for Neoma Business School in France (Organizational psychology, Project: Dealing with managers’ neglect of upward voice)
2019 Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy (Universitätsklinikum, Freiburg) | Consultations + biographical anamnesis | psychodynamic and psychoanalytic oriented
2017 Clinic of Psychosomatics (Paul Ehrlich Clinic, Bad Homburg) | Guiding group therapies in mindfulness and regulating stress | behavioral therapy oriented
2014 Voluntary Year of Social Service at a Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Waldkrankenhaus, Köppern) | behavioral therapy oriented