{"id":526,"date":"2025-04-20T10:52:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondthestory.de\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:17:43","slug":"approach-methods-psychotherapy-coaching-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beyondthestory.de\/en\/ansatz-methoden-psychotherapie-coaching-in-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Approach & Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"

Narrative Practice in Psychotherapy, Coaching & Workshops<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why our stories matter<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We live in a time where very different narratives shape our perception \u2013 in media, politics, work, and identity. Narrative therapy and storytelling help us to consciously position ourselves within these: What stories do I tell about myself? What stories are told about me? And what stories does the culture I live in tell?

This work is both personal and socially relevant, as every altered narrative also changes how we live with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udf3f How I work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following methods are incorporated into my work to varying degrees depending on the specific requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narrative Therapy<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Narrative Therapy<\/strong>\u00a0is long established in many English-speaking countries \u2013 in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US. It arose from the conviction that people are more than their problems, and that change begins where they tell their story anew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am one of the few therapists in Germany who specialise in this approach. It is innovative, humane, and effective because it helps you regain meaning, scope for action, and self-efficacy \u2013 without pigeonholing and without pathologising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are not the problem.
The problem is the problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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Systemic Hero\u2019s Journey<\/strong><\/summary>\n

*Of course, this applies to all heroes - of every gender and story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hero\u2019s Journey is a powerful model for personal development. Inspired by the work of mythologist Joseph Campbell, it shows up in stories all around the world: a hero sets out, faces challenges, grows from them, and returns transformed. As Christopher Vogler, who introduced the model to Hollywood screenwriters, once put it: \u201cI came to the conviction that the Hero\u2019s Journey is nothing less than a manual for life, a complete guide to the art of being human.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, many transitional phases in real life also follow this structure - whether in professional upheavals, personal crises or moments of reorientation. The Hero's Journey gives these phases a clear framework: Where do I stand? What is challenging me? What do I want to develop?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In coaching, I use the Hero\u2019s Journey to create orientation and help shape ongoing change consciously and with courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dramaturgy and storytelling<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Dramaturgy<\/strong> helps to see experiences not just as individual events, but in context: What was the starting point? Where were there breaks, turning points, or internal conflicts? What roles were taken on - and what possibilities remain untold?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytelling<\/strong> doesn't mean inventing a nice story. It's about better understanding the structure of an experience: red threads, recurring motifs, tensions, values, and possible next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use dramaturgical thinking to more clearly structure personal, professional, or organisational stories \u2013 and to make visible where limiting narratives lose their power and new possibilities for action can emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Particularly helpful for:<\/strong>
Turning points, professional reorientation, identity questions, creative processes, team stories and the question of how a story can be continued without losing oneself.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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Intercultural Coaching <\/strong><\/strong><\/summary>\n

supports people who live or work in culturally diverse contexts.\nIt helps not only to understand differences, but to engage with them constructively - on a personal, professional, and societal level.
This is not about simplified cultural models or \u201cdos and don\u2019ts.\u201d\nIt\u2019s about cultivating a nuanced, reflective approach to dealing with diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intercultural coaching offers space to reflect on your own cultural background and patterns of thinking - and how they affect communication, collaboration, and decision-making.\nAt the same time, it sharpens awareness of other perspectives, helping to prevent or resolve misunderstandings and conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typical coaching questions include:<\/strong><\/strong>
- How can I act authentically and effectively in an international team?
- How do I deal with culturally-based communication differences?
- How can I reorient and reposition myself after a cultural change?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal is not adaptation at any cost - but the ability to act with awareness and integrity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more details about my program here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Systemic Coaching & Solution-Focused Brief Counseling<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Systemic Coaching<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Systemic coaching is a resource-oriented approach that views individuals in the context of their relationships and environments.\nThe goal is to open up new perspectives, expand the range of possible actions, and enable sustainable change - without offering ready-made solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution-Focused Brief Counseling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution-focused counseling shifts the focus to goals, resources, and concrete next steps - instead of problems and root causes.\nIt highlights existing strengths and strategies that already work and can be developed further.\nThe method is structured, pragmatic, and forward-looking.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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Biographical & Creative Writing<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Biographical Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biographical writing is about reflecting on your life and putting it into words.\nIt offers a structured way of approaching your personal story - with the aim of gaining deeper self-understanding, processing life transitions, and (re)discovering your red thread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What matters here is not \u201cgreat literature,\u201d but real, honest stories - in your own words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative writing uses playful, associative, or poetic methods to access inner images, feelings, and ideas. It can be free, evocative, experimental, or surprising \u2013 without any claim to \u201ecorrect\u201c language or form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The focus is not on the result, but on the process:\nWriting often reveals what wasn\u2019t fully visible before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I work with both forms <\/strong><\/strong>because they complement each other beautifully:
Biographical writing brings depth. Creative writing brings lightness. Together, they create clarity \u2013 and open up new perspectives on one's own experiences.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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Tip<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The TED-Talk\u00a0\u201eThe Danger of a Single Story\u201c<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(english) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an inspiring invitation to explore new perspectives \u2013 and to discover the depth and richness of your own story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Narrative Praxis in Psychotherapie, Coaching & Workshops Warum unsere Geschichten entscheidend sind Wir leben in einer Zeit, in der ganz unterschiedliche Erz\u00e4hlungen (Narrative) unsere Wahrnehmung pr\u00e4gen – in Medien, Politik, Arbeit und Identit\u00e4t. Narrative Therapie und Storytelling helfen, sich darin bewusst zu positionieren: Was erz\u00e4hle ich \u00fcber mich? Was wird \u00fcber mich erz\u00e4hlt? Und was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-526","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAnsatz & Methoden - BeyondTheStory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Psychotherapie & Coaching mit narrativem und interkulturellem Ansatz. 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