Somatic Experince Coaching
Trauma-Sensitive Accompaniment
In a world shaped by speed, stimuli, and mental activity, many people lose contact with their inner experience. Attention is directed outward—while what shows up in the body often remains unnoticed. In trauma-sensitive, body-oriented accompaniment, this access is gently resumed within a safe and supportive framework. The body accompanies us continuously. It reacts, remembers, and communicates—through sensations, states of tension, impulses to move, breath, posture, and subtle inner changes. Many experiences, especially stressful or overwhelming ones, leave traces in the body, even when they are barely accessible cognitively. Through mindful perception of these physical signals, deeper connections can become visible—connections that underlie current burdens or inner blockages. An essential part of my work is Somatic Experiencing (SE), a body-oriented approach developed by Peter Levine for working with stress and trauma experiences. The focus is not on the detailed processing of events, but on how experiences express themselves in the nervous system and in the present bodily experience. We work with the so-called Felt Sense—the immediate, often initially difficult-to-name bodily experience in the moment. This sensing serves as a guide to perceive what is currently active in the nervous system. Starting from stability, safety, and existing resources, new inner experiences can emerge that have a regulating and organizing effect.
The goal of the accompaniment is to strengthen the nervous system’s capacity for self-regulation, to gently release entrenched reaction patterns, and to create more inner mobility, clarity, and scope for action. This work can offer support both in acute stress and in long-standing challenges—regardless of whether a specific trauma can be named.
In addition, I integrate elements of parts work (Voice Dialogue according to Hal and Sidra Stone) as well as further experiential and body-oriented approaches that deepen and expand the process—always guided by what feels meaningful and coherent in the present moment.
Session Flow
A session typically begins with a conversation about what is currently moving or burdening you. Unlike purely talk-based approaches, however, the focus lies on how these themes manifest in the body in the here and now. A central element of the work is conscious slowing down. Together, we direct attention to physical sensations, emotional responses, and inner processes while remaining anchored in the present moment. In doing so, we gently alternate between stabilizing, resource-strengthening experiences and more challenging perceptions. This pendulation supports the nervous system in developing new regulation without becoming overwhelmed.
I accompany you in observing your experience with openness and compassion. Prior experience with mindfulness or bodywork is not required—the attention is guided gently. Through this mindful awareness, new possibilities for action can emerge, automatic reactions can lose intensity, and inner protective strategies can become more flexible.
The work equally incorporates the body (soma), the nervous system, the emotional experiential world, and mental processes. You are supported in developing a sustainable way of handling intense emotions such as fear, grief, anger, or shame, deepening your relationship with yourself, and cultivating greater self-compassion.
Somatic Coaching can take place alongside existing psychotherapy by arrangement. However, it does not replace psychotherapeutic or medical treatment.
A safe, respectful framework, an encounter at eye level, as well as professionalism and compassion form the foundation of my work. The goal is to create a space in which you can orient yourself, stabilize, and integrate new experiences at your own pace.
The name Glücksmacherei connects to the attitude of Kintsugi. „Macherei“ refers to an activity that requires care, alignment, and participation – like a craft. Healing does not happen under pressure, but as a living process: a gentle inner exploration in which movement and creative power can unfold again. This creates space for change and integration. Every healing journey is an individual path. It is your hero's journey – a lived, courageous path, step by step.
Kintsugi – an image for integration
In the Japanese art of Kintsugi, breakages in clay vessels are not hidden. They remain visible and are reconnected in a careful artisanal process with precious materials such as gold or silver. The break is not considered a flaw, but gives the vessel its own, unmistakable value. This image can be transferred to dealing with stressful experiences. Here too, it is not about undoing something or covering it up. Experienced breaks – fine cracks as well as deeper shocks – are acknowledged in their existence and gently placed in the context of the whole. This does not create a return to the former, but a form of wholeness that is shaped by what was and by how it has come together again.