On my unusual path I have gained the life experience that is the basis for my work as a coach and therapist. My inclination to listen, my interest in human destinies and the encouragement to believe in oneself and one's own path have always been fundamental to my work. I gained leadership experience while managing very large, complex development cooperation projects in India, Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan for 20 years, mainly for the Swiss Red Cross.

As a psychodynamic coach, I strive to see each person as the complex, individual gestalt that they are. My international experience helps me to get involved with people from different cultures. In the trusting relationship that develops, I give suggestions for self-reflection, and we develop together alternative perspectives and options.  A central element in my work is appreciation. I think it is just as important to appreciate strengths as to understand problems. Because what we look at with appreciation grows. I also very much make use of the power of imagination, especially for healing old wounds that prevent us from moving forward and living your life fully.

I like especially to engage with people who are at a cross road in their lives or careers, or who live through a crisis that forces them to reassess assumptions, principles, certainties about life or themselves. With those who seek a dialogue partner in their quest for a new or deeper orientation and outlook for their lives, free of the limitations of old thought patterns, fears, rules that have outlived their usefulness.

My training as a coach was certified by the DBVC (German Federal Coaching Association) and the IOBC (International Organisation for Business Coaching).