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Welcome to my world

Somatic Coaching & Psychotherapy Services

Hi, I'm Nicola

 

My focus is on helping my clients exit survival states and heal from emotional wounds & dysregulation, let go of anxiety, chronic stress, overthinking and overwhelm.

I provide guidance on nervous system regulation, somatic work, and healing from attachment wounds and trauma. My approach is trauma- & polyvagal-informed, providing a safe and supportive space for healing and growth.

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My way

After changing my career from being a professional classical musician, musicologist & teacher (M.A.), I became a licensed and certified life coach and mental trainer. (Learn more about my story in the following video.)

At first due to my musical background, I focused on performance coaching, then burnout prevention, mental coaching & resilience. But while walking the path of my own (trauma-)healing journey, and recovering from a chronic disease, it was clear at a certain point, that I wanted to dive deeper into somatic work, nervous system regulation, trauma healing and psycho-education. I worked with a somatic experiencing practitioner for around 3 years on a weekly basis. I studied Stephen Porges and Peter Levine's work and learned in several classes from Stephen Porges himself (Author of Polyvagaltheory), Aline La Pierre (Neuro Affective Touch) and Albert Wong (Trauma Therapy). During the last years, I worked with more than 100 men and women from many different countries (GB, US, Germany, Portugal, Croatia, Switzerland...) and of many different age groups (20-65 y. old). Currently I'm finishing the training to become a certified & licensed practitioner for psychotherapy, too. Everything I do comes from deep passion, enthusiams, deep interest and long-accumulated knowledge (also self-educated over decades) and my clients feel and appreciate that.​​

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​If you're new in my world, feel very welcome to learn more about my story & background in the following video or get to know me in a first discovery call. I work in English & German.

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"People can only meet you as deeply as they've met themselves."

My Story & Background

Let me tell you a little bit about how working with the nervous system turned my life around 180 degrees.

The focus of my work

Somatic Coaching & Psychotherapy Services

What can you expect from working with me?

  • ​Improving (Co-& Self-) Regulation (emotional & physical regulation)

  • Somatic Tools (body-based): Exercises, Breathwork, Self-touch, Movement

  • Active Interruption of dysfunctional patterns

  • Processing of Emotions

  • Release- & Integration Processes

  • Stabilization, Guidance back to Safety & Balance​

  • Resources for your daily life

  • New Strategies & Psychoeducation

  • Identity Work

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