Trauma Therapy

Somatic Experiencing (SEP)
Polarity Therapy (RPP)

Trauma therapy deals with the consequences of shock and traumatic experiences. These can be events that happened a long time ago and are perhaps inaccessible to the conscious mind, or more recent events.

Become who you are

If you see your personal challenges as an opportunity for growth, you are in the right place.

My approach

The kind of trauma therapy I guide my clients with has an impact on all areas of their lives. I see this work as a vocation, following a holistic approach that results in you freeing yourself from early imprints and limiting conditioning and embodying more and more of the person you really are.

Training and experience

Starting with the Intro in 2002, I completed the three-year training for Somatic Experiencing (SE) in Switzerland and graduated in 2005 with a diploma as Somatic Experiencing Practitioner© (SEP). I have assisted in numerous SE training and further education courses in Switzerland and abroad. My therapeutic background lies in the Polarity Therapy method recognized by the Oda KT and the corresponding diploma as a Registered Polarity Practitioner (RPP). In the meantime, I have been able to accompany people from all over the world in over 15,000 sessions and work in my own practice in Zurich as well as online worldwide. As a father of two adult children myself, I also enjoy accompanying children and young people.

More about me

My therapeutic experience includes

  • Pre-, peri- and postnatal traumatic stress

  • traumatic childhood experiences

  • Relationship difficulties of all kinds

  • ADHD, autism

  • Abuse of all kinds

  • Simple and complex post-traumatic stress disorders

  • High sensitivity

  • High-conflict situations

  • difficult divorces

  • Challenging marriage and family situations

  • and more…

Sessions in German and in English – face to face and online.

Practical information

Costs & Condition

Duration of a session: 50 minutes

Cost: CHF 200

Payment: cash, Twint and all major debit and credit cards. Due at the end of the session.

Receipts: available at any time for the period of your choice.

Health insurance: Somatic Experiencing is not recognized by health insurance companies. Polarity Therapy is recognized, but I have actively chosen to work free of this system and focus on self-payers.

Cancellation terms

Up to 3 days before your appointment, you can cancel or postpone it via the link in your booking confirmation (under "Name" on my online calendar, please only enter your surname).

Up to 24 hours before your appointment, please cancel using the contact form.

Less than 24 hours before your appointment, we will charge you the full session costs. Thank you for your understanding.

Online Sessions

Online sessions, e.g. via Zoom, Skype or Signal Messenger Video-Call can be booked via my online calendar.

Emergency Sessions

Appointments outside of the available times in my online calendar, for example in an emergency, can be requested at any time. The special rate of 300.-/session will then apply, as this falls within my free time.

  1. New clients please contact me before booking an appointment. I will get back to you as soon as possible - usually within 24 to 48 hours.

  2. After the first session, I will give you an overview of my assessment of the duration and frequency of the sessions for your personal therapy or coaching goal.

  3. You can then book your appointments at any time on the online calendar.

  4. Online sessions, e.g. via Zoom, can also be booked via the online calendar.

Next steps

A range of typical therapy topics in
my practice:

Relationship issues

  • Toxic relationships

  • Gaslighting and other forms of psychological manipulation

  • Narcissistic abuse

  • Problems in the workplace

  • Sexual behavior outside of agreements (in both roles)

  • Challenges due to the behavior and/or loss of partners, children

Somatic issues:

  • Pain

  • Panic attacks/heart arrhythmias

  • Sleep disorders

  • Access to body sensations

More recent diagnoses and terminology:

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder

  • Challenges around the autism and ADHD spectrum

  • High giftedness

  • High sensitivity

Societal issues:

  • Being a "man" or "woman" in this world

  • Contradictions in appearance/experience-of-self as a public and private person

Developmental issues:

  • Early neglection

  • Fear of not being enough / making mistakes

  • Feelings of worthlessness

  • Difficulties perceiving and expressing own needs

  • Sexual abuse (in both roles, also as adults)

  • Consequences of false mirroring in childhood

Accidents of all kinds:

  • Whiplash

  • Broken bones, falls

  • Car accidents

Mental and emotional issues:

  • Dissociative states

  • Spiritual growth

  • Search for life's purpose, meaning

  • Feeling "alienated" in this world

  • Dealing with serious illnesses

  • Desire for integrity in behavior

  • Access to feelings

Systemic traumas:

  • Collective trauma (e.g. war)

  • Transgenerational trauma (e.g. kids and grandchildren of war experienced parents)

FAQ

  • In my approach, we do not need to know, remember or name "the trauma" if this is not possible or not desired.

    While many approaches look one-sidedly at "the problem" or "the resources", my integrative approach focuses on the potential between the two.

  • In this work, we strive for liberation and more embodiment of who and what you are. If this interests you, you could book a trial session.

  • Somatic Experiencing is not recognized by health insurance companies. Polarity Therapy is recognized, but I have actively chosen to work free of this system and focus on self-paying clients.

    Depending on the issue, a great deal can be achieved in 2 or 3 sessions, so it is worth giving it a try. After a first session, I can give you a precise assessment.

    Sometimes institutions such as victim support or insurance companies pay for a series of sessions after accidents.

  • Therapy is usually started because of symptoms. If these improve, you are basically on the right track.

    A caveat: if you have a headache and take medication for it, the pain will also improve - but the underlying cause has not been addressed.

    In my approach, we get to the root of the matter.

  • You can find all available appointments in the online calendar. Appointments outside of these times, for example in an emergency, can be requested at any time. The special rate of 300.-/session will then apply, as this falls within my free time.

    In the coaching setting, you can freely choose appointments within the scope of my availability.

  • Cancellation terms are as follows:

    Up to 3 days before your appointment, you can cancel or postpone it via the link in your booking confirmation

    Up to 24 hours before your appointment, please cancel via the contact form.

    Less than 24 hours before your appointment, we will charge you the full session costs. Thank you for your understanding.

  • Online sessions, e.g. via Zoom or Signal Messenger Video-Call can also be booked via the online calendar - book an appointment in Zurich and write "ONLINE" in the comments.

Clarification of terms for typical therapy topics

  • PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • CPTSD: Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • DESNOS: Disorder of Extreme Stress Not Otherwise Specified – the term was replaced by «CPTSD»

  • AD(H)S: Attention Disorder (Hyperactivity) Syndrome

  • AD(H)D: Attention Disorder (Hyperactivity) Disorder (corresponds to AD(H)S)

  • ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Asperger-Syndrom: nowadays defined as part of the autism spectrum disorder

  • DID: Dissociative Identity Disorder

    As a complementary therapist "Polarity Therapy" (RPP) with recognition from the "Organisation der Arbeitswelt Komplementär-Therapie (OdA KT)", I do not make medical diagnoses. For a medical diagnosis, please consult your doctor.