Background.

Coaching.

Coaching is a matter of trust. Like a doctor, a coach is bound by confidentiality. Coaching is aimed at healthy individuals; that is, I do not provide medical treatment. I do not make any promises of healing or guarantee any improvement in mental health. The coaching services I offer are non-medical and are not intended for the treatment, therapy, or cure of any illness. My coaching practices adhere to the professional code of conduct of the Association of Independent Psychotherapists, Alternative Practitioners for Psychotherapy, and Psychological Counselors (VFP).

The Coaching Process

What you should know about the process of a coaching session:

• The initial consultation is based on a questionnaire, which I will send you in advance.

• The coaching can be terminated at any time.

• At the end of the initial consultation, I can provide an indication of the likely number of sessions required.

• Offers of "cured after one session" are misleading.

I offer my coaching services in a private practice and online. Please arrive on time for your session. For cancellations less than two days before the appointment, half the fee will be charged. For cancellations less than one day before the appointment or in case of no-show, the full fee is due, as the appointment cannot be reassigned. The session fee is payable in advance (bank transfer) or in cash on site. I will gladly issue an invoice and/or receipt.

What`s the difference between Coaching and Psychotherapy?

In Germany, conditions that qualify as illnesses may only be treated by physicians and therapists with a license to practice medicine. Coaching, on the other hand, aims to prevent illness. Here is some information about coaching:

• In coaching, you are a healthy client; there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution. This also means that you want to make changes and actively participate.

• In Germany, people wait up to a year for a psychotherapy appointment to treat conditions such as anxiety, depression, or burnout. In contrast, there are hardly any waiting times for coaching. As a certified psychological counselor, I offer support while you wait. Sessions can be individually tailored to your specific needs, as I work independently of health insurance companies, which typically only cover certain services.

• If personal problems lead to illness, health insurance companies reimburse the services of a physician, psychotherapist, or alternative practitioner, but always only up to a maximum rate. You pay the difference, as well as any services not covered by the health insurance.

• Once you have billed your health insurance for psychotherapy, risk surcharges may be added when applying for life, health, and disability insurance, or a contract may not be issued at all. If psychotherapy is concealed, the insurer can retroactively invalidate the contract and deny coverage. This risk does not exist with coaching, as it is not a case of illness.

• Coaching fees are tax-deductible for self-employed individuals as business expenses, for employees as advertising costs, and for social workers/teachers as supervision.

What is - and is not - Mental Coaching..

Influenced by media images of stage hypnosis, where people seemingly do anything without willpower, there are reservations about methods that utilize the power of thought. However, the application of mental coaching is completely safe:

• It is not "esoteric hocus-pocus." Mental techniques are common practice in competitive sports, for example. The very high success rate and effectiveness of mental techniques compared to other approaches has been scientifically proven, for example, in smoking cessation.

• Mental techniques only work if you are open to them. You are not manipulated against your will and you won't get "stuck" in them.

• The achieved relaxation is a state comparable to the phase just before falling asleep. In this state, you are particularly receptive to behavioral changes. This can be deliberately induced and utilized in mental coaching.

Mental coaching methods are not recommended:

• for individuals with eating disorders and/or anorexia with a diagnosed mental or medical condition

• for individuals with serious heart conditions or who have recently suffered a heart attack or stroke

• for individuals with severe psychosis or other serious mental illnesses

• for individuals with thrombosis

• for individuals with epilepsy or severe asthma

• during pregnancy

• for children and adolescents under 18 years of age, unless both parents have given their consent

• immediately before or while driving a vehicle or operating machinery