About Me

• Born and raised in Germany (Rhine-Main area)
• German and Austrian roots
• Enchanted by the magic of words since reading my first novel
• Language as a human means of communication which can build bridges or divide
• 2011 Magister Artium (M.A.) in British Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg-University (Side subjects: Criminal Law / Criminology and Public Law)
• Final thesis on "Identity in Wuthering Heights"
• 2012-2014 Working as a research assistant in public relations
• 2014/2015 Moving to Vienna to study Psychotherapy Science and start training as a psychotherapist at the Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna (SFU)
• 2016 Finishing the Propaedeutic Course (=First part of the psychotherapeutic training called "Propädeutikum") with top marks
• 2017 Starting the psychotherapeutic specialisation (=Second part of the training called "Fachspezifikum") in Individual Psychology at the SFU Vienna
• 2018 to present: Working as a psychotherapist in training under supervision
• 2018 Presenting my conference paper: "Brontë’s work relating to Sufism" at Medical Humanities in the Middle East
• Books, lyrics, movies and series as a treasure trove of human experience with healing potential which can be incorporated into the psychotherapeutic process
• 2020 Author of chapter 22 in an anthology on suicide in movies published by Springer (for further details see German version)
• 2021 Author of chapter 27 in an anthology on delusion in movies published by Springer (for further details see German version)
• 2025 Presenting my conference paper: "Healing Harry: The Psychotherapeutic Process as a Magical Narrative" at Global Perspectives on Medical and Health Humanities
• March 2026: Graduating from the Sigmund Freud Private University with top marks and receiving the Academic Degree of a Master of Psychotherapy Science (Mag. pth.)