Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Berlin, Germany

If unresolved or overwhelming memories impact your wellbeing, I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space to process these experiences and support emotional integration and healing.

EMDR is a NICE recommended treatment for Trauma and PTSD and I offer this wonderful therapy which has a positive impact.Using eye movements or tapping we reprocess the trauma to create less emotional charge and to create new responses to the event.Get in touch to find out more or book a free initial meeting.

In many cases, but not all, a traumatic imprint leaves a following stress disorder, which sit in one's life until another force meets it and can change it. Developmental trauma from early childhood and also recent shock trauma, both can be hard to regulate on one's own. Nowadays trauma therapy offers many different ways and views to work through the body. The very good news is that you do not need to dive back into the trauma or its story but we can release the psychosomatic disorders from the soma of the body. Over the past 25 years I have thoroughly studied and also met some of the leading heads of trauma therapy. I am not certified for a professional hat but work in accordance with the insights of SE, Developmental Trauma, NARM, Poly Vagal Theory and IFS. My husband Sudeva is certified, if you prefer to work with someone who actually wears the professional hat, look at his profile here on Therapy Tribe.

Trauma and PTSD are more common than many people think. Terrifying events like accidents or war can cause this. Sexual or emotional abuse are a common causes. It can be a single event or something ongoing over many years to the point that is feels like a normality in which you are trapped. Many victims feel guilt and shame. Some memories are completely blanked out by the brain for many years and come back suddenly, triggered by something, or slowly, sometimes in caareful therapy. Symptoms can be dissociation (part of you goes away), flashbacks (intrusive memories),repeated nightmares, numbness and/or increased anxiety, avoidance (f.ex. of sex, relationships), negative thoughts and moods and altered physical and emotional reactions and behavior.. If you have encountered this and think you may be affected please get help. It is understandable that you don’t feel like dealing with it and want to just push it aside and have nothing to do with it ever again, but if this hasn’t worked too well and it burdens areas of your life like your sex life and your relationship, it is advisable to address this in therapy. You can get help and heal.

It's thought that life has many endings and losses. I help people grieve and cope after trauma in a speed that is right for the client.

Berlin's reputation as a hub for creativity, counterculture, and radical self-expression attracts artists, LGBTQ+ individuals, and young migrants from across Europe, generating a therapy community with particularly strong expertise in identity, queer relationships, trauma, and the psychological challenges of creative careers. The German statutory health insurance system funds a significant number of therapy sessions annually through Kassenzulassung-approved providers — though waiting times for publicly funded slots are often long and many residents supplement with private care. Berlin's large Turkish, Arabic, and Eastern European communities drive demand for culturally competent and multilingual therapists, and the city has a well-established network of English-language practitioners serving its large expat population. Berlin's complex history — encompassing division, reunification, and proximity to living memory of authoritarian rule — shapes ongoing themes of political identity, freedom, and intergenerational trauma in clinical work.

Gender ID

	70%	Female
	10%	Gender Fluid
	10%	Male
	10%	Non-Binary

Session Type

	50%	In Person and Online
	50%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

75%	Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)
50%	Psychodynamic Therapy
50%	Psychoeducational Therapy
50%	Relational Psychotherapy
38%	Existential / Humanistic Therapy
38%	Internal Family Systems (IFS)
25%	Biopsychosocial Therapy

Ages Served

100%	Adult
75%	Young Adult
50%	Senior
25%	Teen

Client Focus

63%	Women
50%	Men
38%	LGBTQ+
25%	Asian
25%	Christian

Trauma and PTSD therapists in Berlin, Germany

Dr. Damla Yildirim, PhD

Fiona Corbett

Adima Hawkes

Dr. Birte Nachtwey

Gordon Wax BA HONS MBACP