Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Jena, Germany

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are unfortunately way more common than many people think. A strong link has been found my many studies between ACEs and physical and mental health problems in later life. Traumatic experiences can also take place in adolescence and adulthood. For some, the impact is greatly distressing and life-limiting, such as in the cases of having post-traumatic-stress disorder. Many of the people I have come to work with have lived through often multiple adversities and traumatic experiences, throughout their lives. I offer a confidential space where we can think together about the way such experiences have affected you and the parts of you that can change and develop in order to integrate and move on from past traumas.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jena is a Thuringian university city home to Friedrich Schiller University, one of Germany's historic research universities, and the birthplace of the Carl Zeiss optics company and SCHOTT AG—both still major local employers—giving the city a distinctive identity as both an elite academic and a high-technology industrial center that has navigated the profound economic transformation from East German planned economy to the unified Germany market economy. The psychological legacy of reunification—Ostalgie (nostalgia for the East), identity disruption, and the economic upheaval of the Wende—is present in the experiences of many older residents, while younger generations and international students bring a more globally oriented perspective. Mental health services are provided through public health structures, and a private therapy sector serves the university community and professional population. Common therapy concerns include identity and community belonging in a city navigating post-reunification change, student mental health at a demanding research university, anxiety, and the particular experiences of an East German city that has adapted more successfully than many of its neighbors but still carries the weight of transformation.

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 Jena, Germany

Dr Aneliya Gonsard

Fiona Corbett

Gordon Wax BA HONS MBACP

Dr. Damla Yildirim, PhD

Dr. Birte Nachtwey