How do parental support and trauma healing intertwine?

Being a parent often means wanting to be fully present with all your heart while simultaneously repeatedly reaching your own limits. Many mothers and fathers encounter situations with their children that trigger intense emotions - such as helplessness, anger, overwhelm, withdrawal, or guilt. This often gives rise to the painful feeling of wanting to react differently yet being unable to do so.

I am familiar with these experiences from my own life as a mother. There are recurring moments when old patterns surface, even though there is a desire to do things differently. Interactions with children often unconsciously touch upon one’s own past experiences, conditioning, and emotional wounds.

Through my own therapy as a client and my professional expertise, I have learned that change is possible - not through perfection or pressure, but through understanding, gaining awareness, and having new experiences. For me, this path is not a destination but an ongoing process. My own journey as a mother also strengthens my approach to supporting other parents. It is particularly important to me to interact with my clients in a mindful, non-judgmental, and humane way.

In my work, I combine trauma-informed practice with a profound understanding of child development. Having worked with children and their families for many years, I have gained extensive knowledge regarding their developmental needs, their stress responses, and the ways in which attachment, a sense of safety, and emotional regulation develop.
This knowledge directly informs my work with parents. Often, a crucial shift occurs when parents understand what lies behind a child's behavior while simultaneously recognizing what is being touched or triggered within themselves.

Distressing situations in daily family life are often rooted not only in current challenges but also in one’s own biographical experiences or transgenerational issues. Some patterns persist in families for generations, passed down unconsciously despite a deep desire to break the cycle.

Early wounds or traumatic experiences, in particular, can become stored in the nervous system and manifest later in relationships - especially in situations involving emotional closeness. As a result, many parents find that old feelings or inner tensions suddenly surface when interacting with their own child.

Through my guidance, a safe and mindful space is created where all of this is welcome. The goal is not to become "perfect parents," but rather to understand oneself better, recognize inner patterns, and develop new ways of relating to both oneself and one’s children.
In doing so, I combine the body-oriented approach of Somatic Experiencing® with my work in therapeutic education and art therapy.

Together, we examine the patterns that keep recurring, what the nervous system needs in specific situations, which past experiences may still be having an impact, what children truly need for their development, and how new forms of connection, regulation, and safety can emerge.