Alexandra Bernal
Clinical Psychologist & Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy
Anxiety shows up before your mind can explain why. I use ACT and mindfulness to help you stop fighting yourself and start moving toward what matters. Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie in Berlin. English & Spanish
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About me
I was born in Colombia, and came to Berlin for what was meant to be a short stay... Five years later, became home.
Music, and dance have always been part of who I am. I believe deeply in their power to transform. They've helped me feel at home in more than one sense, and I've seen how valuable they can be for processing difficult emotions that don't always have words yet.
Nature and sport matter to me too. Alongside mindfulness, they've been central to how I've learned to live better with chronic pain, something I don't just study, but carry with me.
In session, I tend to be warm, and I don't take myself too seriously, a bit of humor, when it fits, makes the work lighter without making it less real.
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Approach
I work from an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) approach: instead of fighting anxiety, sadness, or burnout, or trying to make them disappear, we learn to change the relationship you have with them, until they stop calling the shots.
In session, I use concrete mindfulness exercises: noticing where an emotion lives in your body, giving it room without letting it take over, coming back to the present when your mind jumps straight to the worst-case scenario.
From there, we work toward what actually matters to you (the people, the projects, the life you're trying to build) even while some discomfort is still there, because waiting for it to disappear completely first can mean waiting a very very long time.
Experience
- Independent Practice, My International Therapy (Berlin) 2026-present
- Social Psychologist & Social Educator, Kinder- und Jugendhilfe institutions (Berlin) - 2024 -present
- Online Clinical Psychologist, Selia (Online) 2022-present
- Psychotherapy Practicum, university psychological care centers, (Colombia) 2019-2021
Education
- DBT Skills Training (Dr. Marsha Linehan), Psychwire - Current
- Heilerlaubnis für Psychotherapie, Gesundheitsamt Berlin - 2026
- M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Colombia - 2019-2021
- Specialization in Clinical Child, Adolescent & Family Psychology, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Colombia - 2019-2020
- B.A. in Psychology, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Bogotá, Colombia - 2012-2016
Services
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