It's Complicated

Simon Karim Frembgen

(he/him)

Coach & Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy

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I accompany people through their change processes with clarity and sensitivity – as an authentic, sincere and warm counterpart. 🔵 Pick a free 45 Min. clarity-call with me.

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Berlin, GermanyAvailable in-person and online
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About me

✓ Trauma-sensitive psychotherapy
✓ Location-independent Online & or in my Berlin practice
✓ Free introductory consultation 15 min.

(Self-payers only)

𝗠𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

My work is based on a few key approaches that resonate in every interaction – whether in individual sessions, group settings or moments of silence.

🌱 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Only what is allowed to be there can truly move. When we stop fighting against parts of ourselves, space is created – for real change.

🌱 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 & 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁
Healing happens in relationships. When genuine contact becomes possible – with yourself and with me as your counterpart – trust can grow. And trust is often the first step back into life.

🌱 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
Curiosity brings movement to entrenched patterns. When we begin to explore our inner dynamics with friendly interest instead of judgement, a new experience emerges.

🌱 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
I invite you not only to talk – but to feel. Perceiving thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations together often leads deeper than pure analysis.

🌱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
What blocks us today often used to be a form of protection. Our survival strategies have carried us through difficult times. Appreciating them instead of fighting them opens the way to self-compassion, inner security and genuine self-efficacy.

🔵 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲
• Access to self-compassion & honest self-contact
• Strengthening of self-efficacy & personal responsibility
• More inner space & resilience for difficult and beautiful experiences
• Healing relationship experiences in contact with yourself & me as your counterpart
• A new lightness & connection with yourself and the world

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Location:

Rheinsberger Straße 37, 10435 Berlin, Germany

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Approach

Treatment Approaches
CoachingRecommended for those who want support and motivation to achieve personal or professional goals, often with a structured, goal-oriented approach.
Holistic approachRecommended for those who want to address their mental health through a balanced focus on mind, body, and spirit.
Psychotherapy Recommended for those who want to work through emotional or mental health challenges by talking with a trained psychotherapist.

🔵 NARM® | 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 (Laurence Heller)

• Integration of attachment and developmental trauma
• Change in relationship and attachment patterns
• Strengthening of self-relationship and relationship skills, capacity for self-contact and contact with other people

I am an officially certified NARM therapist and personally recognised by Dr. Laurence Heller, Brad Kammer and the NARM International Institute as well as the Complex Trauma Training Centre USA.
https://simonkarim.de/narm-therapie-berlin/
https://simonkarim.de/narm-therapie/

🔵 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆-𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘆 (W. Reich, A. Lowen) and
Somatic Experiencing (Peter Levine (SE))

This nervous system-friendly and body-oriented perspective offers an approach to resolving somatic stress and integrating traumatic experiences.

https://www.wilhelmreich.at/korpertherapie/
Info: https://www.somatic-experiencing.de/was-ist-somatic-experiencing/

🔵 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 (Carl Rogers)

The focus is on the trusting relationship between therapist and client. Through genuine empathy, appreciation and authenticity, a space is created in which healing can take place – at your pace, in your own way.

🔵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 & 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻

A holistic approach that encompasses body, mind and soul. The goal is not to „function“ but to be alive – with everything that makes you who you are. I combine methods mindfully and individually, tailored to you.

🔵 Inner child dynamics

There is an inner child within each of us – with all its feelings, needs and experiences. If old wounds from childhood still shape our thoughts, feelings and actions today, it is worth listening to them lovingly.
In working with the inner child, we create a safe space to gently get to know, comfort and integrate these wounded parts.
This creates a new, deeper compassion for yourself – and often, for the first time, the feeling: I am safe. I am enough. I am allowed to be.

🔵 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀

As a non-medical practitioner for psychotherapy, I bill privately. This means that clients usually bear the costs of the sessions themselves. In some cases, private health insurance companies, supplementary insurance companies or the Beihilfe (civil service health insurance) cover some or all of the costs – please clarify this in advance with your insurance company. I invoice according to the fee schedule for non-medical practitioners (GebüH).

The advantage of self-financed psychotherapy lies in confidentiality: no diagnosis is transmitted, and no health insurance company or authority learns about your therapeutic process. This protects your privacy – e.g. when taking out insurance policies later on or possibly becoming a civil servant.

If your financial resources are limited, please feel free to contact me – we will work together to find a suitable fee. Some clients with more resources consciously pay a higher contribution, thus enabling other people to access therapy.

🔵 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

I currently offer open therapy places online – via data protection-compliant providers such as Zoom or the video service from therapie.de. From experience, I can say that genuine connection is possible even via a screen. Many of my clients even appreciate the flexibility and familiarity of their own environment.

There are also occasionally places available at my practice in Berlin.
Please enquire for more information.

🔵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱

  1. Initial consultation / getting to know each other

✓ In the first consultation, we get to know each other and look at your concerns together.
✓ We work as we would in a regular session and clarify any open questions about our collaboration.
✓ The introductory session lasts 50 minutes and costs 90€.
✓Afterwards, we will decide together whether working together is the right fit.

  1. Framework for working together

• I work in clear phases of 10 sessions each to create a safe framework.
• The frequency (recommended: weekly or every 2 weeks) is determined together at the beginning.
• You can book appointments flexibly via a simple booking page – or we can set them in advance.
• Around halfway through, we will review: Should we continue, take a break, or consciously conclude?

  1. Optional: Open Q&A call

• All clients are invited to the monthly Zoom Q&A call: a confidential space for questions about your personal journey, therapeutic processes, and self-development.
• It can be empowering to feel that you are not alone. Others are on similar paths – and that creates a bond.

Cancellation policy: You can cancel the session 2 working days (48 hours) before the session. Otherwise, I will have to charge for the session.

Experience

8 years in practice

✧ 2025 - today: Traumesensitive group work to resolve projections

✧ 2021 - today: Providing awareness & resilience workshops for vey busy companies

✧ 2021 - today: Opening my private practice

✧ 2021 - today: Offering coaching sessions for managers and employees

✧ 2020 - today: Providing sessions as an NARM informed Professional

✧ 2018 - today: Providing sessions as an psychological counselor

2015 - 2021: Hosting meditation and awareness circles (advaita vedanta tradition) 2015 - 2021: Organizing and doing peer retreats focused on inner healing

2012 - today: Personal Coach in Berlin

𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:

2024: Certified NARM Trauma Therapist 2021: Certified NARM-informed Professional 2021: Certified NLP Practitioner 2021: Certified in psychotherapy according to the German Heilpraktikergesetz (Healing Practitioners Act) 2021: Certified in resource-oriented psychotherapy

2020 - present: Opening of my private practice 2020 - present: Certified coach

2018: Start of work as a therapeutic companion and coach

2015 - 2018: Berlin Institute for Depth Psychology and Existential Psychotherapy / Karen Horney Institute Berlin.

  • Depth psychology-based psychotherapy
  • Gestalt therapy
  • Systemic therapy work
  • Body psychotherapy
  • NLP & clinical hypnosis

2015 - 2022: Part-time work as an art director 2008 - 2015: Work in advertising agencies

I am undergoing ongoing training and supervision.

Education

(See above under ‘Approach’)

Simon is a therapist trained in cognitive science and grounded in the humanistic tradition of Carl Rogers. Combining neuroscience with embodied approaches such as NARM, Simon helps clients reconnect with their emotions, reclaim agency, and move beyond long-standing patterns.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆


I worked as an art director for large advertising agencies for over 10 years. We had our finger on the pulse, did trendy things and worked very hard. I was successful, but unhappy. So, in my late 20s, I was confronted with burnout and various symptoms. My relationship with myself during this time was very stressful, and this stemmed from inner self-doubt. These experiences led me on a personal path to healing and strengthened my desire to support people on their individual journeys. In 2015, I decided to pursue this path consistently.

„𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚“. This sentence is my guiding star today, because a deep and trusting relationship with oneself and one's feelings is something that needs space. It is something that you give space to – and cannot be created with pressure.

Services

Intro Call

Free • 45 min • Online
Wir sehen und hören uns auf ein 15 Min. Vorgespräch und vereinbaren dort das 45. Min Klarheitsgespräch, falls du neugierig bist. Das Klarheitsgespräch ist komplett kostenlos :-)

Individual Session

€100 • 50 min • Online & In-person

Couples Session

€170 • 1 hr 15 min • Online & In-person

Individual Session

Sliding scale
€80 • 50 min • Online & In-person

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At a glance
Berlin, GermanyAvailable in-person and online
Last active
Offers free 45 minute introductory callThis provider offers a free introductory call
Note from Simon Karim👉 Currently i offer a first therapy-test-session for the reduced price of 70€! DE/EN"
Illustration of a smiling sun peeking over a cloud, symbolizing warmth and positivity for connecting with the therapist.
Usually responds within 24 hours

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