In our sessions, I can support you to find an expression for your feelings, define the question and address it in a safe space. Through this process you can gain more balance and self-confidence in life.
I was born in Tbilisi, Georgia and moved to Berlin in 2010 after graduating from school to start studying psychology. Here I found wonderful people, culture and work and decided to stay.
After getting my first diploma in 2014, I started working with people from various countries and cultures, first as a social worker and later as a psychologist. Since then, I have worked in NGOs, in a clinical setting, as well as in private practice. Further, I have experience working with queer communities. In addition, I offer counselling courses with my colleagues, work with groups as a supervisor and give seminars on communication.
I work according to the person-centered approach, which goes back to the American psychologist Carl R. Rogers. The approach is based on a humanistic view, according to which each person strives for self-actualization, which means that every person is in the constant process of becoming themselves and you yourself carry the necessary ressources for this change.
Sometimes painful experiences, fears or recurring patterns of thought may get in the way of this striving and we feel stuck. In a person-centred counselling you can learn to reassess your experiences, make sense of them, recognize your feelings, attend to them empathetically, accept yourself as a person and stand up for your needs.
In a session, I provide a warm, non-judgemental space of understanding where you can tell me how you are doing and what is bothering you. As a counsellor, I’ll try to understand your concerns logically and emotionally and formulate an individual goal together with you. Further, I will accompany and support you in finding your own resources and answers.
Person-centred counselling can help you integrate your feelings, reflect on your thought patterns and open up new perspectives for yourself. This can increase your wellbeing.
2025 : Psychologist in a psychiatric clinic 2021 – 2024: Psychologist in a project for asylum seekers with mental illnesses 2021 : Psychological counsellor in the department for LGBTI* refugees 2019 – present: Lecturer in the field of communication with children and young people 2019 – present: Lecturer, trainer in the field of communication 2019 – 2020 Online counsellor for young people 2018 : Internship in a clinic for people with addictions 2016 – 2021 Social worker with the focus on people with migration background 2016 : Social worker in a shelter for underage asylum seekers 2016 – 2020: Freelance work as an interpreter 2015 – 2016: Communication and Media Management
2023: Training as a Psychodynamic psychotherapist (ongoing) 2023: Certified trainer for Person-Centred Counselling courses (Kursleiterin für Weiterbildung für Personzentrierte Beratung) 2022: European Certificate as Counsellor for Person-Centred and Experiential Counselling 2022: Person-Centred Counselling at Institut für Personzentrierte und Systemische Kommunikation (3-year program) 2019: M.Sc. Psychology at Freie Universität Berlin 2014: B.Sc. Psychology (DAAD scholarship holder) at Freie Universität Berlin