Sonja Junkers
Systemic Therapist
Available for new clients
Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is. The way you cope with that is what makes the difference. (Virginia Satir)
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At a glance
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About me
I was still a teenager when I developed an interest in psychology – a fascination for the human condition, our emotions and how we deal with challenges. In other words, the stories we tell ourselves. However, life led me into a career in the arts, one of travel, exchanges, and learning that my perceptions and other people's, are shaped by individual biographies and thus stories are told from many different perspectives. Yet all our narratives serve to make sense of our worlds and personal experiences.The start of my training in psychotherapy came with a return to Germany, and a decision to set down roots in Berlin. Working as a systemic therapist, I am keenly interested in the intertwined subjects of trauma and addiction.
In this context, I work with horses, who have long assisted in the therapeutic process, through their physical presence and sensitivity to human emotion. I work with clients in an individual setting at my practice in Berlin and with horses at a stable in Potsdam.
I speak:
GermanEnglish
Location:
Ansbacher Straße 45, 10777 Berlin, Germany
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Approach
Treatment Approaches
Sex therapyRecommended for individuals or couples who want help improving their sex life, intimacy, or overcoming sexual issues in a supportive environment.
Systemic therapyRecommended for those who want to understand how their relationships and environments influence their behavior and emotions, particularly within family or organizational systems.
Trauma Informed CareRecommended for those who have experienced trauma and need a safe, supportive space to heal at their own pace.
In my work as a systemic therapist, I understand problems as formerly meaningful attempts to solve and adapt to difficulties in life. Problems, in short, are solutions which no longer work. Our work together will enable you to question dysfunctional interactions and social structures, as well as rigid and restrictive narratives.
My solution-focused approach is geared towards the future. Still, together we look at your lived experiences. At the beginning of systemic therapy, we discuss your life story and your challenges, and identify your resources and goals, with the aim to develop new strategies for the future.
During the therapeutic process, I will support you to make informed decisions based on your resources and resilience, in improving your self-organization and in empowering you to live the life you want to lead. Rather than looking at your problems in isolation, we understand them within their context, which may have been a difficult life situation, or simply the desire to live a better life.
Imaginative and solution-oriented methods that involve your thoughts, actions and feelings will enable you to change your perspective, and bring clarity to your social relationships. Ingrained behavioural cycles are interrupted so that you can become aware of patterns that may have become a prison, leading a new ability to bring about change.
I also offer horse-assisted psychotherapy and coaching in Potsdam, an extremely effective therapy approach when working with trauma. As herd and prey animals, horses react extremely sensitively, empathically and without judgment to non-verbally expressed human emotions. They allow us to become aware of sentiments we had no idea we were experiencing.
Experience
Systemic Therapist, Systemic Trauma Therapist, Systemic Sex Therapist, Berlin
Equine assisted Therapy & Coaching, Potsdam
since 2024
Education
Systemic Therapy und Counceling, Institut für Systemische Therapie und Beratung, Berlin
Systemic Trauma Therapy, Institut für Systemische Therapie und Beratung, Berlin
Systemic Sex Therapy, Institut für Systemische Impulse, Berlin (i.t.)
Heilpraktikerin beschränkt auf das Gebiet der Psychotherapie, Gesundheitsamt Tempelhof
Equine Assisted Therapy, Centro Hipico, Oberkrämer
I’m member of Systemische Gesellschaft (SG) https://systemische-gesellschaft.de
Cost
Free 15 minute introductory callSliding scale starting at €60
Individual Session
€80 (50 minutes)
Reittherapie / Pferdegestütze Psychotherapie & Coaching | Equine Assisted Psychotherapy & Coaching
€100 (50 minutes)
Insurances
Private Pay
At a glance
Offers free 15 minute introductory callThis provider offers a free introductory call
Your story is important.Feel free to contact me here if you feel that we could be a good fit.
Usually responds within 8 hours
Usually responds within 8 hours