My name is Anna Hoffmann, I was born in 1974 and raised in West Berlin and a small village in Hessen. I am queer and cis and sex and body positive. Being white and from a both middle class (father) and working class (mother) background are just a few of my identity markers. My other job is called ancestral medicine and I help folks to connect to ancient ancestors to address transgenerational and systemic issues. It was a real game changer for me to learn that my ancestry is not only defined by nazi grandparents but also by super cool wild loving ancient elders of blood and bone who lived in integrity, who knew how to do community, how to be in conflict and how to repair ruptures. Their wisdom informs who I am now.
I am a somatic experiencing practitioner and gestalt therapist who questions these modalities and still pays respect to the lineages. Transitioning from 1:1 settings to group and collective modalities. However sometimes individual therapy is supportive and I am happy to discuss any wishes and needs along the lines of social positioning. In my sessions it is important to me to be playful, direct, honest and tender. Most of my clients have done therapy before so often there is no need to go into childhood details unless this is what you want. Most of the time it is far more effective to work with what is, right now, right here and use somatic tools, art, parts work, dream constellations, visioning to move what needs to shift. You are the expert of yourself! In am glad to accompany you for a while.