Michael Liegl

Body-oriented psychotherapy assumes that psychological troubles always have an physiological, organic aspect, i.e. they are embodied. Stressful events that could not be sufficiently processed at the time of the experience leave traces in the body and thus influence our thinking, acting and feeling. This can lead to chronic tension or other physical and mental symptoms. Biodynamic body psychotherapy works on the basis of depth psychology and uses body perception to uncover unconscious mental processes. So it's not just about talking about psychologically troubling topics, but about experiencing, feeling, expressing and understanding them, starting with the body. The careful balance between the expression of feelings, thoughts and the reflection of one's own experience ensures a gradual processing and gentle resolution of stress, tension and pain. A central feature of biodynamics is working with stress-regulating massages.

- Self-employed in private practice for body-oriented psychotherapy since 2020 - Self-employed as a body therapist and masseur since 2018 - Coordinator and Post-Doc in the Research Training Group “Loose Connections”, University of Hamburg (2015-2018) - Senior Research Fellow Lancaster University (2013-2015) - Research Associate and lecturer at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (2006-2013) - Research associate and lecturer at Ludwig Maximilian University Munich (2002-2007)

- Internal Family System - IFS (2025) - Somatic Experiencing (SE) ® (2024) - Certification of Embodiment Coaching – Embodiment Unlimited (2021) - Permission to practice medicine as a naturopath (2020) - Certificate in Biodynamic Body Psychotherapy (2019) - Parietal, craniosacral and visceral osteopathy (2017/2018) - PhD in Sociology – summa cum laude (2008) - Magister Artium – Philosophy and Sociology – Philipps University of Marburg (2001)