Stefanie Hoefer

In my work, I combine systemic therapy with an open, appreciative, and often humorous attitude. I view people in the context of their relationships and life circumstances. Challenges rarely occur in isolation; they emerge in interaction with the environment – and just as often, solutions can be found there.

I don’t provide ready-made answers, but ask questions that open up new perspectives. Change can mean trying something new, allowing silence, or taking a step back – always at a pace that feels right for the individual.

My approach is resource-oriented, creative, and experiential. Alongside dialogue, I integrate body- and creativity-based methods to make development tangible beyond purely cognitive reflection. What matters most to me is authenticity and working together on equal footing, with trust as the foundation of any therapeutic process.

• since 03/2024: Project Manager, Gerontopsychiatric Network Leipzig • since 05/2023: Social Worker, Community-Based Psychiatry Network, St. Georg Hospital • 2022: Social Worker, Diakonie Leipziger Land (Pregnancy Counselling) • 2021: Project Coordinator, Volunteer Agency Leipzig e. V. • 2020–2021: Student Research Assistant, HTWK Leipzig & University of Leipzig (IMISE) • 2020: Social Worker, Child and Youth Services, Department of Youth, Family and Education, Leipzig

• since 05/2025: Training in Systemic Therapy (DGSF), FamThera Institute e. V. • 2020–2023: Training in Systemic Counselling (DGSF), IPG Institute Leipzig • 2019–2023: M.A. in Social Work, HTWK Leipzig • 2016–2019: B.A. in Social Work, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences • 2004–2006: Technical College of Design, Leipzig (State-certified Designer) • 1999–2002: Apprenticeship as Media Designer for Digital & Print (IHK Leipzig, Commendation)