Colette Sosinski
(she/her)
Art Psychotherapist
Available for new clients
Narrative Therapist I Art Therapist (M.A.) I value-based I meaning-centered I Counselling I Mentoring for Change and Clarity I Career Change I Dream Analysis I Coping Strategies I Phototherapy I Poetry Therapy
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At a glance
Offers free 30 minute introductory callThis provider offers a free introductory call
Usually responds after 24 hours
About me
Hi, my name is Colette.
What's your story?
That is how I like to start my session with a new client. My work is centered around existential questions & analysis (meaning, purpose, belonging), self discovery & understanding (emotions, unconscious patterns, dream interpretation) and finding clarity & managing voluntary & involuntary changes (self reflection, coping strategies, selfcare).
Change has been a constant theme in my life, with my first one being moving from my birth country (the Netherlands) to Germany as a young child.
Changing my career path was another profound change: After working 10 years in the tourism and creative industry I quit my management position and embarked on a solo-backpacking adventure around the world in search for more meaning in my professional and private life. This journey eventually led me back to uni to become an art therapist. I spent a significant amount of my adult life abroad, obtaining qualifications in counselling, career coaching and dream analysis. Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Cambodia are some of the countries where I gained insights into life as an expat. I now work as a registered art therapist both in-person (in a psychiatry) & online (mentoring & counselling).
My overall approach is person-centered and integrative, with a high emphasis on meaning-centered and value-based approaches. Active listening, thoughtful questions and cultural sensitivity are important pillars of my work. I bring a lighthearted, encouraging, compassionate and (if appropriate) humourous mindset to my sessions. Creating a space where my clients feel welcome, heard, understood and empowered is important to me, and I take on English-speaking, German-speaking & Dutch-speaking clients.
I embrace a minimalistic and sustainable, yet fun and not-taking-everything-too-seriously lifestyle. My passions include writing, photography, philosophy, learning, music and the outdoors.
Learn more about me & my work:
www.exploreyourlifestory.com
I speak:
EnglishGerman
Location:
48147 Münster, Germany
Media Gallery
Approach
Treatment Approaches
Art therapyRecommended for those who feel more comfortable expressing emotions through creativity and want to explore their feelings through art rather than talking.
LogotherapyRecommended for those who are searching for meaning and purpose in life to guide their healing process.
Narrative therapyRecommended for those who want to rewrite the way they view their life story and feel more empowered in their personal journey.
My counselling and mentoring is for anyone seeking profound and personal support stretched over multiple weeks or months.
I am there to support you every step of your way, providing encouragement and celebrating every small and big accomplishment with you.
Depending on your situation and needs I recommend weekly, bi-weekly or monthly sessions.
If you need one-off-help or first like to get an impression of me and my work you can book a single session. When you decide on a package (6x60 or 12x60 minutes) this first session is free, and the hourly rate is lower.
My specialisations:
Narrative Therapy:
Create empowering stories, cultivate narratives that boost your self esteem and reframe experiences.
Art Therapy:
Explore thoughts and feelings through art, photography, writing, music. Non-esoteric yet deep, realistic yet creative, practical yet fun, relaxing yet challenging.
Logotherapy:
Discover ways to find and integrate more meaning into your life and enrich the quality of your life, even in moments of despair and pain.
Choose your focus:
Counselling: Life can get tough. I am here to help you navigate through challenging life experiences and process difficult memories. If words are too hard, we switch to art therapy activities.
Life Story Mentoring: Reflect on, reframe and change your life stories. Identify those stories that keep you stuck and address limiting beliefs that hold you back.
Clarity Mentoring: The world can be overwhelming. Let’s distill what is important and significant to you. Highly recommended for highly sensitive people and anyone prone to self doubt.
Change Mentoring: Learn creative ways to deal with changes outside your control, work and push through phases of lack of motivation and tackle procrastination.
Writing Mentoring: Rich lives make rich stories. Writing down your experiences positively impacts your mental well-being. Expect a mix of creative and therapeutic writing prompts, biographical reflection and creative inspiration.
Experience
13 years in practice
since 2024: Mentor for Clarity & Change (online)
since 2023: Meaning-centered Counselling (online)
since 2022: Clinical Art Therapist (Germany)
since 2021: Registered Art Therapist (Germany)
since 2019: Writing Mentoring & Life Story Mentoring (online)
2015 - 2019: International Expat Experience (Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Cambodia)
2011 - 2019: Psychological Counselling (online)
Education
Academic Background and Training:
- M.A. in Art Therapy, Hamburg, Germany
- Narrative Therapy, London, UK
Continuing Education and Qualifications:
- Logotherapy/Existential Analysis, Hamburg, Germany
- Meaning-centred Dream Analysis, Hamburg, Germany
- Narrative Exposure Therapy, NET Institute, Germany
- The Neurobiology of Art Therapy in the Treatment of Addiction and Trauma, American Art Therapy Association, online
- Neuroimaging and Art Therapy, American Art Therapy Association, online
- Stress Management, Alice Springs, Australia
- Career Coaching, Dublin, Ireland
- Psychological Counselling, North Brabant, Netherlands
Cost
Free 30 minute introductory callSliding scale starting at €100
Individual Session
€120 (60 minutes)
first session (free if you later book 6x60 or 12x60 minute package)
€60 (30 minutes)
package: 6 sessions (600 Euro)
€100 (60 minutes)
package: 12 sessions (1080 Euro)
€90 (60 minutes)
Insurances
Private Pay
At a glance
Offers free 30 minute introductory callThis provider offers a free introductory call
Usually responds after 24 hours
Next available: Apr 6