Vita

Vita

Studies and degrees

  • M.A. Art Therapy. Weißensee School of Art | College for Art Therapy Berlin, 2011
  • B.A. Social Work. FH Campus Vienna, 1998

Certification

  • Funeral care with focus on the bereavement and grief process. Memento Kultur:Trauer e.V. Berlin, 2023 – 2024
  • Certification as a Death Doula and bereavement councellor, Sterbeammenakademie Hamburg, 2020 – 2022
  • Certification in palliative care for psychosocial professions /professionals. DFA Hamburg, 2021
  • Certification in psycho-oncological art therapy. Mildreed Scheel Academy Cologne of the German Cancer Aid, 2019

Professional experience

Dying, death and bereavement
  • Death Doula Kollektiv, since 2025
    Freelance work in the field of funeral services for several alternative Funeral homes, since 2022
  • Freelance work as a death doula and bereavement counsellor, since 2021
  • Artistic design of urns and coffins, since 2022
  • Internships with alternative Funeral homes Memento Bestattungen and Junimond, 2021- 2022
Art therapy
  • Art therapy at Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch:
    Clinic for palliative medicine and interdisciplinary oncology for adults, 2015 – 2022
    Clinic for paediatric medicine and psychosomatics, 2015 – 2022
    Clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy, 2015 – 2017
  • Art therapy at psychosomatic rehabilitation clinic Waldfrieden for parents and their children, 2011 – 2014
  • Open art studio group “Queer Colors” for LGBTIQ, 2012 – 2016
  • Artistic self-empowerment project “I Name Myself” for young LGBTIQ, Lambda Berlin-Brandenburg e.V., 2014 – 2015
  • Individual art therapy support for young people for outpatient youth welfare organisations, 2014 – 2015
  • Artistic self-empowerment project “Queer Empowerment by Art” or LGBTIQ, EU project in cooperation with TrIQ e.V., 2012 – 2013
  • Artistic self-empowerment workshops for LGBTIQ, LesMigras / Schulenberatung Berlin, 2012
  • Artistic self-awareness workshops for adolescents and young adults, e.g. in the context of open youth work with girls or in the voluntary social year and 2012 – 2015
  • Internships 2008 – 2011: Acut-clinic for psychosomatic psychotherapy for adults (Charité Berlin Mitte), Clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy, (Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch), Clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy (Therapiezentrum Waschhaus)
Social work
  • 1994 – 2011: in outpatient and inpatient social pedagogical support for youth and families (crisis centre, individual support, family support) and as street social worker with young people
  • Internship: AIDS-Center and Hospice-clinic at St. Vincent’s Hospital / New York

Further education

  • Ritual Design for funerals: Modul on grief and mourning. memento Kultur:Trauer e.V. Berlin, 2022
  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction according to Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn. Silke Hilgers Berlin, 2019 / 2020
  • Resource-oriented biography work. Sfbb Berlin-Brandenburg, 2019
  • Creative memory work. Vergiss mein nie / Leuchtfeuer Lotsenhaus, Hamburg, 2019
  • Nonverbal communication in end-of-life care. Astrid Steinmetz | KoW, 2018
  • Mindfulness in psychotherapy. AWP Berlin 2017
  • Grief counselling for children and adults. Marianne van Kempen | Sfbb Berlin-Brandenburg, 2016 / 2017
  • Trauma art therapy. Alanus University School 2016
  • Emotional support for tumour patients. Wannsee Schule Berlin, 2015
  • Humour in end-of-life care. Wannsee Schule Berlin, 2015
  • Dignity-centred psycho-oncology. TumorZentrumBerlin e.V. 2015
  • Transidentity in children and adolescents. LADS Berlin 2012
  • Depression research. Charité Berlin, 2012
  • Therapeutic work with children and young people in the context of sexual and gender identity. Schwulenberatung Berlin, 2011
  • Developmental psychiatry and sexual medicine. Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin, 2011

Experiences from the working world that I also bring with me

Part-time jobs as an outpatient care / nursing assistant, as an aide in an old people’s home, in a call centre, as a care taker for youth tours for youth with disabilities, household help, handicraft course leader, seamstress in industrial production, with a puppet maker and costume designer and as a helping hand at sand sculpture festivals.