About me

I was born in Austria in 1974 and have lived in Berlin since 1999.

There are several “red threads” in my life. One of them is my enthusiasm for everything that is creative expression: painting, sewing, sculpting, body painting, puppet theatre, embroidery, tapping stones, paper art or working with cement. Creative expression is one of my “treasures” that has also helped me to get through times of personal crisis.

Another thread is working with people. I studied social work and later part-time art therapy. In between, I worked for many years as a social pedagogue in the field of child, youth and family welfare and then as a self-employed art therapist. Since 2015, I have been working in the field of interdisciplinary oncology and palliative care, accompanying people at the end of their lives and in their grief. I am a trained Bereavement caregiver, as well as certified as a End of Life Doula and in (nonmedical) Palliative Care support.

My wish to approach and accompany dying, death and mourning not as separate areas of life, but holistically, led me to various alternative funeral homes in 2021. I was able to learn from various funeral directors in practice and have now expanded this experience with a training that focuses on the approach of grief-accompanying funeral care. With the death of my father, the idea arose to design contemporary beautiful urns, and to also facilitate that process for other people.

Here you can find more about my professional vita.

Personal development and self-awareness, learning, questioning, going unusual ways and also stopping inbetween are part of my life. In counselling, I see my role as that of a professional companion who supports people in finding their own answers and making decisions. I am convinced that we all have strengths and possibilities within us to stabilise ourselves in times of crisis and to decide how we want to shape the path that lies ahead of us. I see my counterpart as an expert
of their own history and experiences.

It is important to me to provide people who are affected by discrimination with sensitive and non-discriminatory support and advice.
I am part of the queer community. Providing a queer-sensitive service to people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, inter* and queer lifestyles is therefore a matter close to my heart.

And privately?

A life full of curiosity, development and movement. Life lines that run through, and detours that increase the sense of place. Excellent decisions. Unreasonable decisions. The attempt to think through social power relations and to reflect on one’s own identities and privileges.

Experiences such as childhood and youth in a working class family in small Austrian town. Family roots in Croatia, Bavaria and Ukraine. A straightforward Bavarian farmer as grandmother. Queer Community and chosen family. Times out in silence. Nature as a source of strength. The sea. The mountains. Water. Snow. Corn fields. Cats and animals in general as a happy place. Being a helping hand with gardening. Cemeteries as a place of life and playground of my childhood (my father was a stonemason). Creative work as a central thread of life, and much more …

I offer my services in german and english.

Call me or send me an e-mail if you have any questions:
info@jessicaaman.de
(++49)(0) 30 69 50 52 56