My name is Dorothee Schmidt

You may have found this page while looking for help. Sometimes all that´s needed to restore hope and courage is a conversation.

I work as a traumatherapist and a Gestalt therapist for men and women. I offer psychotherapeutic treatment for people who:

• find themselves in the middle of an acute crisis (Separation, grief, illness, joblessness)
• have traumatic experiences, regardless of the amount of time that has passed since
• are struggling to free themselves of old behavioural patterns and wish to find new perspectives in their lives
• suffer from feelings of overstrain or burn-out
• suffer from fears that constrain their lives.

I have a degree in Psychology (Diplom) and have been trained in two methods of psychotherapy. You can find more information on those by clicking on the links below. I work with adults in individual sessions with the aim of reducing or healing emotional suffering. In addition I offer business coaching for individuals wishing to enhance their business performance. I offer you my expertise and my undivided attention as well as my appreciation in a secure space.

About myself

Born 1964 in Mannheim, Gemany I spent my childhood in Turkey, Afghanistan and Ghana and returned to Germany in 1980. After finishing highschool I studied Psychology at the Universities of Mainz, Marburg and Berlin (all Germany). From 1995 to 1998 I engaged in a training of Integrative Gestalt- and Bodytherapy at the TIB (Therapeutisches Institut Berlin). From 2003 to 2006 I was trained to be a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (Traumatherapist).

I have working experiences as Family and Case Manager, in drugs councelling as well as in teaching health management. My personal and professional life has provided me with firsthand experiences of caring for terminally ill and dying people which I have found to be enriching and valuable. Coping with stress and developing relaxation skills have also been topics of my interest. My spiritual searches have led me, among others, to exploring the many different kinds of meditation and the (buddhist) training of attentiveness.

I have been working as a self-employed therapist treating adult patients in my own practice since 1998. I moved to Dresden in January 2006. I possess the certificate necessary in Germany to engage in the art of healing (Heilerlaubnis nach dem Heilpraktikergesetz). If you wish to know more or would like to make an appointment (Initial session free of charge) you are welcome to either call or send an email (see “Contact”).