Couples Therapy · Sexual Therapy & Body Psychotherapy in Berlin-Schöneberg & Online
Thoughtful, grounded therapy for couples and individuals in Berlin — for those who long for deeper connection, a more vibrant sexuality, and the courage to grow.
Areas of focus
As a specialised couples, sexual and body psychotherapist, I support you in understanding the deeper patterns that shape your relationships, your sexuality and your experience of yourself — with evidence-based methods and genuine empathy.
Every couple carries their own history. Drawing on EFT and relationship-dynamic approaches, I work with both visible conflicts and the underlying attachment wounds — to understand and heal them, so genuine closeness becomes possible again.
Sexuality reveals what we long for — and what holds us back. Through body psychotherapy and relationship-focused work, space opens for a sexuality that feels alive and truly your own.
Whether navigating anxiety, depression, a life crisis or self-worth questions — I offer a calm, thoughtful space using systemic therapy, EMDR and body-oriented approaches.
Body and mind are inseparable. Body psychotherapy after Reich and Lowen, combined with Somatic Experiencing, releases deep emotional patterns on a physical level for lasting healing.
EMDR, Somatic Experiencing after Peter Levine and Compassionate Inquiry for childhood trauma, complex PTSD and attachment wounds. Gentle, lasting — without retraumatisation.
In times of acute crisis, upheaval or loss, I offer prompt and grounded support — even in urgent moments.
"Only in the encounter with a Thou can the I recognise itself as I."
About me
"I believe that the capacity for relationship begins where we learn to relate to ourselves with warmth and honesty."
I am continually fascinated by how clearly our deepest life themes show themselves in relationships and in sexuality. In the encounter with another person, inner patterns, longings and wounds become tangible. Relationship can thus become a place of self-discovery and growth — even when it initially challenges or unsettles us.
My own path has been shaped by many phases of pausing, searching and conscious change. Again and again I asked myself how I could make my life, my relationships and my inner attitude more aligned and more fulfilling. These experiences taught me to take responsibility for my inner reality and to understand development as a powerful process I can actively shape.
A significant turning point was my turn towards myself — towards my femininity, my body, and those parts of me that had long had little space. As I began to accept myself in all my contradictions and to face my own developmental themes, new space opened within me. Space for aliveness, for stillness, for closeness and for a fulfilling, pleasurable sexuality.
I believe that the capacity for relationship begins where we develop a loving relationship with ourselves. When we can truly see and show ourselves, we invite those around us to open up and reveal themselves too. This is how genuine and deep encounter can arise — emotionally and sensorially.
Through my many years of ongoing personal development work, I know the powerful potential that lives within every person.
It is therefore a deep concern of mine to offer people a safe space — accompanying them with empathy, clarity and mindfulness on their path to themselves and into authentic, vibrant and sensual relationships. Together we create a space in which you can grow and explore, held by my inner conviction that "the journey is the destination."
I meet you and your situation with warmth and understanding, and firmly believe that there is a solution to everything — even when it feels as though there is no way out. I support you in developing a fitting approach to the situation at hand, and in rediscovering the joy of living.
Working through difficult life situations and facing change is not easy. This is why a resource-oriented attitude is particularly important to me. Alongside addressing existing difficulties, I actively support my clients in consciously recognising and appreciating their resources — their own abilities, strengths, achievements, sources of vitality and potential. This focus on what is already working allows for renewal and cultivates a kinder, more compassionate gaze towards oneself.
This fundamental trust in human beings and our innate capacity for self-healing keeps me optimistic even in crisis. My experience is that every crisis is a "growth task in disguise" — and often reveals itself in hindsight as a great opportunity.
A central aspect of my work is also to expand your range of possible actions by opening up and developing new perspectives on your situation. From a systemic view, my perspective on problems is circular rather than linear: every problem has a relationship-shaping function, beneath which lies the true wish for growth. We also work with those inner parts that have not yet been integrated — the parts responsible for the recurring patterns of suffering and so-called "toxic" relational experiences.
Therapeutic methods
My approach draws on several well-grounded methods, woven together to offer support that is both comprehensive and precisely fitted to what you bring.
Couples therapy
Developed by Dr Sue Johnson, EFT is among the most thoroughly researched approaches in couples therapy. It helps partners recognise the attachment needs hidden beneath conflict, and rebuild a bond that feels genuinely safe and close.
Couples · Sexual therapy
This approach brings unconscious relational patterns, emotional blocks and entrenched role dynamics into the light — the dynamics that quietly drive misunderstanding, conflict and sexual disconnection.
Body work
Emotion lives in the body. Energetic body psychotherapy uses somatic techniques to release chronic patterns of tension, allowing for a deeper emotional freedom and a more embodied sense of self.
Trauma therapy
Both EMDR and Somatic Experiencing after Peter Levine bridge the cognitive and the somatic, offering a gentle yet profound way to metabolise traumatic experience and restore a sense of inner safety.
Trauma therapy
Developed by Dr Gabor Maté, Compassionate Inquiry explores with care and honesty the unconscious dynamics that give rise to suffering — drawing the thread between early experience and the patterns we carry into the present.
Systemic therapy
The systemic lens understands every problem in relation to the wider context of relationships and systems. Beneath each symptom lies a relational function — and beneath that, a wish to grow.
Topics & concerns
Whether you come as an individual or as a couple, you are welcome to bring whatever is present.
Your path to therapy
Send me an email or give me a call. A brief initial phone conversation is free of charge and entirely without obligation.
We meet, get to know each other a little, and take the time to understand what you are bringing and what you are hoping for.
Together we shape an individual plan — the right methods, a realistic timeframe, and a pace that suits you.
We work together in regular sessions — at my practice in Berlin-Schöneberg, or online via video where that serves you better.
Professional background
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the questions I am most often asked — about couples therapy, sexual therapy, and how sessions work at my practice in Berlin.
Couples therapy is a private-pay service and is not covered by statutory health insurance. Some private and supplementary insurance plans reimburse a portion of the costs. An initial phone conversation is free of charge — please contact me directly for current session fees.
We begin with a thorough initial consultation. Sexual therapy involves no physical contact between therapist and client. Instead, we work through conversation, body awareness and relationship-dynamic exploration — within a safe, strictly confidential setting, either individually or as a couple.
Couples counselling tends to focus on practical skills — communication strategies, conflict resolution tools. Couples therapy reaches deeper, working with the unconscious patterns, emotional wounds and attachment dynamics that drive recurring difficulties.
Yes. Alongside in-person sessions at my practice in Berlin-Schöneberg, I also work online via video call. For body psychotherapy I generally recommend meeting in person.
EFT, developed by Dr Sue Johnson, is one of the most extensively researched approaches in couples therapy. Grounded in attachment theory, it helps partners understand the emotional needs beneath their conflicts and move towards a more secure, trusting bond.
This varies and depends on what you bring. Some couples notice a meaningful shift within just a few sessions; others find that more complex histories call for a longer process. We discuss a realistic timeframe in our first session together.
Ready to take the first step?
The initial phone call is free of charge and without obligation. I look forward to hearing from you.
Kolonnenstr. 29 · 10829 Berlin-Schöneberg · In-person & online sessions
Gurudassi Florence Schmid
Licensed Psychotherapist (§ 1 HeilprG)
Kolonnenstr. 29
10829 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 176 70875491
Email: kleinegrossemenschenberaten@gmail.com
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