Steven Barrett
Qualification:
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person-centered conversational psychotherapist according to C. Rogers
(Hp Lehrinstitut Lotz, Ulla Häusler MA)
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training in methods of depth psych. based psychotherapy (ZfN Munich, Dipl.-Psych. et. math W. König)
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EMDR training (Centre for EMDR and Psychotherapy Munich, Relindis Hasse)
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neuropsychotherapeutic trauma therapy - Brainspotting (Dipl.-Psych. Gerhard Wolfrum)
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internship at the Centre for Outpatient Addiction Care (Caritas, Birgit Dettling)
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internship at the Klinikum München Harlaching for psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy
(Senior physician Dr. med. Katrin Jakobi)
I acquired a license to practice medicine in the field of psychotherapy (Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie)
in Munich, Department of Health and Environment of the City of Munich.
Constant further education, supervision and personality development are an important part of my work.
About me:
After my training in classical dance in Frankfurt and Melbourne, I worked at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, the Bavarian State Opera and internationally on tour.
With the end of my active career as a dancer I turned to yoga, as it opened up new spaces on a physical, philosophical and spiritual level.
I decided to do a yoga teacher training (Certified Yoga Alliance) in South India and studied at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Munich. Intensive further training trips to India followed. Since 2003 I have been teaching in various yoga schools and holding retreats and workshops in Germany and abroad.
Already then I was interested in the inner dynamics and relationships of human beings to themselves and others and what can help with psychological difficulties, life crises and blockages.
Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie
Steven Barrett
Integral therapy, consulting, mindfulness
Psychotherapy
"For me it is a social misunderstanding that people who go to therapy are sick people. I think, they're the healthiest people, because they realize there's something wrong here that needs to be looked at." N. Tschirner
The reasons that people go to psychotherapy are very diverse.
You do not have to be ill to be supported.
Therapy allows you, in a protected setting with an experienced counterpart, to connect with feelings and experiences which can be too threatening and overwhelming to deal with on your own.
The loss of our mental balance in times of crisis and high stress is often rightly experienced as very frightening and isolating.
The consequences can be depression, fears, anxiety, fatigue, loss of performance, irritability, to name but a few possible symptoms. These symptoms are not a self-inflicted dysfunction or illness, but often a quiet response to past experiences and the view of oneself and the world. Difficult times can help to renew ourselves. As often as we look for the problem within ourselves, we can also find solutions within ourselves.
Do not be afraid to ask for help. Reorientation and solutions are more tangible and easier to see with support.
The psychotherapeutic support I offer is mainly based on the humanistic principles of person-centered talk therapy according to C. Rogers.
This means that there is not one method for many clients, because each individual is too diverse and complex for "one method". Rather, therapy can be an individual relationship and collaboration that allows you to see, explore and share your inner experience with openness, with a counterpart that listens to you without conditions. This offers you the opportunity to see the inner and outer world in a new light and to change it positively.
Norms such as "right/wrong" or "healthy/sick" are obsolete.
When a trustful space is created in which the authentic experience of the client can unfold without censorship, there is, in the words of C. Rogers, a tendency to actualization towards positive development and unfolding of one's own potential. Resources become available and entanglements become visible and solvable.
In order to overcome existing difficulties, it is a real concern of mine to promote and support personal, positive changes together with you.
Years of experience as a yoga teacher, coach for meditation and relaxation and my deepened self-awareness are a natural part of my work, as they are anchored in my life and make up my personality.
Treatment focus:
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General psychological problems / crises
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Adaptation disorder
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Anxiety
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Grief
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Depression
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Stress syndromes / burn-out
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Psychosomatics
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Disordered eating
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Eating disorders
EMDR and Brainspotting
EMDR is a trauma processing psychotherapy method developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro between 1987 and 1991.
The abbreviation EMDR stands for "Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing". This method has been used successfully in trauma therapy since the mid-1990s, but is also suitable for dealing with and processing stressful singular experiences.
Brainspotting is a neuropsychotherapeutic method discovered and developed by David Grand to process emotional and physical stress experiences more efficiently (G. Wolfrum).
In situations where a real or perceived threat is experienced, the amygdala activates the survival instinct (fight, flight or freeze).
If the brain is not able to process this exceptional situation, the threatening experiences remain "stuck" unprocessed. Through trigger stimuli, these "encapsulated" contents can be unexpectedly reactivated, just as we experienced them at that moment.
Brainspotting is a physiological approach that has psychological implications; a therapy for mind and body.
It enables to stop the cycle of negative beliefs, feelings and actions at the level of mind and body.
The foundation of both methods is based on what David Grand calls "dual attunement": a stable relationship between client and therapist.
Counseling
If you are looking for concrete advice on a problem (e.g. general questions of life, biography work, artistic potential and development, stage fright), or find yourself at a crossroad in life: a consultation offers good framework for exploring possibilities. Sometimes, a few sessions are enough.
Focal points can be narrowed down to a defined context.
Relaxation Techniques
"What is, is allowed to be, and what is allowed to be can change." W. Bock
Rediscovery and perception of one's own body as well as the possibility of conscious relaxation is essential for states of tension and regeneration of physical and/or mental fatigue.
Methods such as autosuggestive deep relaxation, progressive muscle relaxation, guided meditation and visualisation support therapy and open up inner spaces for us to unfold our own potential.
Breath & Mindfulness
"It can still be a good day if the only thing you did was breathe" Johnny Lung
Breath is central to our existence.
Without breath there would be no physical form. Being inspired = being breathed in soul, spirit, life.
The most visible emotions that are carried over the breath and find expression are laughing (a lot of exhalation), crying/sobbing (frequent inhalation), shock (holding breath). With strong concentration the breath flows flat, with relief we exhale on "Haaaaa" etc.
Re-learning the breath and recognizing one's own breathing patterns in stressful situations and the possibility to change the breath can bring enormous stability and peace. Mindfulness and attention to breathing concentrates and anchors the mind. From overflowing thoughts and feelings of restlessness and irritation, towards greater peace and serenity. The experience of the undisturbed moment.
In therapy we deal with our emotional needs and breathing can help us to acknowledge and live through conflictual situations and unburden ourselves.
Spiritual Care
"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen
In our current time, in which we may have turned away from conventional religions, but questions of spirituality and meaning are present, it is helpful to have guidance and an open ear.
Perhaps it is a deep crisis, which not only poses the question of life but also that of death. Reflected and seen in the face of frightening questions, which we like to avoid, makes a trusted partner as a counterpart important.
The most diverse incidents can lead us into spiritual crises. Illness, loss, the unspeakable that pushes through, are situations in which we want to turn to a trustworthy person. Often it is difficult to do this in our immediate environment, such as family or friends, because we do not want to burden exactly these people. Or an important, stabilising relationship is threatened, but the unspoken has to be said.
Self- and soulcare that relieves and frees you.
Examinating my Christian background and the spiritual aspects of yoga and Buddhism, brought probably more questions than answers but my perception and listening have become wider and less judgmental and my compassion more unconditional.
This service is also available on a mobile basis when the person in question is in a nursing home, bedridden or in hospital.
LGBTIQ*
"It takes no compromise to give people their rights...it takes no money to respect the individual.
It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression."Harvey Milk
The certainty of gender and/or sexual identity, which many seem to take for granted, can lead to confusion and uncertainty
if it is different from the normative. Gay, lesbian, bi, queer, trans, inter, non-binary, a-gender, a-sexual...
these topics need a protected and safe space for discussion.
Clients often feel more comfortable with someone who is familiar with the many different LGBTIQ* lifestyles.
Contact
Steven Barrett
Praxis für integrative Psychotherapie
Hornsteinstr. 18
81679 München
+49 (0)89 - 235 268 35
Counseling can be offered in German or English.
Information and costs:
Besides the registration in the practice, no formalities are necessary.
If you have private health insurance, you can find out about cost coverage from your insurance. (Service: "Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie")
If you don't wish your psychotherapy to be covered and documented by any insurance, you will remain anonymous.
Duration of therapy session: 50-55 minutes.
In special cases, longer sessions can be arranged.
Cancellations for agreed sessions that take place later than 24 hours before will be fully charged.
As an alternative practitioner for psychotherapy, I charge according to the Heilpraktikergebührenordnung, so that privately insured persons, persons entitled to benefits or persons with additional health insurance can settle their treatment costs with their health insurance company. Recently, some statutory health insurance companies have also begun to cover a proportion of the costs of treatments.
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