Grete Strunz, Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie

I am a non-medical practitioner of psychotherapy (Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie) in Hamburg, Germany, certified by the Hamburg City Health Board. I specialize in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) which I offer to clients mainly in German language, alternatively in English, if requested. Besides PPDA, I am also a member of the Association of Independent Psychotherapists, Alternative Practitioners for Psychotherapy and Psychological Consultants (Verband Freier Psychotherapeuten, Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie und Psychologischer Berater e.V.) in Germany. My approach to clients with PPD symptoms is a mix of psychoeducation on brain science, elements of PRT and somatic tracking, ACT and expressive writing, as well as relaxation exercises, guided meditations and breathwork for the purpose of rest and restore of the nervous system. Together with the client we explore the PPD personality traits and how they have served the client in the past as well as contributed to their symptoms. We also explore childhood wounds and ACEs. I help the client learn to break the pain-fear-cycle by restructuring thought patterns and reprocessing their symptoms on cognitive, emotional and nervous system level. One of the most important goals for me as a therapist is for the client to learn to apply the mind-body tools with plenty of self-love, empathy, patience and kindness to themselves.