Psychological Counselling Online Zürich
Typical topics:
How can psychological counselling help me? When is psychological counselling helpful?
– Lack of self-love, low self-esteem, lack of self-confidence:
Do you feel inadequate and sometimes even worthless? Do you struggle to accept yourself and battle with self-doubt and self-criticism?
During counselling, you will learn to love and accept yourself. I will give you tools to help you treat and value yourself better and find self-love. We will work together on your self-doubts and look at where these negative thoughts come from, so that we can then transform them into more positive beliefs.
With exercises and various methods from psychology and coaching, you will build better self-esteem and self-confidence and strengthen your presence in your private and professional life. Strengthened self-esteem has a positive effect on all areas of your life, strengthening not only your self-love and relationship with yourself, but also your relationships with your friends, family and partner. High self-esteem is associated with increased well-being and mental health. People with low self-esteem, on the other hand, tend to be self-critical. They tend to see the causes of failures and mistakes primarily in themselves and thus experience themselves as worthless.
Rosenberg defines global self-esteem as a person’s positive or negative attitude towards themselves as a whole, i.e. a fundamental attitude towards their own person (self-concept). Specific self-esteem refers to individual aspects of one’s own person (e.g. my attitude towards how well I can ride a bicycle). Related everyday terms are self-assurance, self-respect, self-awareness and self-confidence.
– Making decisions
Every day, we make lots of decisions, most of them unconsciously. In everyday life, we don’t need any decision-making aids, we don’t have to make a list of pros and cons or a decision matrix first. However, some decisions in life are very important and we find it difficult to make the right choice. These include, for example, decisions between two jobs, between two men, decisions in a relationship or for or against having a child. In these cases, we don’t simply rely on our unconscious gut feeling. We want to do everything right and make a conscious decision, weighing up all the options carefully beforehand. However, this usually leads to a lot of pressure and stress. We demand of ourselves that we make the absolutely right decision. Some people then prefer to make a rational decision based on their head and create tables and a decision matrix, a decision tree or other decision-making aids. However, when you decide this way, you often end up with an uneasy feeling and start to doubt your decision. That’s when your heart comes in and has its say.
Others prefer to make decisions based on their feelings when faced with uncertainty. But what if stress and pressure prevent you from listening to your heart, and your gut feeling doesn’t work either?
I help you make better decisions that engage both your heart and your head. I use various techniques from hypnotherapy, body therapy and ego state therapy to support you in finding the right solution for you. Learn to make holistic and successful decisions in the future and to deal with the consequences as well.
– Build and improve relationships
Do you find it difficult to make or maintain friendships? Do you think you don’t come across well to others and are too shy? Have you gone through a break-up and are suffering from loneliness? Would you like to finally build good relationships with other people and overcome loneliness? Do you want to finally fall in love with the right partner and have happy relationships based on respect, trust and honesty? Do you have problems in your family and want to stop arguing all the time?
Are you in a relationship and want to improve it? Are there issues that make you feel insecure or doubtful about your relationship?
In psychological counselling, we look at your patterns and attachment style. The attachment style you developed in childhood also influences your current partnerships and romantic relationships. It is helpful to know your attachment style, as you can then consciously work on it and transform insecure attachment patterns into a secure attachment style through positive experiences. If you suffer from attachment anxiety, we will work specifically on your self-esteem so that you can show yourself as you are in your romantic relationship.
Break negative relationship patterns and learn how to have happy and fulfilling relationships.
– Overcoming jealousy
“Jealousy is a passion that eagerly seeks out what causes suffering.” Jealousy therefore means that you desperately want to find something that confirms your assumptions and fears. It leads to suffering and destroys relationships. Of course, there are also mild forms of jealousy that are completely normal and even healthy. However, if jealousy is excessive and stronger than the trust in the relationship, then you should definitely try to get rid of it and fight it. You can certainly find many tips on how to overcome and avoid jealousy, but it is not that easy. Normally, you know very well that jealousy is pointless, and you feel ashamed of it and often suffer from it yourself. As with other fears or addictions, you are aware that your fears are irrational and unfounded. Nevertheless, the suspicious thoughts won’t leave you alone. Most of the time, you are jealous for no reason. But there are also people who are jealous after a breach of trust in a relationship due to cheating or an affair.
In psychological counselling, I will help you find ways to deal with jealousy and combat it so that it no longer has a negative impact on your relationship. Together, we will look at where this jealousy comes from and how you can calm these fears. Learn to trust your partner and deal with insecurities. This is also possible if you have experienced a breach of trust in the past. Even then, you can learn to trust again.
– Combat dissatisfaction and gain zest for life
Are you dissatisfied with your life or your current situation? Do you want to change something about yourself or your environment? Are you lacking joy and fun, and finding it difficult to motivate yourself? In systemic solution-focused counselling, we work together to find out what you want to change and how you can regain your zest for life. I use methods from hypnotherapy, body therapy and various other psychological therapies. By working with your inner child and inner critic, you will regain control over your thoughts and feelings and understand what you really need. You will learn mindfulness exercises that will help you find peace and get to know yourself better. Meditation and mindfulness will help you to cope better with your feelings and thoughts.
– Broken heart and lovesickness
Has your heart been broken and are you suffering from severe heartbreak that just won’t go away? A broken heart hurts and needs to be mended. There is even a condition known as broken heart syndrome, as it is characterised by various physical and emotional symptoms. Unfortunately, there is no pill or simple remedy to heal a broken heart. It takes time and sufficient self-care to repair a broken heart.
In psychological counselling, you will overcome and process your heartbreak using hypnotherapeutic, solution-oriented and body-oriented methods. Working with your inner wounded child helps to give your feelings and injuries enough space and attention to then get rid of your heartbreak and heal your broken heart.
– Preparation and follow-up of experiences related to plant medicine such as ayahuasca, mushrooms, etc.
If you are interested in plant medicine and would like to discuss your experiences and questions related to ayahuasca, psilocybin, peyote, etc., I would be happy to advise you. I have extensive knowledge in the field of psycholytic therapy and valuable experience with shamanic medicinal plants.
– Advice on gut health, microbiome, SIBO, Hashimoto’s disease, nutrition and detoxification
Our immune system is located in the gut, and a healthy microbiome is essential for good mental health. Research now clearly shows a link between gut health and our mental state. For example, gut dysbiosis, parasites, worms, etc. can lead to depression and anxiety.
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Check out the reviews by psychotherapist and life coach for individuals and couples (German, English, Spanish) Claudia Haag on Maps.