Emil Schramm – Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie (licensed psychotherapist) in Berlin

You don't have to be in crisis for something in your life to feel stuck. From the outside, everything can look fine. You keep going, meet expectations, and manage what is required of you. Yet internally, something may feel unclear, blocked, or disconnected.

This is often where the work begins.

I am Emil Schramm, a therapist and coach based in Berlin. Some people come with a clear sense of what they want to work on. Others only know that something doesn't feel right. I am here for both.

If this feels relevant to you, you can write to me. A few lines are enough.

Sessions are available in German and English.

Some people come with something specific: a job that no longer fits, patterns in relationships that keep repeating, a decision that won't move. Others come because something persists that can no longer be called a phase. Fears you can't think your way out of. Thoughts or behaviours that push their way in. Exhaustion that rest doesn't ease. Something long past that still has an effect.

Much of this can be treated, even when it feels permanent.

We start with the concrete and then look at the patterns underneath: how you think, how you decide, how you form relationships. What gets in the way now often made sense once.

Some of it works below the surface, early experiences that still shape decisions today. I work with what shows itself there, sometimes through shadow work after C. G. Jung, and at the same time with your resources and strengths. That makes it possible to look where it's hard to.

It isn't about quick solutions, but about a steadier relationship with yourself.

A session lasts 50 minutes and takes place online or in person.

The first session is free. We talk about what brings you here and clarify whether the way I work suits you, before deciding whether to continue.

The fee per session is €90.

I hold a licence to practise psychotherapy under the German Heilpraktikergesetz, issued by the Berlin Public Health Authority. My training includes resource-oriented psychotherapy, a psychodynamic foundation at the British Psychotherapy Foundation in London, and Jungian shadow work at the Heilkundezentrum Johanniskirchen.

For over a decade I worked internationally as a photographer. Working with people from very different backgrounds showed me how strongly self-reflection, trust and openness shape personal development. Over the years, many people naturally shared their doubts, pressures, and questions with me. Those conversations, together with my own journey of change, ultimately led me to psychotherapy and coaching.

Now based in Berlin, I grew up between Germany, Spain, and the United States. From an early age, I experienced how deeply culture, family, and childhood shape the way we feel and think.

I also write occasionally about patterns, uncertainty, and change - on Substack.

With people who bring something specific: work, relationships, a decision they're facing. And with people when something persists: anxiety, exhaustion, low mood. As a licensed psychotherapy practitioner under German law (Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie), I both support and treat.

Coaching supports you with life questions and decisions. Psychotherapy treats mental health conditions such as anxiety or depressive states. In practice the two often merge. We clarify what fits in the first conversation.

Career changes, creative blocks, recurring patterns in work or relationships, difficult decisions. Equally anxiety, exhaustion, low mood, or something from the past that still has an effect. Early influences can play a part too.

You bring what's on your mind. From there we work: on the present concern and on the patterns underneath. I work psychodynamically, and with what already gives you strength.

German and English. Many of the people I work with have an international background. I grew up between Germany, Spain and the United States myself.

Statutory health insurance does not cover the cost. Private insurance may, depending on your plan. It's best to check directly with your provider.

Usually weekly, later at longer intervals. It depends on what we're working on and what's useful.

Yes, of course. I'm bound by professional confidentiality. What is discussed in sessions stays confidential. Notes are kept securely.

A short email to es@emilschramm.com. I'll get back to you promptly to arrange a time.

The first step is a short email.

es@emilschramm.com

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