Therapist in interpersonal neurobiology
Change doesn't begin with more pressure.
It begins with understanding.
I work with people who function well on the outside — and feel inside that it's costing them. Nervous system work, trauma therapy and counseling in Berlin Mitte and online.
“Your body isn't reacting wrongly — it's reacting protectively.”
Julia Rathjen
Training & practice
Starting points
Which of these describes you best right now?
Six starting points. Pick whichever feels closest today — the path from here usually becomes clear in conversation.
I function — but I'm constantly exhausted.
On the outside a lot is working. Inside, every day costs more than you let yourself admit.
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I'm under constant pressure.
Perfectionism and responsibility keep your system on alert — including at night.
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Relationships drain me.
Closeness, conflict or expectations trigger patterns you thought you had left behind.
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I get lost in worry and rumination.
Thoughts loop, decisions become a burden, and quiet doesn't arrive.
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I react more strongly than I want to.
Anger, withdrawal or tears arrive faster than the mind can keep up.
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I want to understand myself better.
You're not looking for a quick fix — you're looking for an honest, grounded look at yourself.
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Approach
The focus isn't the symptom.
It's the nervous system.
Thinking, feeling, behavior, relationships and physical health are biologically connected. When the nervous system feels safe, change becomes possible. Rarely before.
Understand what your body is protecting.
Symptoms aren't mistakes — they're the best solution your system has learned.
Resonance instead of correction.
Safety arises in contact, not in instructions. In therapy as in life.
Lasting integration.
Not a tool, not a method. A gradual reorganization of thinking, feeling and behavior.
Center
Nervous system
About Julia
I know the territory I work in — not just from theory.
Sleep disturbances, depression, emotional dysregulation, the aftermath of trauma, grief: many of my clients know these. So do I, from my own life. That doesn't make me the expert on your story — but it does make me a guide who doesn't pretend change is just a question of discipline.
My work combines evidence-informed nervous system regulation with therapeutic depth and a stance that doesn't judge.
Testimonials
“For the first time, I felt that someone wasn't trying to fix me. Julia helps me understand why I react the way I do — and that has changed more than any self-help book ever did.”
Client · 41 · Managing director
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A first step — in your own time.
20 minutes, online, free. We look at what you're carrying, whether my way of working fits — and what a good next step would be. No obligation.
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Format
- Online
- Cost
- Free
- Goal
- Orientation