Michael Roeder M.A. – Psychotherapeutic Counseling 完型疗法取向心理咨询 (English / German)

Practice Description

I am a Germany-licensed psychotherapeutic counselor and Gestalt therapist with previous university teaching experience and more than 12 years of living and working experience in China. Most recently, I lived and taught at Beijing International Studies University (北京第二外国语学院) in Chaoyang District. I now work primarily online from Frankfurt Bornheim, Germany.

Having lived and worked between cultures for many years, including university teaching and student support, I am familiar with many of the emotional, intercultural and personal challenges that can arise while living, studying or working internationally. This includes relationship difficulties, emotional stress, life transitions, questions of identity and a sense of not fully belonging.

Focus

Support with relationship problems, self-doubt, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, difficult emotions, life crises and bereavement.

Approaches

Psychotherapeutic counseling informed by Gestalt Therapy and humanistic, existential and psychodynamic perspectives, with a culturally sensitive and intercultural approach.

Time Frame of Counseling, Fees & Appointments

Short-term intervention (~5–15 sessions), short-term psychotherapeutic counseling (~16–25 sessions), long-term psychotherapeutic counseling (>25 sessions).

A sliding scale is available in some circumstances, particularly for university students and recent graduates.

Appointments can be made via WeChat (ID: counselingbeijing). I offer online meetings only.

Orientation

Dialogue with respect and empathy, awareness (of body, emotions, personal needs and those of others, unfinished situations, and how you relate to yourself and others).

Together, we explore your resources and self-efficacy. The aim is to support greater awareness, emotional clarity and a stronger sense of congruence with yourself.

I offer psychotherapeutic counseling sessions in English and German. I currently work primarily online from Germany and continue to support clients living across China.