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MARIE SCHILDPSYCHOLOGIST & COUPLES COUNSELLOR 
Psychological counselling · Berlin & online
A space to
explore yourself
and your relationships.Life can feel complicated — especially in our relationships. I offer space for individuals and couples where you can explore what's going on beneath the surface, understand your emotional and behavioural patterns, and find new ways forward — with curiosity, transparency and an eye-to-eye approach.
Services
How I can support you
01 Individual counselling
Explore emotional patterns and new strategies for coping and relating to yourself and others.
02 Couples counselling
Strengthen your connection, improve communication, navigate challenges together and explore new dynamics.
03 Coaching
Support with professional challenges, self-organisation and personal development.
04 Psychological diagnostics
Adult ADHD assessment and psychological diagnostics for a clearer understanding and facilitation of access to further support.
Common challenges
Examples of challenges people reach out to me with include:
- Challenges in navigating close relationships, such as feeling unseen/unheard/lonely in a partnership, feeling like "not enough" despite relational efforts, frequent conflicts following the same pattern without reaching resolution, uncontrollable anger during conflict
- Anxiety in romantic relationships
- Stress and overwhelm in navigating everyday life. Feeling lack of energy and joy, feeling like life is being controlled by schedules/needs/requests of others; anxiety and depression
- High self-criticism, perfectionism, procrastination, feelings of dread towards everyday tasks
- Challenges with setting boundaries, fear of conflict, avoidance
- Persistent feeling of "something must be wrong with me"
- Feelings of shame and/or guilt leading to mental spiralling
I have experience in supporting clients with challenging biographies such as experienced neglect in childhood, absent, inconsistent or abusive caregivers, migration experiences, mobbing, discrimination, high-conflict or co-dependent relationships, as well as working in fast-paced environments under high pressure.
I understand these challenges in a way that I know, it is not easy to just get a sick leave, just do less, just leave the relationship or just work on emotional regulation. In our work together we explore coping mechanisms while holding and acknowledging the entire complexity.
My approach and phlosophy
Curiosity before judgement.
I work with a systemic and client-centred approach, using methods such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), imagery exercises and work with core beliefs, emotional regulation and body awareness. My approach is informed by a broad understanding of human experiences — including neurodivergence, gender identity, experiences of discrimination and diverse relationship models. I consider all emotions as valid and appropriate and thus valuable information regarding internal states and relational dynamics. I view behavioural patterns as inherently protective of our needs and boundaries. I believe, that getting to know our individual patterns (or psychological parts) and developing a curious and accepting view on these fosters self-compassion and makes change possible. My idea of this work is that we are not "fixing" anything since nothing is inherently broken - rather we reach a state where we can choose from a broader space of responses to frustrations and challenges. We shift from possibly feeling helpless against our ways into a state of agency and self-leadership. With continuous work of getting to know and "befriending" our parts we strengthen self-trust, selfcare, intuition and self-compassion, thus building resource to navigate relationships and challenges with sovereignty, compassion and assertiveness. As within, so without.
Key principles
Systemic and client-centredAttachment-informedNeurodivergence-affirmingInclusive and trauma-sensitivePractical and resource-orientedAbout Marie
My background
Born in Belarus and relocated to Germany at the age of 12, I offer sessions in German, English and Russian.
I studied Psychology and was licensed as therapist (German: Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie) in 2023. Ever since, I have been working with clients in private practice.

Qualifications
M.Sc. Psychology — Humboldt University of Berlin
M.Sc. Statistics — Humboldt University of Berlin
B.Sc. Psychology & Clinical Neuropsychology — Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Further training and memberships
Training as a coach with a systemic and solution-focused approach — Archemedica Heilpraktikerakademie, Berlin
Authorisation to practice psychotherapy under the German Heilpraktikergesetz (HPG)
Member of the Professional Association of German Psychologists (BDP)
Regular supervision, colleague intervision and personal therapy
Contact
Get in touch.
LocationStresemannstr. 21, 10963 Berlin & onlineSession length50–90 minutesLanguagesGerman, English, RussianIf you have any questions or would like to book a session, you can reach me via email. I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Research and other activities
Co-Authorship
High ventilation breathwork as a non-pharmacological model for inducing psychedelic-like states: expert evaluations of therapeutic potential and risk.
npj Mental Health Research · 2026
Member of MIND Foundation
Nonprofit mental health organization dedicated to research and education advancing the legal, safe, evidence-based, and accessible application of psychedelics in therapy and human development.