Annelie Adell, Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy, 
Praxis for Somatic Psychotherapy


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Annelie Adell

Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy



The more consciously we live in harmony with our inner nature, the more fulfilled our lives are and the happier we are.  

 

However, we are often so involved in our everyday lives that we no longer feel ourselves. We have lost the connection to ourselves and our true nature or perhaps never got to know it. 

 
We may be functioning well, our lives are running smoothly, 

  • but a feeling of insecurity, being overwhelmed or dissatisfaction may arise from time to        time.

  • Sometimes something unexpected suddenly happens in our lives that makes us 
    makes us think or throws us off balance.

 

  • Often these are also relationship issues that either have to do with ourselves and/or with 
    others and keep us preoccupied for a long time. 
    (see under News/ Info “Being in relationship”).

    
All of this can cause us stress, but it can also wake us up. Perhaps it is time to listen to ourselves in peace and quiet, to take time for ourselves. 
 
With Hakomi body psychotherapy, it is very possible to get (back) in touch with yourself, to become more aware of your true nature and the obstacles on the way there. 
 
This happens with the help of mindfulness and an exploratory and experience-oriented approach, in addition to conversation (see Talking- and Somatic Psychotherapy). 
 
You don't need to do practically anything. You are simply encouraged to intuitively perceive and explore your own thoughts, feelings, inner images or physical sensations. 
 
As a body psychotherapist, I am familiar with exploring unknown “natural landscapes”. 
I can gently accompany you as we explore together what puzzle, pattern or unconscious program may be preventing your soul from growing further and taking the next step towards your true nature or being at peace with what is. 
 
The goal is 

  • to gain deeper insights and a deeper understanding of your inner self. 

  • This can open up new ways for you to deal with stress and other psychological challenges    (see above).

 

  • You will also (re)discover your true inner core.

Your intuition or inner feeling is an important resource here. At least as important as thinking, i.e. your mind (see Talking- and Somatic Psychotherapy). A few years ago, I myself would not have thought it possible that I had any intuition at all. However, Hakomi body psychotherapy quickly proved me wrong (see News/ Info). Today I know that everyone has intuition and an inner knowing and that it is relatively easy to use this effectively for yourself and that this then leads to clarity. 

Life may have just hit you with an unpleasant feeling or a painful situation. Perhaps you would like to take this “chance” for your own sake to get closer to your true nature or to be at peace with yourself? 
 
I would be happy to accompany and support you. 

My services for you

Everyone goes through difficult phases in life - but you don't need to do that alone. If you want to get closer to your true core or you are at a point in your life where you no longer know what to do on your own and need or want support, therapy or coaching can help you.



Does therapy make sense for me?


Therapy is useful, for example, if you

•   feel overwhelmed with your private or professional circumstances, problems and worries.

 

•   have the feeling that they can no longer cope with everyday life tasks (school, study, job, household, family) on their own

 

•   have physical complaints (e.g. tiredness, pain, insomnia, physical hypersensitivity, palpitations, etc.), but no physical causes could be determined by doctors (psychosomatic symptoms).

 

•   are confronted with changed life situations (e.g. job loss, separation, death, relocation, change of occupation), suffer under these circumstances or have the feeling that you are stepping on the spot.

 

If you feel restricted in your thinking, feeling, experiencing and acting as a result of these stressful cirmumstances in everyday life and have difficulties coping with them, therapy can be more suitable than coaching. The severity of your suffering is also decisive here. I would be happy to support you in making the best choice for your.

 

Coaching - targeted problem solving 


The coaching can help you if your everyday life is well regulated and you want to tackle a problem or challenge in a targeted manner and more quickly. 

This applies, for example, to: 

•   Relationship crises 

•   Conflicts at work 

•   Life changes 

•   Difficult decisions or 

•   Questions of meaning 


In terms of content, the topics can be similar to therapy topics and can be quite heavy, but they do not have the same scope as these.
In coaching, in addition to the conversation, I also use mindfulness and body awareness as access to the inner world. This allows you to experience more intensity, depth and clarity. And one or the other aha moment also occurs occasionally. 


Duration Therapy or Coaching

"Grass doesn't grow faster if you pull on it"
African proverb

The course and duration are not fixed and are different for each client. Psychotherapy can last weeks, months or years, e.g. in the case of particularly severe or chronic mental problems.


The suitable duration of the treatment or coaching depends on the topics and individual needs of the client and how the client responds to the therapy and how intensively the client would like to work on himself, e.g. weekly or monthly or from time to time as required, what may even be more effective.
  
For most people, 5-25 sessions bring significant progress and improvement. It should be noted, however, that patterns that have lasted for decades and that have made you your own up to now often do not dissolve overnight. The soul also needs time to process - and so does the brain pathways and neural networks that are newly formed.

Costs


Introductory Talk
40€ (50 Minutes)

Individual Session 
70€ (50 Minutes)

one-time 5 Individual Sessions 
(5x 50 Minutes) 
320€ (64€ each session) 




The costs are usually borne by the client himself. Some private health insurances and supplementary insurances cover part of the costs; this must be clarified in advance by the client on his own responsibility with his cash register.
 
The advantage of paying yourself is that your privately financed psychotherapy or coaching is your private matter and is not documented by the health insurance company. This can e.g. be of importance for an occupational disability or life insurance, civil service or applications for rehabilitation etc..



Tea bag proverb: "Experience makes wise"


Talking- and Somatic Psychotherapy 
(using Hakomi®Method)



•   body oriented
•   mindfulness centered
•   based on present experience 

The combination of talking and body psychotherapy has great benefits, as it allows the person to be viewed holistically. Conversations are important - as is the body. Looking at both separately does not do justice to the person as a whole and leaves out essential aspects. Personally, I only realized this after I started having my first experiences with body psychotherapy. 

There is an interplay between the soul and the body that is worth understanding because it allows you to get to the bottom of yourself, understand yourself in a completely different way and feel connected to yourself on a deeper level. This is simply a beautiful and touching experience! Even if delicate feelings come to the surface under certain circumstances.

 What can body psychotherapy help you with?

  • A better perception of yourself: You can perceive yourself more authentically and fully. Because you are much more than the opinion you have of yourself. So don't believe everything you think.


  • Experience more freedom: Instead of blindly and narrowly following unconscious patterns of experience and behavior, the aim of therapy and coaching is to shed light on the darkness and see how your inner self functions on the outside. For example, you can realize that there are other ways of making decisions and taking action. So that you can make conscious choices and shape your life freely - and experience yourself more openly and broadly.


  • Make the right choice: On this basis, you can make authentic, satisfying choices for yourself and your life.


  • Leading a more fulfilling life: You understand previous obstacles and clear them out of the way. Paradoxically, the best way to achieve this goal is to first accept yourself mindfully and lovingly, i.e. to accept yourself as you are. This allows you to explore and understand yourself. Because you know what makes you "tick", the change will have a lasting effect.  


  • Mastering difficult situations: Even in a stressful situation that you may even feel overwhelmed by, the same approach applies: Turn on the light, become aware, thereby recognizing choices, making conscious decisions, taking action - and ultimately regaining strength.
     
    Apart from the situation itself, the causes of stress and strain are varied and complex. We all have different parts of ourselves. Understanding these and how they interact can help you to find lasting and long-term relief.


  • Tackling physical problems: Mental problems and stress often also find expression on a physical level, in the form of symptoms such as pain, tension, lack of sleep, etc.. Body psychotherapy, mindfulness methods or similarly oriented therapeutic coaching are therefore very well suited to supporting you with stress-related physical symptoms.

  • Leading fulfilling relationships: Body psychotherapy is a wonderful way to get in touch with ourselves and thus create the basis for good relationships. Because in one way or another - I am convinced of this - everything has to do with relationships. Starting with our relationship with ourselves. Who am I? How do I relate to myself? How do I deal with myself? What do I want? Am I living authentically? Or am I consciously or unconsciously fulfilling the needs and expectations of others? What changes do I need to make to feel connected to myself? Because that is the best prerequisite for being in connection with others. It is precisely in relationships that one's own wounds are revealed and so my offer to you is a useful opportunity to experience yourself.


As a body psychotherapist, I am happy to accompany you on your path to a life in harmony with your true self. Whether you want to build deep relationships, get to know yourself better and discover new ways of acting or overcome a crisis - I offer you an ideal environment in which you can feel safe and protected. Together we will address your concerns. Feel free to contact me without obligation.


“It's not just about who you think you are. It's not about something that you can only grasp intellectually. It's about who you are at the bottom of your heart. " 

Ron Kurtz, HAKOMI®-Method Founder (*1934 †2011)

Hakomi * 

is an experience-oriented somatic psychotherapy in which the conversation finds a lot of space, as with other psychotherapies.

 
Furthermore special attention is paid to the body, because Hakomi and other somatic psychotherapies assume that body and soul belong together and that the body gives important clues about the soul. Included are:
 
 - body awareness,
 - body expression and possibly
 - physical interventions. 

Somatic psychotherapy does not only mean touching and physical applications, but it also helps people to come back into contact and connection with themselves through the body, more into being and feeling and perceiving.
 
 
During Hakomi therapy, for example, images, thoughts, feelings, impulses, memories, sensory perceptions and physical sensations can appear, which are expressed in facial expressions, gestures, posture, tension, etc. These phenomena or experiences are observed and explored together - in mindfulness *. Mindfulness

 


Mindfulness enables access to our inner world: to our deepest points of view, convictions and learned behavioral patterns, which mostly arose early and are therefore often unconscious. According to scientists, these unconscious parts make up 80-90% of our entire experience and behavior.  

Often the early developed patterns still exist in us today. Hidden behind them are injuries and fears that unconsciously control our experience and behavior. Hakomi therapists proceed very cautiously when they make offers to the client to approach their limits and sore points carefully and to illuminate them. 

 

"We cannot be aware of what we are not aware of." Julian Jaynes 


This can be supported by small, careful "experiments": For example, the reaction to hearing a meaningful sentence or to a previously agreed touch is examined. In further steps, new, previously missing experiences in the setting of the therapy are offered. As a result, new perspectives can be formed and the options for being, feeling and acting in the world can be expanded. 



"If I know what I'm doing, I can do what I want." Moshe Feldenkrais.

 

The word "Hakomi" 

means in the language of the Hopi Indians: “Who are you? or "Who are you in relation to these worlds?"
Every person is unique and a world of its own. The client and therapist will therefore move regularly in the realm of not-knowing and explore "unconscious territory". The therapist has experience in exploring territories and can therefore accompany the client in exploring his or her individual map.
 
For example, she could point out that it might be interesting to pause and take a closer look and sense into it at a certain point during the conversation.
Or it is jointly explored what a previously agreed touch in combination with hearing a meaningful sentence causes.
The client always decides.
 
"Nobody can develop their potential alone. To do this, everyone always needs a relationship with others." Gerald Hüther 


Positioning / Legal:

Hakomi is a psychotherapy method based on depth psychology and was developed by Ron Kurtz in America in the early 1980s and is based on three pillars: 

•   Humanistic (Somatic-) psychotherapies  (Rogers, Reich, Lowen, Feldenkrais, Pierrakos, Pesso, Schwartz) in a synthesis with the principles of

•   Buddhism und Taoism (mindfulness and non-violence) and

•   Findings about self-organizations of complex systems. 

The Hakomi method is recognized by the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP) as a scientifically founded procedure and as a training basis for the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP). The German Society for Body Psychotherapy (DGK) also recognizes Hakomi as a method of psychotherapy. 

HAKOMI Institute of Europe:
https://www.hakomi.de/        

Hakomi Austria:
http://www.hakomi-austria.at/hakomi/


Mindfulness



is nothing but attention

- to consciously direct inwards,
          - into the present moment and         
 - not judgmental,                         
 
 i.e. everything that comes into consciousness is considered and is welcome.
 
 
 “What is, may be, what may be, can change.” Werner Bock 

Most of them close their eyes and concentrate on their breathing so that they can be better with themselves. With a little practice, just a few breaths are enough to be arrived at yourself.

  After a while you develop an inner observer who enables you to look more from a bird's eye view of your inner life.



This gives you the chance to identify less e.g. with your thoughts and feelings and to look at them from a distance - without suppressing them.

  

 "What you have learned to understand you no longer fear." Marie Curie

About me
Annelie Adell

Non-Medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy
Body Psychotherapist

That's me in a nutshell - facts, figures and data  

  • Born in 1963, two wonderful children

  • Studied psychology at the University of Cologne

  • Non-Medical practitioner for psychotherapy, HP School Medius Köln

  • Body psychotherapist (Hakomi method)

  • Certified teacher for mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)

  • Psychological counselor and Coach

  • Training and voluntary work at the telephone counseling service

  • Volunteer in a homeless facility with mentally ill people in Jamaica (PRM Homeless Shelter)

  • 35 years in the private sector, including 14 years in an international working environment


 My way of working 

  • Elements from Hakomi® Therapy (depth psychology)

  • Client-centered conversation according to Carl Rogers 

  • Gestalt Therapy approach 

  • Systemic resource-oriented counseling approach

  • Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)

  • Cognitiv-behavioral therapeutic work

  • Topics: Crisis, grief, conflicts in partnerships and relationships 

 


How it all began - or: Better late than never!

You already know the most important facts about me. Now I would like to introduce myself to you in more detail: Allow me, Annelie Adell. I am a late bloomer. I graduated from high school at the age of 36 and - inspired by my children - studied psychology for a few years. In order to make ends meet as a single parent, I returned to the insurance industry and spent around 35 years of my life there. The last 14 of them in an international environment as a senior clerk and English foreign language correspondent. 

 

The big cut - off to new shores 

In 2017, I finally found the courage to follow my heart, my true nature and my great passion, psychology. I completed my training as a non-medical practitioner for psychotherapy and set out to become a Hakomi® body psychotherapist. 

In my favorite country, Jamaica, I experienced an intensive time as a workaway volunteer (www.workaway.info) in a homeless shelter with mentally ill people. These two months of internship were a very - if not the! - inspiring life experience for me. I introduced a mindfulness course there together with the residents - an extremely intense experience for everyone involved. What's more, it was only through teaching that I really realized how great mindfulness actually is. 

 

Jamaica - the starting signal for more mindfulness 

Inspired by this unforgettable experience, I decided to focus more on the topic of mindfulness. So I promptly signed up for an MBSR teacher training course, completed it and became an expert in this field. MBSR also fits perfectly with Hakomi, mindfulness-based body psychotherapy, which I was enthusiastic about from the very beginning.

  
But back to Jamaica again. I have loved the relaxed and fast-paced vibes of reggae and dub, as well as dancehall and afrobeat, for decades. I've been drawn there again and again. I enjoy the pristine nature with waterfalls, primeval forests, swarms of dragonflies and butterflies, the sea, the beaches and cliffs - and of course the people. With these experiences in my luggage, I returned to cool Europe and completed my training as a body psychotherapist and MBSR teacher. 

Best wishes from Cologne, see you soon,  

Your Annelie Adell

News/ Info

How I came to body psychotherapie


All beginnings are - fascinating. At least that's how I felt when I first became aware of body psychotherapy and the Hakomi® method through the book “Der kleine Psychotherapieführer”. “That's it!”, I thought immediately and was keen to find out more about what I had read. So I didn't hesitate for long and decided to take part in a so-called “processing” workshop to get to know the method better. A good decision, as it soon turned out. Because the inspiring experiences I had there quickly solidified my decision to train myself in this method.


Just don't hang your head - or should I do it after all? 

 
Constant brooding, thinking, being tense - I'm sure some of you are familiar with this. Me too. I was all the more fascinated by an exercise for two during the workshop. My partner held my head with her hands so that it lay in a kind of hammock. She took over the role of my arm, so to speak, which all too often supports my head when I sit at my desk and work - the classic, often unconscious head support. 

And me? In this position, I had the task of “mindful dwelling” and felt my thoughts evaporate. As a result, a great sense of relaxation spread through me and I suddenly experienced myself in a completely different way. 

Without doing anything, i.e. completely without effort, my body had told me something important about myself, namely how wonderful it feels to be out of my head for once. I felt a great closeness and deep connection with myself. And this experience made me aware of my need to simply BE beyond my rattling thinking apparatus. At the same time, I was amazed and fascinated because I had done virtually nothing for it: no conversations, no thinking or analyzing, just no mental work. 
 

The body - guide and advisor 

 
“The body does not lie”, is ‘more truthful than our language’, ‘a mirror of our soul’ and ‘says more than a thousand words’ - these are all well-known quotes that, for me, very aptly summarize the role of the body. In conversations, when we are in our everyday consciousness, in our mind, in our thinking, i.e. mentally, we directly or indirectly express an opinion about ourselves, beliefs with which we go through the world: “I can't do it”, “I have to make an effort”, “I'm not good enough” or even: “I'm the greatest”. All of these beliefs can limit our perception and our scope for action. This is particularly evident when we reach a point in our lives where we can no longer get on with our usual patterns and find ourselves in a crisis or when stress gets the better of us.
 
In such situations, the body can give us more truthful and usually quicker clues and make us aware of who we really are - beyond our entrenched views. And this can ultimately lead us to other, more helpful solutions and courses of action. 


I am happy to accompany you on your way 

 
A lot has happened since my first experiences back then. I am now a trained body psychotherapist using the Hakomi® method. And as such, I hope that I can also bring you closer to the fascination and connection that I was able to experience during my workshop. So if you would like to get to know your true core better, I would be happy to accompany you. Just get in touch with me. 








Being in relationship .....

 

When I asked what she could think of on the subject of "relationships", a friend spontaneously said to me: "This is where most of the pain lies, but also love and connection and a great opportunity."
 How true. In relationships and encounters, whether as a couple or in other constellations, our greatest wounds and injuries come to the fore. On the other hand, we can experience feelings of security, belonging, contentment, happiness, closeness, warmth, and love. We get the chance to heal and develop our potential, often precisely through the most delicate situations for us, in which we feel angry, hurt or confused, for example.

 

Relationships - an important issue 

 

The subject of "relationships" is a particularly important one for me. The feeling of connectedness, be it to others or to ourselves, is more touching and moving than alomost any other. This is also proven ba the result of a 75-years-old study, which was able to show that neither wealth, nor work or fame, but only good relationships are decisive for a happy and fulfilling life. It is therefor worth paying more attention to the topic of relationships, which Corona has shown us too. (Havard University, www.ted.com, Robert Waldinger "What makes a good life? Lessons from longest study on happiness"). 

 

How can we create good relationships? 

 

To have fulfilling relationships, we need to start with ourselves: Who am I? Do I live authentically, i.e. my real self? Or am I consiously or unconsciously fulfilling the needs and expectations of others? How do I feel about myself? How do I deal with myself? Where do I want to take a closer look? Where do I want a change? What do I need to feel more connected to myself? Because that is the best prerequisite for being in touch with others.

 

How can I help you build fulfilling relationships? 

 

If you ask yourself these or similar questions from time to time, then I will be happy to accompany you on the way,  

•    to improve your relational abilities,

•    build strong relationships,

•    to come into a connecting contact with oneself,

•    to see every relationship and encounter as chance.


 Just contact me. 

 

Contact 

Annelie Adell

Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy, 
Body Psychotherapist

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Contact

Telephone 01766 96 15 874

[email protected]

Address

Annelie Adell
Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie
Praxis für Körperpsychotherapie
Salierring 11
50677 Köln 

Opening hours

Mo-We  9.00 - 18.00
and by arrangement

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Approach 

Unisana, Salierring 11, 50677 Köln

The practice is very centrally located near Barbarossaplatz. We therefore recommend using public transportation.

By public transportation
Tram lines 12, 15 and 16 stop directly in front of the practice, stop Eifelstraße.
(From the main station, take line 16.
From Ebertplatz or Hansaring take lines 12 and 15).

Line 18 also runs via Barbarossaplatz. From there it is a 3 minute walk. Or change and drive one station.


Parking

Parking garage nearby:
Rotonda Business-Club, Pantaleonswall 27, 250 meters

There are also plenty of parking spaces in the surrounding streets.