{"id":1674,"date":"2017-11-29T12:17:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T18:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elisabethsigrist.com\/sobre-mi\/"},"modified":"2020-09-08T09:51:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T15:51:11","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elisabethsigrist.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#55c7b0&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;background-image:url(https:\/\/elisabethsigrist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Palmeras-white.png);||background-size: 300px;||background-position: bottom right;&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;About me&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Happiness is here and now&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.16&#8243; 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I took the decision to start from scratch, after realising that in my initial profession as a multilingual management secretary I would not find fulfilment. This decision to reinvent myself took effort and uncertainties, but now I am daily rewarded for it, with the satisfaction I feel working as a psychotherapist. With counselling I find self-realisation in many ways.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;70px||70px|&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221; width: 100% !important;|| max-width: 100% !important;||box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,.1);&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;100%&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2&#8243; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;My philosophy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Noto Sans||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#101626&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;46&#8243; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(126,190,197,0)&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_css_promo_description=&#8221;opacity:0.9&#8243; custom_css_promo_title=&#8221;font-weight:500;||opacity:0.9&#8243; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; header_text_shadow_color=&#8221;#101626&#8243; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;]Therapy for me is like a great adventure, in which you enter the labyrinth of your mind, to fight against the dragons of your past, hidden in the dark caves of unconsciousness. As a therapist, all I do is teach you a few defense tactics in assertiveness and give you a flashlight and an orientation map for your trip. Then I watch and wonder again and again, as I contemplate how you become the hero of your own story; how you intuitively know in what memories your dragons are hidden, and how you face them with courage. Many of your dragons are nothing but shadows of the past, which disintegrate as soon as you illuminate them with the light of your flashlight. Others instead test your inner strength, opening those old wounds that cornered you in the past. As you overcome your fears, let out all your rage and find your own way to face life, you manage to defeat your dragons. In a puzzle like way, with each triumph the pieces of senselessness begin to fit together and the events in your personal story become more comprehensible, liberating your present. For me it is a privilege to accompany you in your saddest moments and share your most precious memories &#8211; they are intense moments, tender, sometimes painful, other times funny and always liberating.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2&#8243; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;My attitude towards online therapy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Noto Sans||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#101626&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;46&#8243; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(126,190,197,0)&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_css_promo_description=&#8221;opacity:0.9&#8243; custom_css_promo_title=&#8221;font-weight:500;||opacity:0.9&#8243; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; header_text_shadow_color=&#8221;#101626&#8243; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;]In today\u2019s fast moving and globalised world,\u00a0online therapy\u00a0has become a necessity. Transcending distance, it is a time saving solution for people with an overfilled agenda and almost the only possibility to initiate a personal growth process if hotel rooms are your second home.<\/p>\n<p>I have had good results with online therapy. Nevertheless, I always use it as a second option. When a personal consultation is not possible, online therapy is undoubtedly a better solution than not taking care of your personal difficulties. But at the core of almost any consultation there is always a lack of support of some kind in the past. The therapist\u2019s physical presence is one of the basic elements to compensate for this absence, at a deep unconscious level. Thus the drawback I see with online therapy is that, with the inevitable physical distance, it cannot offer you this physical \u2018being here\u2019, essential for you to feel supported at a deep unconscious level, to help you overcome the sensation of fragility or vulnerability usually inherent in your reason for consultation.\u00a0 As a way to partially compensate for this inconvenience, as far as possible I always try to have some face-to-face sessions between online consultations.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not wish to embark on a therapeutic process, but are in quest of answers about yourself and the world around you, I also offer theMaya support group\u00a0as an\u00a0online option. 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I feel especially close to this type of mental disorders, due to my own unstructured history and my personal process of overcoming traumas. The various therapeutic methods I have specialised in have all in some way been a personal attempt to overcome traumatic events and manage anxiety.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;My combination of therapeutic techniques&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Noto Sans||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#101626&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;46&#8243; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(126,190,197,0)&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_promo_description=&#8221;opacity:0.9&#8243; custom_css_promo_title=&#8221;font-weight:500;||opacity:0.9&#8243; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0em&#8221; header_text_shadow_color=&#8221;#101626&#8243; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>My particular way of fusing different types of humanistic and holistic therapies somehow reflects my Spanish-Swiss roots. From my earliest childhood I learned to combine the Hispanic joy for life with the Germanic sense of security and responsibility. Throughout my career, both personally and professionally, I found that it is not easy to achieve this delicate balance between mind and emotions with only one type of therapy. This is why I choose to address the uniqueness of your personal thoughts and feeling with <a href=\"\/?page_id=1676\"><strong>Gestalt therapy<\/strong><\/a>, your more spiritual quest and your need to overcome the past with more alternative methods, and the complexity of your interpersonal relations with <a href=\"\/?page_id=1706\"><strong>Constructivist Systems therapy<\/strong><\/a>. 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