Philosophy of Empoderm
'The ability to cope with a chronic illness or a particular life situation has been proven to improve quality of life and is key to successfully managing many diseases'.
Empoderm = Empowerment + Dermatology
The name of the practice stands for empowerment in dealing with skin diseases.
Holistic and individual treatment approach
Mental and skin-related health and illness are considered individually in a bio-psycho-social context, i.e. physically, mentally and socially. Mental and social causes, consequences or accompanying circumstances of skin diseases are taken into account.
Strengthening your self-efficacy
The aim is to support and empower you in becoming healthy and dealing with your illness professionally.
To achieve this, I founded the Empoderm practice in 2016.
Professional qualifications:
Many years of experience as a specialist in skin and sexually transmitted diseases in classical dermatology and at the interface between skin and psyche, supplemented by additional qualifications:
- Psychosomatic dermatology, psychodermatology (diploma)
- Medical psychotherapy (psychodynamic)
- Allergology, occupational dermatology
- Andrology (men's health)
- Nutritional medicine
Therapeutic approach and treatment focus:
- Integrative medical approach based on the biopsychosocial model, understanding illness as an interplay of physical, psychological and social factors
- Modern patient care with a focus on a holistic understanding of health
- Treatment of psychological and accompanying illnesses with skin symptoms
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy
- Psychodermatology
Integration of behavioural therapy elements (e.g. habit reversal technique) and elements of schema therapy (including imagination exercises, mode model and chair dialogues).
